What will last of Trump?

[*michaelsean*]

(07-19-2018, 12:47 PM)Dill Wrote: Funny you should mention Souter. That pick has intensified the vetting process like no single even int the past 100 years. Neither side wants a repeat.

And remember, I am saying a nomination to the Supreme Court is about more than just "qualification." There is a matter of balance on the courts. If the Federalist Society has provided Trump a list of "approved" candidates, that suggests to me he will not consider R v Wade settled law. It means that when future Citizen's United type cases come before the court, he will secure the moneyed interest.

In previous generations, balance among the parties insured that successful nominees could not be too far out of the mainstream. That check appears to be gone now.

Why wouldn't the Democrats want a Souter repeat?  Or do you mean they don't want their own Souter?

I don't believe in trying to predict how someone will vote when on the bench.  Considering Roe V Wade or any case settled law should not be a requirement.  The Supreme Court has reversed itself before, and we shouldn't hand pick special cases that are off limits.  That being said,  Roe has been around 45 years, and none of the crazies seems to have managed to overturn it despite all the dire predictions.

And you'll forgive if i'm not convinced that a 7-2 liberal lean on the court would bother you.