Pro-Life Group Poses Five Questions for John Roberts
A pro-life lobby is publishing five questions that Judge John Roberts "must be asked."
The National Pro-Life Action Center (NPLAC) -- which calls itself the uncompromising voice of pro-life America on Capitol Hill -- said it is delivering those questions to every member of the U.S. House and Senate in preparation for next week's confirmation hearing.
The group also is launching a print ad listing the questions.
"Until now, most people involved in this process have sadly been content to ask loaded questions that are designed to appease partisan special interests or obfuscate the facts," said Stephen G. Peroutka, NPLAC chairman and co-author of the report.
"The time has come to restore integrity and propriety to the nomination process and the judiciary itself. These questions are designed to legitimately establish the foundation of Judge Roberts' judicial temperament while respecting the standards of the inquiry."
The five questions are:
1.) Do basic human rights come only from government or are they rooted in something that transcends government?
2.) Is man's inherent human nature fixed or does raw political power determine who is and is not a member of the human family?
3.) Is law merely the construct of jurists and lawmakers or is it based on first principles of morals and justice?
4.) Is the proper role of the judiciary to restrain/limit itself to interpreting law or does it possess de facto legislative powers?
5.) Should the judiciary share power equally with the other two branches of government (the legislative and executive) or should its powers transcend them?
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The National Pro-Life Action Center (NPLAC) -- which calls itself the uncompromising voice of pro-life America on Capitol Hill -- said it is delivering those questions to every member of the U.S. House and Senate in preparation for next week's confirmation hearing.
The group also is launching a print ad listing the questions.
"Until now, most people involved in this process have sadly been content to ask loaded questions that are designed to appease partisan special interests or obfuscate the facts," said Stephen G. Peroutka, NPLAC chairman and co-author of the report.
"The time has come to restore integrity and propriety to the nomination process and the judiciary itself. These questions are designed to legitimately establish the foundation of Judge Roberts' judicial temperament while respecting the standards of the inquiry."
The five questions are:
1.) Do basic human rights come only from government or are they rooted in something that transcends government?
2.) Is man's inherent human nature fixed or does raw political power determine who is and is not a member of the human family?
3.) Is law merely the construct of jurists and lawmakers or is it based on first principles of morals and justice?
4.) Is the proper role of the judiciary to restrain/limit itself to interpreting law or does it possess de facto legislative powers?
5.) Should the judiciary share power equally with the other two branches of government (the legislative and executive) or should its powers transcend them?
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