Hillary For The Supreme Court...YES / NO

[rndmprsn]

Simple Question...personally i think our gal would make a hell of a justice...that would bring justice back to the court, what say you DU?

please list your reason why...thanks.

[scheming daemons]

1. I actually don't think she is qualified. It should be someone who at least has been a judge on a

lower court.


Let's not get carried away.


Just because the Republicans have politicized the nomination process, we shouldn't.


Qualifications matter.



I'm loving Hillary a whole lot right now, but she's not qualified for the Supreme Court.

[Lucky 13]

2. I agree with you wholeheartedly.

She's never served on the bench. She failed at least one bar exam. She is a politician and not a judge. We should be looking for our best, brightest, most qualified for the SC.

Hillary is better used in other areas... like Senate leadership, advisor/cabinet of President Obama, etc.

[vanderBeth]

5. Agreed also.

[yardwork]

10. I disagree. She has a degree in law and experience as an attorney.

That's a lot more experience than Clarence Thomas has (I understand that he's not the appropriate standard, but still....) Hillary Clinton would be an excellent Supreme Court Justice. This is not traffic court. The role of the justices is to hear arguments and determine what the constitution says about major issues. She is eminently qualified to do so.

[blm]

21. Except she stands with CLOSED government and this is a time for only OPEN government

lawmakers and public servants to be tapped.

[yardwork]

26. She stands with closed government? I don't know about that.

Anyway, it's a minor issue at this point. Let's win the election first.

[marlo]

35. Uhhh...no.

Look, I don't want to be in a position to defend Clarence Thomas's record, but at least he was an Assistant State Attorney General and an Appellate Court Judge before his nomination to the Supreme Court. Now, IMHO he's still utterly unqualified for the position and is probably the most inept Supreme Court Justice in history, but he's had more relevant judicial experience than Hillary.

[Uben]

3. I had rather see her....

....head up Health and Human Services. Her advocacy of health care needs continuity, and we really need her more in this respect rather than a SC justice. Just my two cents. I love the woman and think she is a great champion for our causes. If she wanted a seat on the SC, I would be all for it.

[TheWraith]

4. No. She hasn't practiced law in an eternity, and has never been a judge.

And aside from that, it would cause probably two thirds of the American public on both the left and the right to crap themselves.

[slackmaster]

19. Never taught law, either

Not qualified.

[Lucy Goosey]

6. Hillary for whatever she wants!

Seriously, I was an Obama fan in the primaries (though Kucinich is my real favorite), but I have been so impressed with Hillary since the convention.

[Orsino]

7. I tend toward no.

As noted, she's never been a judge. Were she even a high-powered legal scholar, I'd be all for it, but nominating her would smack (a little) of cronyism or payoff.

But I'd cheer for a Justice Clinton, anyway.

[endthewar]

8. Absolutely not. This is borderline absurd.

Supreme Court nominees defend the Constitution, not promote causes that they fervently believe in.

[Diane R]

9. No. The SC is not for political patronage; constitutional law scholars & practiced attorneys.

[Viking12]

11. No, for many of the resons expresseed above

I'm all for Bill Ayers as Secretary of Education just to watch Hannity's head explode.:evilgrin:

[kennetha]

12. Being on the court would be a waste of her talents

She's got the potential to be a legislative giant on a par with a Ted Kennedy. She is a highly effective Senator. In a Senate where we control both houses and the Whitehouse, she will be a power player.

[invictus]

13. NO!

The Clintons are attention-whore drama queens. They will politicize the court more than is necessary and are not reliable enough to make the right decision. The Clintons believe in nothing but promoting themselves.

[HeraldSquare212]

14. My only issue is age - Reps keep appointing young'uns, so we should go for, say,50, too

I don't have any problem with a politician or someone with no experience serving as a judge being on the court, and I think I'd actually prefer someone like that.

[writes3000]

15. Breaking: Hillary says she has zero interest in this. nt

[iiibbb]

16. There are good Judges in the Federal Circuit who would be better.

There is more to being a judge than the appointment.

And apparently she doesn't want it.

[darkism]

17. No. Too old.

I expect a long line of Democratic presidents to follow Barack, so I'm not worried about future appointments. But when you're picking SCOTUS justices you want somebody who won't want to retire in any fewer than 30 years.

I would, however, support Barack Obama on the Supreme Court after he's finished his terms. As a constitutional law expert, he'd be perfect and only in his early/mid 50's.

[slackmaster]

18. Not qualified

By a long shot.

[old mark]

20. NO; She has neither toe experience, quaLifications or the

temperment.
She is a fine Sanator - Keep her there!

Obama would make a great SC judge, after 2 terms as President.


mark

[skooooo]

22. No..judges only should be considered.

[blue_onyx]

23. I said no....

I think she wants to run for president again. I saw a list from the Washington Post that listed the five women that are likely to be picked for the next Supreme Court opening....Hillary wasn't one of the options. If she was picked, great. She's a very smart woman and would do a great job. I just don't see it happening.

[Jersey Devil]

24. Hillary has repeatedly said she has zero interest so why keep bringing it up?

[Occam Bandage]

25. Disagree. Two reasons.

1. She does a hell of a job in the Senate. Why risk an inferior replacement?

2. She's utterly unqualified, having never been a Federal judge, having never been a judge of any sort, having never taught law, having never been a practicing Constitutional lawyer, having not practiced any law whatsoever in decades, and having never argued a single case regarding Constitutional law.

[DevonRex]

27. No for a lot of reasons. She doesn't want it. We need her where she is. nt

[Jack from Charlotte]

28. I'd like a woman in her 40's..............

whose parents and grand parent's are still alive an healthy. That'd give her a life expectency of about 60 years..... Hopefully, President Obama will get 3 or more to appoint... Steven's, Bader-Ginsburgh and hopefully one or more of the Gang of Four Repugs... Roberts, Alito, Thomas or Scalia.

Young, Democratic, women who run marathons and whose parents and grand parents are still alive and healthy. Give me 3 or 4 of them over the next 4 years.

[AndyA]

29. I'd like to see Hillary take Harry Reid's place.

She'd be much, much better. (Not that it would be hard to accomplish this.)

Hillary would be a great Senate Leader! I hope that can happen.

[NYC_SKP]

30. This belongs in the GD. nt

[SteveG]

31. While I have my doubts about her as a Judge

I would just love seeing the freeper heads explode. And let's be honest here, she would be a hell of a lot better than Alioto, Scalia or Roberts.

[chicagoexpat]

32. I think she should be sent as ambassador to Bosnia. Her cover name: "Duck & Cover"

http://loomisnews.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/duck-and-cover-for-the-billary-in-6-parts-including-cartoons/

[backscatter712]

33. She's doing well in the Senate!

She's got a lot going for her in the Senate, IMHO, she should continue to do work there!

Personally, I want someone with judicial experience in the SCOTUS - someone with lots of experience at the bench in Federal Court, or an expert in Constitutional law. Hillary's got a lot going for her, but I don't think she's ever served as a judge.

[demo dutch]

34. I don't think that's her thing, she loves politics too much

[Perky]

36. What makes her the least bit qualified for SCOTUS?

She practiced Corporate law two decades ago. She has no judicial experience, It picks an nucessary fight with the Rightwing, and it allows Whitewater to resurface and her record is not squeaky clean.


If she had the credentials, it might be worth a fight.... but she doesn't so it is a non-starter in my book, I don't want to piss off the GOP just to piss them off particularly if Obama want to lead realigning presidency.

[Beacool]

37. Hillary doesn't want the job.

She just repeated it once again.

She said that she prefers to stay in the senate.