Topic: Gay and Lesbian Employment Rights
Senator: Feingold
Date: SEPTEMBER 14, 2005
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Do you believe that the Congress has the power under the constitution to prohibit discrimination against gays and lesbians in employment?
ROBERTS: I don't know if that's an issue that's going to come before the courts. I don't know if Congress has taken that step yet. And until it does, I think that's an issue that I have to maintain some silence on.
Personally, I believe that everybody should be treated with dignity in this area and respect. The legal question of Congress' authority to address that, though, is one that could come before the courts, and so I should...
FEINGOLD: Can you imagine an argument that would be contrary to that view?
ROBERTS: Well, I don't know what arguments people would make. I just know that I shouldn't be expressing an opinion on issues that could come before the court.
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