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OmahaBlueDog

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22. The bottom line is that we need to continue to make the SCOTUS more diverse
Sun Feb 17, 2013, 01:26 PM
Feb 2013

I mention nominating a woman again for two reasons. 1) A court with 4-5 female justices will be more reflective of the population as a whole and 2) frankly, it makes it harder for a party dominated by white males to oppose.

I'd love to see someone who has been a long-time public defender, or somene who has been heavily involved in indigent legal aid.

Jesus, so freaking depressing NoMoreWarNow Feb 2013 #1
the system is already broken... Demeter Feb 2013 #13
true-- I just meant that like the government may completely lose the ability to function at all NoMoreWarNow Feb 2013 #21
When it stops working for the top 10% Demeter Feb 2013 #25
I don't really care. Hagel is a republican. eilen Feb 2013 #2
I'm with you on all of that, except I can not feel sorry for Hagel getting served that which he Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #3
The Republicans will pitch a fit over anybody President Obama nominates Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2013 #4
McCain attacked Hagel disndat Feb 2013 #7
Abstractly, it had to be a bitter pill-- for anyone, I guess as a human... eilen Feb 2013 #8
Didn't Hillary and John Kerry initially support the Iraq War? Zambero Feb 2013 #17
+1 forestpath Feb 2013 #18
Hagel is a veteran first. a republican second pasto76 Feb 2013 #9
This is a very well worded and spot on take Mira Feb 2013 #11
Preferably someone Jewish so that the Republicans can't play to their JDPriestly Feb 2013 #15
Like that would stop them? NewJeffCT Feb 2013 #26
Chuck Schumer was on the expanded PNAC list--he's all pro-Israel hawk. Hagel had to TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #28
Republicans are hoping to make an example out of Hagel Zambero Feb 2013 #16
I would like to see the President nominate 5 women at the same time. It would keep the DhhD Feb 2013 #5
The President would have the final say on the nominee. DhhD Feb 2013 #6
Exactly - get a spine, Reid dbackjon Feb 2013 #10
If I understand sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #12
..and it will be exponentially worse if the justice being replaced is Scalia OmahaBlueDog Feb 2013 #14
If it is Scalia I'll wet my pants davidpdx Feb 2013 #19
The bottom line is that we need to continue to make the SCOTUS more diverse OmahaBlueDog Feb 2013 #22
Someone with that background would be great davidpdx Feb 2013 #24
Scalia is too partisan to step down with a Democrat in office NewJeffCT Feb 2013 #27
Yes and that is what I'm counting on davidpdx Feb 2013 #29
It will be scary Cosmocat Feb 2013 #20
ESPECIALLY if it's to replace a conservative or the 'swing' Kennedy... Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #23
FILIBUSTER IS BROKE ..... FIX IT NOW trueblue2007 Feb 2013 #30
I think any liberal one should retire before Obama marlakay Feb 2013 #31
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