Hillary Clinton for Supreme Court Justice

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Hillary Clinton for Supreme Court Justice
Submitted by mark karlin on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 6:46am. EditorBlog

BUZZFLASH EDITOR'S BLOG

Mark Karlin
Editor and Publisher
February 20, 2008

How does Supreme Court Justice Hillary Clinton sound?

It sounds superb to us. Freed of the constraints of "triangulating" political considerations that have hobbled and severely compromised her progressive values, a seat on the Supreme Court would be an ideal way for Clinton to help steer our Constitution back to its original moorings. Without having to worry about voting based on future campaign strategy, she would be liberated to impact America in a profoundly positive way.

And if the Chief Justice position should somehow open (although Roberts is quite young, but who knows, he might tire of a court moving in a different direction if the Democrats regain control of the White House -- and increase their majority in the Senate), then Chief Justice Clinton -- Hillary that is -- sounds mighty fine to us.

You might ask why I would be so supportive of Hillary Clinton serving on the Supreme Court when I have been so critical of her record. Well, the question answers itself. It is her politically calculated record during her Senate term, and the positions that she supported during the eight years in the White House that she counts among her 35 years of experience of which I have been most skeptical as a progressive.

But a seat on the Supreme Court would free Clinton to put her keen intellect to work in resolving Constitutional issues that desperately need to be saved from a wrecking ball by a Court that has veered dangerously to the right. It would allow her the potential to leave an enormous legacy, without worrying about how to vote because of the next election coming down the line.

This is an idea, by the way, that a BuzzFlash reader sent in to us early this morning, and it's one -- given an Obama victory in November -- that would probably make it through the Senate because the Dems are highly likely to pick up more Senate seats in the November election. Secondly, Senators are normally quite deferential to voting for other Senators when it comes to appointments such as the Supreme Court. Even the avalanche of opposition that the right-wing media mongers would raise would probably not stop a Clinton Supreme Court confirmation.

So let's unite the Democratic Party, win the White House, and put Hillary Clinton on the Supreme Court.

Sounds good to us.