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Old 04-14-2010, 12:43 PM   #1
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Default Who will the newest SUPREME COURT Justice? What is the Strategy?

Lots of names and opinions floating around out there for who Obama will pick as his second SC justice appointment. Rumors abound, many of which include Hillary Clinton and even Al Gore! Obviously, media fodder!

There is discussion on a possibility of not appointing a judge at all, but a politician. The buzz about Obama's strategy in his appointment is interesting.

Some serious names floating around include Diane Wood and Merrick Garland, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

Who do you think might be a good appointee, and why? I always find it helpful to get the wide array of ideas about these kinds of things because we come from all over the US, and the world!

Justice Steven's retirement from the court really is serious in terms of how the court could swing in decisions. And the GOP is already starting the conservative posturing about confirmation. I really think they would love to stop any appointment from going through until after the mid[-term elections...
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I would love to have a progressive liberal like this guy:

http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_new...ew-goodwin-liu

But I am afraid Obama is going to want to play nice an nominate someone more middle of the road.

Now if only Scalia or Alito would retire...We can only hope.
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I would love to have a progressive liberal like this guy:

http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_new...ew-goodwin-liu

But I am afraid Obama is going to want to play nice an nominate someone more middle of the road.

Now if only Scalia or Alito would retire...We can only hope.
Yes! Goodwin Liu would be my first choice. Makes me think about being a fly on the wall in rooms that the justices confer within! Think about Alito, Scalia and Roberts with Liu!!! But, I agree with you that Obama will stick to the center.... unfortunately. One can only hope.....
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Yes! Goodwin Liu would be my first choice. Makes me think about being a fly on the wall in rooms that the justices confer within! Think about Alito, Scalia and Roberts with Liu!!! But, I agree with you that Obama will stick to the center.... unfortunately. One can only hope.....

It is unfortunate because George W. Bush certainly did not stick to the center. Now we have some of the most conservative judges on the bench thanks to him.

Supreme Court nominations are not a time to play nice and try to be bi-partisan, they have lifetime effects.
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It is unfortunate because George W. Bush certainly did not stick to the center. Now we have some of the most conservative judges on the bench thanks to him.

Supreme Court nominations are not a time to play nice and try to be bi-partisan, they have lifetime effects.
If there was a time to do some shakin' up... it is NOW!! The possible reconfiguration in Congress after the mid-term elections, plus, a real possibility that Obama might not get re-elected (which I hate saying, but his supporters need to get back out there, now), makes me really want a left to center/progressive justice in there. Sotomeyer really had a moderate record, but I was very happy with her appointment. Not that this always means decisions always match the politics of who appoints them. Thinking about Sandra Day O'Conner (Reagan appointment) and Earl Warren way back. He was a republican appointed by Eisenhower. Although, the GOP was a very different party then.
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I think that, just as with his last nominee, Obama will cave to the Republicans and move the court further to the right. It frustrates me to no end that they can get away with doing something as blatantly manipulative and unprecedented as threaten a filibuster when they don't even know who the candidate will be. Someone needs to stop these people; sadly this administration and this Senate won't.

Between the pending further shift to the right of the court and the treasonous language being spoken by conservatives and their representatives (Oklahoma being the latest example), I fear for our future. I've long said that if there is a revolution in this country, it won't be by the liberals to move us forward, but rather by the conservatives to move us backward. The revolution may have begun.
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