yes...and I hope that I will be given 300,000 thou salary a year to to watch the Rockets, drink Bombay Martinis, play X-Box and vacation in Cancun--the odds are just a TEEEENY bit against me
Check out the bolded parts from this AP article http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8430976/ Before we begin the Dem vs. GOP arguments, I'd like to hear what everyone thinks about looking for a replacement outside of the lower branches of the judiciary. Would a Congressman (Senator or Representative) have the right experience to participate in constitutional interpretation? Would he/she know enough about the Constitution and precedent to avoid being an intellectual liability on the court? Having made a career of always thinking about constituent views, would a Congressman be mentally able to judge a case based solely on its Constitutional merits and not popular opinion? Would people (including his Supreme Court collegues) trust a former Democrat or Republican politician to ignore the influence of the party leadership? Personally, I'm not crazy about having a Congressman take over a Supreme Court seat. Considering that a Justice has to make the toughest legal decisions, I don't want someone who (1) hasn't been actively involved with Constitutional interpretations and (2) has spent a career catering to the good of a political party. I'm sure there are exceptional Congressmen who have the necessary legal experience, but I think the Supreme Court calls for someone who's been in the legal trenches.
Considering you've frequently referred to yourself as male and have yet to mention being a post-op transexual or transvestite I'm going to go with yes you do not look like that.
well, since i have empirical knowledge on the matter, let me just put everyone at ease. basso, is not a hottie.
Al - I love torture - Gonzo? not a chance the second he penned a brief justifing tourture and how the President was above the law he forfeited all credibility
I'm sure there are several Senators who have the intellectual capacity to understand the Constitutional issues to serve as USSC Justices and also have the integrity to put aside partisan loyalties to do so. Given that this court already is wracked by partisan infighting occassionally a Senator might not be that different. That said I think the skill sets are very different and would be leery of having someone go straight from the Senate to the USSC, especially if they never had any judicial experience. The biggest problem that I see might be a tendency to showboat in oral arguments, treating them like Senate hearings, and to craft their written opinions to suit constituencies rather than the law. Again though that happens already in todays USSC so it might not be that big of a problem.
LOL! So that's what it all comes down to? I have a Hispanic friend of mine who just finished law school, would he qualify?
yeah, i think it would be awesome to literally cite to posts here as authority for the law! "He should burn for doing that!!" NJRocket, Thread Title, 2005.
President Bush pauses as he makes a statement about the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the Rose Garden of the White House Friday, July 1, 2005 in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
