Comments on: Cato scholar on SCOTUS appointments

By: southernjames

southernjames — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:09:21 +0000

Oh, and McCain MIGHT have nominated Janice Rogers Brown or someone like her. But we’ll never know, now will we. And what do you care anyway? The make-up of the Federal judiciary couldn’t be all THAT important to you can it? – after all, it was more important to stay ideologically pure, and either stay home or vote for Bob Barr, wasn’t it. Hmm?

By: southernjames

southernjames — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:05:02 +0000

Obama’s nominees should get the exact same level of respect and the exact same treatment the democrats have given over the years to repub nominees, such as Bork and Thomas. Especially since there will be a propaganda blizzard of lies put forth by the MSM about how “moderate” and what a “brilliant legal mind” whatever left-wing statist the One nominates.

They invented the art of sliming and character assassination. What goes around, comes around, and payback is a bitch.

Not that I really have any expectations of the scrotumless shell of the GOP to stand up for anything these days.

By: Stephen Littau

Stephen Littau — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:49:47 +0000

I also agree with both of you on JRB. It’s too bad Bush didn’t appoint her when he had the chance.

Oh well, she probably wouldn’t have been confirmed anyway.

By: Stephen Littau

Stephen Littau — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:48:37 +0000

I wonder how many of the so-called conservatives who said that all of Bush’s judicial appointments should receive an “up or down vote” believe that Obama’s deserve the same? For the record, I have always been in favor of filibustering (provided that those who are filibustering go non-stop around the clock). Senators are duty bound to do whatever it takes to prevent judges who do not rule based on the Constitution and the rule of law.

Here is a link to a post I wrote in November of 2004: http://fpffressminds.blogspot.com/2004/11/appointing-qualified-judges.html

After re-reading it, I have to say that my opinion hasn’t changed much on the matter.

By: Brad Warbiany

Brad Warbiany — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:40:04 +0000

I’m with you on the Janice Rogers Brown idea… Unfortunately Obama isn’t…