Bush Nomiates Samuel Alito for Supreme Court

he is reportedly as far if not farther to the right than Scalia.

Just goes to show the radical right rules this president.

Originally posted by ElectricBugaloo
he is reportedly as far if not farther to the right than Scalia.

Just goes to show the radical right rules this president.

And a left wing president wouldnt vote for a left wing judge?

There's already a thread about this subject.

Originally posted by ElectricBugaloo
he is reportedly as far if not farther to the right than Scalia.

Just goes to show the radical right rules this president.

Hmm... well this answers my question about the future of Roe v. Wade...

I've always found it strange how Presidents are afforded the responsibility to appoint Supreme Court judges. And that's what it is, a responsibility to the entirety of your country, whence appointed, if confirmed, this person is supposed to serve the whole of your country, not just a small portion of it. Appointing someone who is centrist, left-of-centre, or right-of-centre, rather than far to one end of either political pole would be the pragmatic and responsible thing to do.

Originally posted by xmarksthespot
Hmm... well this answers my question about the future of Roe v. Wade...

I've always found it strange how Presidents are afforded the responsibility to appoint Supreme Court judges. And that's what it is, a responsibility to the entirety of your country, whence appointed, if confirmed, this person is supposed to serve the whole of your country, not just a small portion of it. Appointing someone who is centrist, left-of-centre, or right-of-centre, rather than far to one end of either political pole would be the pragmatic and responsible thing to do.

That's just silly X. Jesus would be so disappointed in you.

Ok. Jesus is like the coolest guy ever. And Jesus totally said that if you don't vote right then you are a kite! Hey I'm not saying anything, I'm just repeating the man.

Don't kill the messenger!

history has shown that whenever a president picks a justice specifically to benefit himself, the justices is either rejected, or the whole thing backfires horribly. I mean Renquist really did a job on nixon after being appointed by him.

Well, the poor guy needs to satisfy the base after that whole debacle with Miss Not-even-a-lawyer.

Harriet Miers had a great deal of legal experience, however she lacked experience in interpretation of Constitutional law. However whether this factor made her ineligible for the appointment or not, and whether she was qualified for the appointment could have and should have been decided in Senate confirmation hearings. <-This was unlikely to the be the reason she was withdrawn more rather she was forced to withdraw due to opposition from Bush's religious base because her views were not evangelical enough.