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oberliner

(58,724 posts) Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:43 PM Feb 2016

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Next Supreme Court Nominee: Sri Srinivasan

That's my prediction for whom Obama nominates.

Any thoughts?

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Next Supreme Court Nominee: Sri Srinivasan (Original Post) oberliner Feb 2016 OP

He's 48 years old! longship Feb 2016 #1

About the same age as Kagan when Obama nominated her oberliner Feb 2016 #2

;-) longship Feb 2016 #3

Confirm d by senate 97 to 0 in May 2013. s-cubed Feb 2016 #4

Seems like they will anyway oberliner Mar 2016 #5

longship

(40,416 posts)

1. He's 48 years old!

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:54 PM

Feb 2016

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Srinivasan

And Toobin has already tweeted to lookout for him as nominee.
Jeffrey Toobin
Twitter › JeffreyToobin
Keep your eye on DC Circuit Judge SRI SRINIVASAN as #scalia successor on #SCOTUS
28 mins ago - Twitter

BTW, he's a moderate, not that that means anything on the SCOTUS bench.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

2. About the same age as Kagan when Obama nominated her

Reply to longship (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:59 PM

Feb 2016

And as for Toobin tweeting it - I didn't say my prediction was all that bold!

longship

(40,416 posts)

3. ;-)

Reply to oberliner (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:02 PM

Feb 2016

s-cubed

(1,385 posts)

4. Confirm d by senate 97 to 0 in May 2013.

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:27 PM

Feb 2016

Does that it harder for Republicans to oppose him?

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

5. Seems like they will anyway

Reply to s-cubed (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 09:43 AM

Mar 2016

But he's a smart choice.

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