Mark asked that I write an article regarding the nomination of Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. to the United States Supreme Court as Chief Justice. I have given this a lot of thought. Rather than sharing how I feel about this extremely important topic as it relates to our Nation's future, I want to know how you feel. How do you feel about......

...a 50 year old Supreme Court Justice?
...a 50 year old Supreme Court Chief Justice?
...a 50 year old Supreme Court Chief Justice who will be the youngest Chief Justice ever to serve in that capacity?
...a 50 year old Supreme Court Justice who will be the second youngest ever to serve on the highest court in the land?
...a 50 year old Supreme Court Chief Justice who has served as an Appellate Judge for merely two years; on the "second highest court in the land," the United States Court of Appeals for the Washington D.C. Circuit?
...a 50 year old Supreme Court Chief Justice who if confirmed by the United States Senate will serve a lifetime appointment? Should there be term limits for Supreme Court Justices?
...a 50 year old Chief Justice whose position on abortion is relatively unknown; assumed, yes, but relatively unknown?
...a 50 year old Chief Justice whose position on euthanasia is relatively unknown; assumed, yes, but relatively unknown?
...a 50 year old Chief Justice who will be only the 17th in our country's history as opposed to 47 presidents?
...a 50 year old Chief Justice who "as a judge on the D.C. Circuit...voted with two colleagues to uphold the arrest and detention of a 12 year old girl for eating french fries on the Metro train?" He would later say, "No one is very happy about the events that led to this litigation."
...a 50 year old Chief Justice who "wrote a dissenting opinion that suggested Congress might lack the power under the Constitution's Commerce Clause to regulate the treatment of a certain species of wildlife?" This pertained to whether or not a certain type of toad unique to the state of California should be "endangered" should it cross state lines.
...a 50 year old Chief Justice who as a private attorney tried 36 cases before the United States Supreme Court and won 27 of them? Most lawyers never appear once before the Supreme Court, much less appear and win.
...a 50 year old Chief Justice who practiced for one of the most prestigious law firms for four years in Washington, DC?
...a 50 year old Chief Justice who served as the Principal Deputy Solicitor General for four years under then President George H. W. Bush?
...a 50 year old Chief Justice who served as an aide for one year to the former Attorney General William F. Smith?
...a 50 year old Chief Justice who served as an aide for four years to former counsel Fred Fielding?
...a 50 year old Chief Justice who served as a law clerk for a couple of years to Judge Henry J. Friendly and former Chief Justice William Rehnquist prior to his appointment as Chief Justice?
...a 50 year old Chief Justice who has been a deputy solicitor, an aid, a law clerk, a private attorney and a Circuit Judge for all of two years?
...a 50 year old Chief Justice who has not served one second as an Associate Justice
...a 50 year old Chief Justice who is the apparent heir to the throne in a democratic Republic?
...assuming that a 50 year old Chief Justice with this resume' (which could go on and on) will represent you fairly for the next 30 to 35 years?

I am sincerely interested in your feelings regarding this significant appointment of this nominee by President George W. Bush should he indeed be confirmed by the United States Senate