Robert Patch

To the editor,

John Roberts may be managing to artfully dodge question after question at his confirmation hearings, but he can't avoid what he's written in the past.

Roberts' writings as an attorney in the Reagan administration have shed light on his sense of fairness, equality, and compassion — all things that make this country and its people great. As more continues to come out about his record, it becomes more evident that he holds a deep indifference and callousness toward the most vulnerable in our country — something that the American people rejected long ago.

He's a sharp political mind, to be sure. Smart and savvy, Roberts has used his skills as a lawyer to skate around many of the questions that would expose his cold views on fairness and equal protection under the law. But there are plenty of other smart, savvy people already working in Washington who have done nothing to make our lives better, and John Roberts is no different.

As an American who believes in moral fairness, equality and compassion, I urge the Senate to reject John Roberts.

Robert Patch

Laconia