FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 7, 2005

NICEVILLE, FLORIDA -- Vanguard PAC, one of America's leading conservative groups, today applauded President Bush's nomination of Justice John Roberts to replace the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist and urged his cordial, quick confirmation.

"William Rehnquist was one of the finest judges ever to serve this country, and he believed in his disciple and protege John Roberts," said Rod D. Martin, Vanguard PAC's founder and chairman. "To us, that says it all.

"Judge Roberts is a strict constructionist who believes in the Founding Fathers' vision of our Constitutional system. Every additional document we see confirms that. But his abilities as a consensus builder uniquely qualify him for Chief, and we applaud President Bush's decision to name him."

Martin also addressed comments by leading Democrats regarding their plans to grill Roberts on his beliefs. "Roberts is recognized on both right and left -- even by the left-leaning American Bar Association -- as an outstanding jurist, supurbly qualified for this post. It would be a horrible travesty if the Democratic leadership let politics get in the way of his quick, cordial confirmation."

Martin said history demands nothing less. "In Federalist 76, Alexander Hamilton promised 'it is not likely that [the Senate's confirmation] would often be refused, where there were not special and strong reasons for the refusal.' He further said that the purpose of allowing the Senate the confirmation power was to prevent the President from engaging in personal favoritism, like appointing his brother or a business crony.

"Absent such corruption, to deny the President his choice flies in the face of our Founder's intent. And Republicans have lived by this principle, swiftly confirming President Clinton's picks. It is long past time Democrats lived up to the same fundamental standard."

Vanguard PAC has already mobilized thousands of activists across America in support of Justice Roberts' confirmation, and Martin said those efforts would intensify over the next several weeks.


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