A file of Roberts' papers missing at Reagan Library

[Zenlitened]

A file of Roberts' papers missing at Reagan Library

R. Jeffrey Smith and Jo Becker, Washington Post
August 17, 2005 SCOT0817

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A file folder containing papers from Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' work on affirmative action more than 20 years ago disappeared from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library after its review by two lawyers from the White House and the Justice Department in July, according to officials at the library and the National Archives and Records Administration.

Archivists said the lawyers returned the file but it cannot be located; no duplicate of the folder's contents were made before their review.

Although one of the lawyers has assisted in the Archives' attempt to reconstruct its contents from other files, officials have no way of independently verifying that their effort was successful.

(snip)

Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the senior Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, wrote to R. Duke Blackwood, executive director of the Reagan Library, asking that he "continue to investigate thoroughly" and "clarify the basis upon which you believe you have reconstructed that file."

http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/5564109.html

[Lindacooks]

1. Gee, HOW convenient!

And WHAT a coincidence! I'm sure this all happened innocently.



NOT.

[kath]

22. yes, how CONVEEEEEEEENIENT! {ChurchLady}

[indepat]

32. Now isn't that special

[madeline_con]

2. "...affirmative action .."

oops! Racism rears its ugly head! :hide:

[daleo]

3. Did Oliver North visit the Reagan Library?

Shredding machines are probably getting a workout all over the place.

[dweller]

4. okay, that's it. He's disqualified.

pick another loser, *moron.

dp

[Lars39]

5. Bookmarked.

Not a bit surprised. They want him on the bench verrrry much.

[merwin]

6. I seem to recall someone from the Clinton admin getting a huge fine

and possibly a jail term for 'forgetting' to return some documents that were checked out.

That being said, I'm SURE that our current administration is going to prosecute this offender to the fullest extent of the law!
:sarcasm: :rofl: :sarcasm:

[KittyWampus]

13. Sandy Berger Who PREVENTED The Millenium Attacks & Was Simply

reviewing COPIES of his own notes, IIRC.

[TomInTib]

7. "Looka here, Andy....

they were rat chere behind the file cabinet all along!"

[qanda]

8. The newly reconstructed file looks something like this:

John Roberts loves women and minorities and has never fought against their access to equality. That is all.

[NNN0LHI]

9. Check the 2 lawyers from the White House socks and underwear? n/t

[ailsagirl]

10. The more we learn about this guy, the worse he sounds

Nice little scheme the neocons have-- someone has a shady
past? No problem!! They'll just destroy their record... as if it
never existed. Then, if anyone presses them about what happened
to it, they'll blame Clinton and that'll be the end of it.

What a bunch of unbelievable CROOKS!!! HTF have they managed
to get away with it for so long???

:puke:

[Tigress DEM]

11. Where have we seen this tactic before? nt

[msanthrope]

12. Who are the lawyers? n/t

[sellitman]

14. Barney ate them.

Darn!

[tk2kewl]

15. It is TIME! Dems need to accuse bushCo of destroying it!

I don't give a damn if they can't prove it. Make them prove they didn't! 60% of the country think these guys are lying bastards and will not have a problem seeing this for what it is: a blatant attempt to manipulate the Senate and the public AGAIN!

[jsamuel]

17. your right

[azoth]

16. They're with shrubbie's police record and legal files, aren't they?

[flordehinojos]

18. check their socks...they probably took them out in their socks.

[Carolab]

19. No doubt this case would shed some light re: his views on AA.

In private practice, wrote a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that Congress had failed to justify a Department of Transportation affirmative action program. (Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Mineta, 2001).

[dxstone]

20. I KNOW exactly what part of Roberts' past they're trying to hide...

Holy Freakin' Moley! We are ALL DOOMED!

I know, I know what many of you are probably thinking:
"INCONCEIVABLE!"

And yet it happened...
d

[Demeter]

33. Love That Poster!

In the words of Max:"It would take a miracle" and a quote

for Iraqi War Orphans: "You killed my father; prepare to die."

[6000eliot]

21. Maybe they're withs *'s Guard records.

[kath]

36. BWAH!! (nearly sprayed tea all over my keyboard!!)

[CityDem]

23. No news here

The dems in the senate have already caved on Roberts and the Wash Post is reporting he will be approved by 70 senators. Why even bother reviewing these documents if 15-20 DINO's are going to support this extremely conservative nominee? Move along, no news here.

[rodeodance]

24. umm.. too big to stuff in their socks I presume--gotta

wonder where they stuffed it? te he.

[catmandu57]

29. I have the feeling

that a whole damn filing cabinet could be missing, and we're still going to get shit shoved down our throats and made to beg for more.

[hootinholler]

25. Is this the same team they sent to Washington...

Anyone remember? Happened in Jan-Feb. I seem to remember Washington state, but could be wrong about location.

-Hoot

[Name removed]

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[BR_Parkway]

27. Library Missing Roberts File

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/16/AR2005081601457.html

Papers Lost After Lawyers' Review

By R. Jeffrey Smith and Jo Becker
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, August 17, 2005; Page A04

A file folder containing papers from Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr.'s work on affirmative action more than 20 years ago disappeared from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library after its review by two lawyers from the White House and the Justice Department in July, according to officials at the library and the National Archives and Records Administration.

<snip>

The lost file has also aroused some concern on Capitol Hill. Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (Vt.), the senior Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, wrote yesterday to R. Duke Blackwood, executive director of the Reagan Library, asking that he "continue to investigate thoroughly" the missing affirmative action file and "clarify the basis upon which you believe you have reconstructed that file." And Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) requested a Justice Department investigation because one of the agency's lawyers had seen the documents involved.

<snip>

Officials said they believe the file included a memo from Roberts urging the White House to withhold any response to two church officials who complained about the administration's policies on affirmative action in the workplace. "The debate is still raging" about proposed changes that would eliminate affirmative action goals and timetables, Roberts wrote, so "I recommend closing them out with no response," according to a copy of the memo provided by the administration yesterday.

White House spokesman Steve Schmidt said that notes taken by the Justice Department lawyer provided the archivists "with the road map to reconstruct the file." He praised the library for doing a job that "normally would have taken three months in three weeks," sorting through tens of thousands of pages of documents and making them available as quickly as possible.

Not that I'm suspicious or anything...

[Vinca]

28. Enough is enough.

WOULD ANY DEMOCRAT IN POWER KINDLY RAISE HELL ABOUT THIS?????? PRETTY PLEASE????? (And yes, I am yelling.)

[tom_paine]

30. Since Imperial Amerika HAS NO investigative apparatus

NO system of Checks and Balances to protect, you can guess what the outcome of this will be:

NOTHING.

[chapel hill dem]

31. How in the world could there only be ONE COPY of material in RR's library?

They have had since 1989 to photocopy/scan/microfiche everything! What would happen if they had a flood/fire/earthquake etc? Yikes!

[fjc]

34. The link is dead.

[Zenlitened]

35. Additional link:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/16/AR2005081601457.html