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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI wish Ruth Bader Ginsburg had retired.
While I appreciate her service the election this year is going to be really close. She should of made sure Obama picked her replacement.
TheWraith
(24,331 posts)ruggerson
(17,483 posts)based on your political predictions?
TheWraith
(24,331 posts)One where many Democrats are up for reelection this year, and might chicken-shit their way into making trouble for a replacement nominee in order to bolster their independent cred?
Tunkamerica
(4,444 posts)"should have"
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)Demonaut
(8,926 posts)one would think you suspect he's a troll yet a quick search of his posts show nothing of the sort
kinda fucked up
gregtownsand
(43 posts)ANd if Mitt wins that is what will happen.
lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)Lil Missy
(17,865 posts)yurbud
(39,405 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)oth he may be correct if potus supporters dont vote, for whatever reason.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)something I think both sides want.
Don't be surprised if recent decisions are brought to the forefront this summer.
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)Huh?
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)they can again harp on overturning Roe v Wade, plus there is going to be a ruling on health care reform which I believe will uphold most if not all of the law.
The (D)s want to point out that women's rights are in danger as well as pointing out decisions like "Citizens United". There are also issues with Justice Thomas and his wife which can be brought into the debate.
Just like both sides want to run on taxes both sides want to run on Supreme Court appointments.
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)More specifically, the Democrats do not want to have this battle when replacing a liberal member of the bench.
If you do I will assume you do not want Obama to be re-elected and you would also be happy to lose the Senate.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)I think that bringing this into focus will help motivate our base
The Supreme Court is fair game as far as the political debate is concerned and even if you don't want to fight this battle I think it is coming.
The health care reform decision will cause a fight no matter what it is. I think it is good for us to get out there and make our case for appointing justices that are not conservative idealogues.
I think we will hold the Senate. It does like we may lose a couple seats but the (R)s would need to pretty much run the board to take control and I just don't see that happening.
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)Remember Senator Biden's Circus with Clarence Thomas? These battles never gain us anything. But the Republicans always manage to make hay out of them. We suck at it.
But the Ginsburg replacement fight does not need to happen until Obama's second term. Or, do you think she should step down because she is female? Is it the right thing for a caring mother to do? Is that what you are thinking? Step down for the good of the the country... Be a good woman Ruth. Get out of the way.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)only that there was still time for her to do so
I have no opinion on the timing of her retirement. IMO it is completely up to her.
DefenseLawyer
(11,101 posts)so the President could appoint an actual liberal like Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
TheWraith
(24,331 posts)DefenseLawyer
(11,101 posts)for these two liberal lions?
morningfog
(18,115 posts)"Cases this year on campaign speech, religion, juvenile crime, federal power and Miranda warnings resulted in an ideological split among the justices, and on every occasion, Sotomayor joined the liberal bloc."
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/08/nation/la-na-court-sotomayor-20100609
I have been impressed with Kagan's writing, and she seems to vote liberally, too.
Do you have a link to a list of each of their voting records to evaluate?
DefenseLawyer
(11,101 posts)show that they are hardly "liberal" especially when compared to the truly liberal justices of the past. Just saying they usually vote with the "liberal" bloc can be deceiving because the conservative bloc is so extremely right wing that any moderate would also vote against them in most cases. In three cases that matter most to me King, Davis and al-Kidd they voted right along with Scalia conservative/authoritarian bloc. Kagan also voted against a stay of execution for a retarded woman, Teresa Lewis. I'm not saying they are Roberts and Alito, but lets not kid ourselves that they are liberal.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Scalia, Alito, Thomas and Roberts retire right now.
Just think! It would be BRILLIANT! No one would see it coming!
DefenseLawyer
(11,101 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)undeterred
(34,658 posts)Justice Roberts deserves early retirement. Lets give him a pair of gold balls to hang in his truck.
renie408
(9,854 posts)undeterred
(34,658 posts)alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)suffragette
(12,232 posts)and be replaced.
RainDog
(28,784 posts)Mira
(22,380 posts)I can't wait.
Mira
(22,380 posts)our President can replace her in his second term. Not to worry.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)The President has just opened up a 22 point lead on Intrade.
But I think that you already knew that the Republicans are toast.
http://www.intrade.com/v4/markets/?eventId=84326
jmowreader
(50,562 posts)If Ruth Bader Ginsburg retires, the Republicans will filibuster anyone President Obama nominates.
This Congress is so broken the president could nominate Monica Goodling and see the Repukes reject her as being too liberal.
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)cheat that's already in or is this just a feeling you have?
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)SNIP
Although some have speculated she might step down next year, the 77-year-old Ginsburg told The Associated Press on Tuesday she has no plans to retire anytime soon and still wants to match Justice Louis Brandeis, who stepped down at age 82.
SNIP
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/08/03/ginsburg_says_no_plans_to_leave_supreme_court/
Justice Louis Brandeis was on the Supreme Court of the United States from June 1, 1916 February 13, 1939 - 22 years, 8 months, 2 weeks
Justice Ginsburg has been on the Supreme Court since August 10, 1993.
So, if she wants to beat his tenure then she couldn't retire until the end of April 2016
That would still leave enough time for President Obama's to appoint a new justice and get him/her confirmed before he leaves office January 20, 2017.
ALSO...
She mentioned a painting that usually hangs in her office by the German emigre artist Josef Albers. The painting is part of a traveling exhibition and is supposed to be returned in 2012.
"If anyone asks how long I'll be here, at least until my Albers comes back," she said.
SNIP
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/08/03/ginsburg_says_no_plans_to_leave_supreme_court/