Mike Pence: “apart from the decision to go to war, a President makes no more consequential choice than filling a vacancy on the…”

“apart from the decision to go to war, a President makes no more consequential choice than filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States. I rise today for a few short moments to say that in choosing Judge John Roberts as the next Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, President Bush has chosen wisely. Judge Roberts built a career of excellence in the legal profession and in public service on the values of personal integrity and civility that I say proudly he learned growing up in my home State of Indiana. While he was born in Buffalo, New York, he was raised and to this day says he is from what we call the region in northwestern Indiana, going to school in La Porte, Indiana, before heading off to Harvard where he would graduate with honors and then Harvard law school where he would be a member of the Law Review and graduate with highest honors. He is one of four children. Today he lives in Bethesda, Maryland and was, prior to being appointed to service on what is routinely referred to as the second highest court in the land, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, he built an almost unprecedented career in the law, both in and out of public service. The National Journal actually wrote not long ago: ``John Roberts seems a good bet to be the kind of judge we should all want to have.…”