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Justice John Paul Stevens Retiring


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i know you guys refuse to believe it, but Obama has been very centrist. JPS was the pillar of the left on the court. Obama will not propose a very left figure for the court. So it once again becomes more right.

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I want someone picked whose a hardliner against extrajudicial executive powers such as the US citizen assassinated by the Obama administration. Since congress is dickless when it comes to doing anything, I'd like a court to take this up.

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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 9, 2010 -> 09:55 AM)
There is no way he'll get someone as liberal to replace JPS. The Right would never allow it.

 

he'll get a liberal to replace him. for sure.

 

just like the 'wise latina'

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QUOTE (mr_genius @ Apr 9, 2010 -> 12:31 PM)
he'll get a liberal to replace him. for sure.

 

just like the 'wise latina'

The sad thing is...somehow I doubt you see the difference between Sotomayor and Stevens on the ideological spectrum.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 9, 2010 -> 12:01 PM)
The sad thing is...somehow I doubt you see the difference between Sotomayor and Stevens on the ideological spectrum.

 

the sad thing is I doubt you can comprehend that it's difficult to tell what a judges ideological spectrum will be on the supreme court until they have served for a while. It's also sad that you don't even realize a Republican put Stevens on the court.

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QUOTE (mr_genius @ Apr 9, 2010 -> 01:04 PM)
the sad thing is I doubt you can comprehend that it's difficult to tell what a judges ideological spectrum will be on the supreme court until they have served for a while. It's also sad that you don't even realize a Republican put Stevens on the court.

Point 1: Yeah, like Justice Roberts, who really did a show with that "I'm a centrist" and "I respect precedent" thing in his confirmation.

 

Point 2: Yeah, Stevens started in 1975. Doesn't mean he wasn't by far the most liberal member of the court.

 

Point 3: If you think that nothing has changed since the 1980's in the vetting of these candidates to make sure that a Republican isn't appointing a Democrat or vice-versa...you're simply wrong.

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