By now we all know who Pres. Obama has picked for the open position on the Supreme Court….just in case, it is Elena Kagan…..and immediately the Repubs have said that it is a disturbing choice or that she has NO litigation experience, she is the Solicitor General of the US, the top litigator in the government so that has a BS statement….what they are really pissed off about is that she has a short paper trail and it is one that the Repubs cannot use against her, with the exception of the recruiter thing.
If you recall back in the day when Sotomayor was in her hearings the Repubs were most concerned with activist judges…they are always concerned with activist judges unless they are conservative, then it is somehow okay for them to be opinionated……
But since Kagan has NOT worn a black robe she has NO trail that would be used to attack her on…..and since she has NOT been a judge, would not that make her perfect for the GOP to vote for, since she could NOT be an activist judge if she has not been a judge?
Just wondering…….it will be interesting to see how far the GOP is willing to go to defeat her and give Obama a loss in the political game…the one to watch will be Alabama’s Jeff Sessions….why?…..he was once nominated for a judgeship and did not make it….he has lots of animosity and will exact some small measure of revenge….
That appears to be a good logical post, but it’s just too American for me to get my head around in any detail… Still, I expect you’re right (the “activist/non-activist – it’s OK if it us” attitude is sooooo-ooo boringly familiar and predictable – as ever) 🙁
Personally, I wanted a non-judge nominee, but I had someone more knowledgeable about the Constitution, like Jonathan Turley……but I will live with this choice…like I really have a choice…..
Well, we may not have a choice, but they haven’t QUITE managed to stop us having an opinion yet (although I’m sure they’d like to).
Jonothan Turley would be a good choice from the little I know of him – still, I’m sure there are lots of able people available.
I’m with Megan McCain though – who (much more politely that I would put it) more or less said, “Why don’t we cut all the crap and start trying to run the country?!
Good point, girl!!!
PS: knowing how carefully you monitor it (NOT) – I’ve emailed you 🙂
Meghan Mccain is my new heart throb……she tells it like is and we need that……..the only other personal I could support for SCOTUS is Elizabeth Warren, the head of the Congressional Oversight Council or Committee or whatever they call the damn thing….
I am going there now……promise!
Where the Hell did that come from?
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