Scalia Dead - Page 7

Boreas · #1 02-14-2016, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by icenine

It is a gamble but he won't be able to get a Holder type selected. Plus outright opposition to a Latino choice would show the true colors of the GOP and put them in a very negative light in November so they might approve such a choice so as to not embarrass themselves....I know that bridge has been crossed already lol.

As D-Ray says we could get a Warren....

So, he should make a cynical appointment based solely on scoring political points?

icenine · #2 02-14-2016, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Boreas

So, he should make a cynical appointment based solely on scoring political points?

You have to be realistic John. Obama, like Reagan in 86, will have to at least mold his choice to the Senate that he has to work with. I would love to see Holder on the court...it ain't going to happen. If there is a moderate GOP justice who represents a middle ground that might be ok for this Senate during a very contentious election year Obama may have to go with that.

My Hillary thread aside, but imagine if the world ended and Bernie lost and Trump got the choice instead of Obama.

BlueStreak · #3 02-14-2016, 02:34 AM

Well, aint that a bitch?

Oh, Geez my bad!

RIP Assho...........

Gaw! There I go again!

Oh, well.

Rajoo · #4 02-14-2016, 08:26 AM

Here is a good comment by a Charlie Cook, nonpartisan political analyst.

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“Maybe a Supreme Court vacancy will remind people that presidential elections are not circuses — they really are important,” said Charlie Cook, a nonpartisan political analyst. “The stakes just went up, and now everyone knows it.”

A great opportunity for President Obama to nominate someone who regardless of whether the person gets confirmed can cause significant political interference in the upcoming elections. In other words a 'screw you McConnell and the horse you rode in'.

Here is a good Lefty Times article on this.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-...213-story.html

Another good point this article brings up is the status of the case regarding Obama's EO on 5 million illegals living in the US. What becomes of this case now?

68custom · #5 02-14-2016, 09:05 AM

personally I think the common dude knows very little about the SCOTUS or any of the other three branches. some one may be able to stir up controversy over the needs to appoint a new judge, but I do not see the Trump crowd being overly concerned. They just want the wall.
here is info on a interesting survey, though a bit old..
http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycent...-survey-finds/

mpholland · #6 02-14-2016, 10:01 AM

All I know is that I would much rather see an Obama appointment soon than anything by Clinton or Trump in the future.

Rajoo · #7 02-14-2016, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by mpholland

All I know is that I would much rather see an Obama appointment soon than anything by Clinton or Trump in the future.

Agree with you. Best is to take the battle to Mitch and force the issue. Here is a shortlist published by Politico, and since Loretta Lynch is on the list, why not Eric Holder? He will give the GOP Senate all they can handle during the nomination fight.

Obama's Supreme Court short list

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/0...acement-219271

djv8ga · #8 02-14-2016, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by BeamOn

Loretta Lynch is on the list, why not Eric Holder?

Obama's Supreme Court short list

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/0...acement-219271

Because Lynch can indict Clinton. Sounds like a fair deal to me.

CarlV · #9 02-14-2016, 10:38 AM

I think an African American who hasn't turned his back on his own kind and would end all the social programs that got him where he is today is in order.

Carl

Boreas · #10 02-14-2016, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by CarlV

I think an African American who hasn't turned his back on his own kind and would end all the social programs that got him where he is today is in order.

Carl

Van Jones?