[It was the same story when Roberts was asked whether he believed in a person's right to privacy, a cornerstone of Roe v. Wade.] Senator, I do. The right to privacy is protected under the Constitution in various ways, ... matters of conscience.

The right to privacy is protected under the Constitution in various ways,

The court has . . . recognized that personal privacy is a component of the liberty protected by the due process clause, ... The court has explained that the liberty protected is not limited to freedom from physical restraint, and that it's protected not simply procedurally, but as a substantive matter as well.

Now I believe that American people have a deep sense of right and wrong, of fairness and privacy. And I believe these investigations have offended those sensibilities.

While Roberts wanted to give the impression he respected the right to privacy and the precedent of Roe vs. Wade, his answers look dangerously similar to the responses (Associate Justice) Clarence Thomas gave senators during his confirmation hearings 14 years ago.

It sounds like something Rehnquist would have written. William Rehnquist didn't believe there is a right to privacy either.