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  Roberts' Rating Higher Than Obama's
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Last EditedScottĀ³  Apr 21, 2010 07:31pm
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AuthorSteven Shepard
News DateThursday, April 22, 2010 01:30:00 AM UTC0:0
Description"More registered voters approve of the job Chief Justice John Roberts is doing at the High Court than the job Pres. Obama is doing at the WH, according to a poll released today by Quinnipiac Univ.

Roberts' approval rating stands at 49%, while just 21% disapprove; 30% are undecided. Obama's approval is at an all-time low in the Q poll, falling to 44%, with 46% disapproving.

And, as Obama moves to pick a replacement for retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, voters increasingly believe the Supreme Court is too liberal and are embracing a more originalist philosophy about the Court and the Constitution.

An increasing number of voters believe the court is too liberal; 29% feel SCOTUS is too liberal, while 19% find it too conservative. In each of the 3 other times Quinnipiac asked this question this decade, the number of voters who found the court too conservative exceeded the number who found it too liberal.

Voters are also more likely than ever to say they believe in a more originalist philosophy with regard to judging. When asked if they thought the court "should only consider the original intentions of the authors of the Constitution" in making decisions, or if the court should instead "consider changing times and current realities in applying the principles of the Constitution," 49% chose the more originalist view, while 42% believed in a more liberal approach."
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