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In reply to the discussion: No candidate over 50 years old should be considered as a SCOTUS appointee [View all]demosincebirth
(12,529 posts)3. ...or a Republican only if you're over 80.
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No candidate over 50 years old should be considered as a SCOTUS appointee [View all]
scheming daemons
Nov 2012
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The President can use whatever criteria he wants in selecting a nominee
scheming daemons
Nov 2012
#7
The poster is right. The goal should be to set the national policy over 2-3 decades.
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#9
Sorry... no... we need liberal justices on the bench for 30-40 years... instead of 10
scheming daemons
Nov 2012
#10
Ok... so you basically agree with me... you just set the bar at 60 and I set it at 50...
scheming daemons
Nov 2012
#61
That's right...and unless your bar is 60, it's SHIT. Under 60? kosher, Under 50?
LaydeeBug
Nov 2012
#65
What good is a superior intellect if the person is only on the bench for a few years...
scheming daemons
Nov 2012
#29
Because good open, free-thinking minds uphold good laws which in turn become settled law.
Melinda
Nov 2012
#40
Ruth Bader Ginsberg was named justice when she was in her late 50s....
scheming daemons
Nov 2012
#43
That is kind of gross. Why don't you think before you make arbitrary ageist comments, SD?! nt
JudyM
Nov 2012
#54
It is about *LIFETIME* appointments.... and we want those appointments to last a long time
scheming daemons
Nov 2012
#19
It isn't age discrimination. It is making sure that *OUR* justices are on the court for as long as
scheming daemons
Nov 2012
#21
There is nothing "ageist" about wanting liberal appointees for 30-40 years instead of for 10-15.
scheming daemons
Nov 2012
#26
No... the oldest current is Ginsberg... she is 79... and retiring this month, likely.
scheming daemons
Nov 2012
#56
That is why the first criteria is "liberal". The second criteria is "young".
scheming daemons
Nov 2012
#27
People over 50 generally know a lot more about life than do people under 50
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#23
And then we have to replace her in a decade? Would be better for her to run for President
scheming daemons
Nov 2012
#38
I'm 46. I will turn 50 when Obama's term ends. In 10 years, I wouldn't put myself on the court.
scheming daemons
Nov 2012
#46