Jim Dean's Statement On Bush's Supreme Court Nomination

Released: Jul 19, 2005 9:42 PM

BURLINGTON, VT -- Tonight, Jim Dean, Chair of Democracy for America (DFA) released the following statement in regard to President Bush's nomination of Judge John G. Roberts to succeed Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the United States Supreme Court:

"The responsibility of the United States Supreme Court is to protect the rights of all Americans, regardless of partisanship. This is a lifetime appointment that will shape our rights for years to come and the Senate must not be a rubber stamp.

"We hope for the sake of all Americans that extensive, in-depth hearings will be held and that Judge Roberts will be candid and open about all of his views."