SCOTUS Appointee

[Col Hogan]

People overwhelmingly don't want the President to appoint a liberal to replace Justice Stevens, but they expect the president to do just that...

A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Wednesday indicates that 61 percent of the public expect the president to nominate a liberal to replace John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, 21 percent said the president will name a moderate and 16 percent predicted that Obama will nominate a conservative.

But only a quarter of those questioned said the president should nominate a liberal, with 37 percent saying they want Obama to name a moderate and 36 percent pulling for a conservative candidate

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[dbackjon]

We need a good liberal. Anything less will be disapointing.

[Col Hogan]

We need a good liberal. Anything less will be disapointing.

Since it won't upset the balance of the court, I can live with a liberal...it's just one more nail in the Obama coffin, since it will go against what most people want...

[AZGrizFan]

We need a good liberal. Anything less will be disapointing.

Since it won't upset the balance of the court, I can live with a liberal...it's just one more nail in the Obama coffin, since it will go against what most people want...

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

We need a good liberal. Anything less will be disapointing.

A dead nominee? Really?


Granted a dead guy would be better than Stevens, because the dead guy would follow the law instead of legislating from the bench.

[Chizzang]

I'd simply like a judge who's got some common sense.. is that too much to wish for..?
I could care less how that person votes politically

Just common sense - that's all...

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

I want one that isnt labeled a conservative or a liberal, one that follows the constitution and enforces the laws on the books.

No activists


Electing a judge because hes conservative or liberal defeats the purpose of being a judge.

[GannonFan]

I just want a smart one, an intellectual heavyweight. The Souter's and Thomas's of the world aren't the types I'd be happy with.

[JMU DJ]

Hopefully the Dems who were clamoring for Bush to appoint more moderate justices will return the same favor to Obama. Prez needs to set a president saying that we aren't going to appoint our highest courts judges based off of political leaning... you'd just gotta hope stepping out on the limb, future presidents would feel the same (probably not).

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

No way, you would have to be ethical and unbiased to produce the situation you proposed. Dems are many things but ethical and unbiased should never be words used when describing them.

[mainejeff]

We need a good liberal. Anything less will be disapointing.

Agreed.

It will make up for some of the recent right wing appointments.