All but the most partisan of lawyers will agree that John Roberts is a superbly qualified nominee.

These two appointments, when they're completed, will replace 57 years of experience.

The authority of the Commander-in-Chief to engage and defeat the enemy encompasses the capture and detention of enemy combatants wherever found, including within the nation's borders. That is particularly true in the current conflict in view of the nature of the September 11 attacks, which were perpetrated by combatants who had assimilated into the civilian population and launched their attacks from within the United States,

The state Supreme Court did not pay much attention to the federal statute. It was obviously aware of it,

We understand what the court did. We appreciate the fact that the judge listened. He thought it was something that would be pursued by a higher court.

What we were trying to convince the court was that the rules shouldn't be changed in the middle of the counting of the votes in an election; that the rules going in should be the rules coming out.