Serious quesition, what qualifies her for SCOTUS?

Serious quesition, what qualifies her for SCOTUS?

 

From an email I receive from the Obama administration. (I know it will shock some on here that I am a member of Obama's email distribution list and don't just listen to Fox. )

 

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/kaganforjustice-video?source=20100510_BO_full_inact&keycode=&email=Everett.Smith%40Pendleton.kyschools.us

Elena is widely regarded as one of the best legal minds of her generation -- earning praise from across the ideological spectrum throughout her career. Above all, she is a trailblazer. She wasn't just the first woman to serve as dean of Harvard Law School -- she was one of its most beloved and successful leaders, building a reputation for openness to other viewpoints and skill in working with others to build consensus. These were some of the many reasons why I selected her to be my Solicitor General, the nation's chief advocate -- the first woman to hold that post as well.

 

Her work as Solicitor General has allowed me to see firsthand just why Elena is particularly well-suited to the Court: She has not only a keen understanding of the law, but also one that is rooted in a deep awareness of its impact on people's lives. Last year, she made that clear -- choosing the Citizens United case as her first to argue before the Supreme Court, defending bipartisan campaign finance reform against special interests seeking to spend unlimited money to influence our elections.

 

Now, I look forward to the prospect of Elena taking her seat alongside Justice Ginsberg and Justice Sotomayor. For the first time, our nation's highest court would include three women, ensuring a Court that would be more inclusive, more representative, more reflective of us as a people than ever before.

 

When Justice Stevens wrote me to announce his retirement, I knew that the Court would be losing a standard bearer. And I felt a responsibility to nominate an individual capable of being that same guiding force, a consistent voice of reason on the Court.

 

I am certain I have made the right choice. As you learn more about Elena, I am confident you'll see what I do -- that she is a voice we need on the Supreme Court.

Democrats like her. Republicans dont.

 

Next.

 

Democrats who served in the military might not like her.

Democrats who served in the military might not like her.

 

I am way behind on this topic. Can you briefly fill me in on this issue with her?

I am way behind on this topic. Can you briefly fill me in on this issue with her?

The short version is that when she was the Harvard Dean of Admissions, she denied access to military recruiters over her disagreement with "Don't Ask, Don't tell."

I am way behind on this topic. Can you briefly fill me in on this issue with her?

 

The issue is she was nominated by Obama. :idunno:

I would have lost this bet.

 

40 of the 111 justices never had judicial experience prior to their appointment.

The short version is that when she was the Harvard Dean of Admissions, she denied access to military recruiters over her disagreement with "Don't Ask, Don't tell."

 

I don't think she's shown any other form of hostility to the military. Correct?

What is the reasoning behind SCOTUS being a lifetime appointment?

What is the reasoning behind SCOTUS being a lifetime appointment?

 

This is just a guess, without research, but the Founding Fathers must have believed that a Justice would be more effective in rulings if He did not have to worry about "losing his job" with an administration change or populace vote. :thumb:

This was a patronage appointment, pure and simple. Calling her "one of the best legal minds of her generation" is just fatuous. She has written very little. Her Solicitor General brief submitted in the corporate political donations case was roundly criticized by both sides of the spectrum for being incoherent. She has no trial experience of any kind. There were so many other, even liberal, qualified candidates that this one just insures a nice, long, expensive summer.

Someone who agrees (and I'm not saying I don't, I don't know enough about her) with the appointment explain to me how she is more qualified then Harriet Myers.

Someone who agrees (and I'm not saying I don't, I don't know enough about her) with the appointment explain to me how she is more qualified then Harriet Myers.

 

One column I read said that Myers was weak on constitutional law and understanding during her meetings with Senators.

I would have lost this bet.

 

40 of the 111 justices never had judicial experience prior to their appointment.

 

Yes, I read an article recently that listed how many justices were not judges and that many of the justices recognized as the best ever and several of those were not judges prior to serving on the Supreme Court.

Yes, I read an article recently that listed how many justices were not judges and that many of the justices recognized as the best ever and several of those were not judges prior to serving on the Supreme Court.

 

Who might those be? Are there any recently?