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Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts) Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:45 PM Feb 2016

Ya'll can call me crazy but here's a name that might be able to pass a repuke congress.

This guy is a Reagan appointee who has impressed the hell out of my during the time since Scott Walker's reign of terror as he has come down on the right side of issues that I'm concerned with time and time again including opposing strongly Wisconsin's anti-abortion law.

Richard Posner

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/judge-richard-posner-blasts-wisconsins-abortion-law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Posner

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Ya'll can call me crazy but here's a name that might be able to pass a repuke congress. (Original Post) Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 OP

Yeah TeddyR Feb 2016 #1

He's 77 sharp_stick Feb 2016 #2

As opposed to, say, Bernie at 74...? First Speaker Feb 2016 #5

It would be great if they'd pass him; elleng Feb 2016 #3

Reading a little further, he seems a little oddly anti free flow of information, so I could very Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #4

Blecch. snot Feb 2016 #6

What about Judge John E. Jones? Ron Obvious Feb 2016 #7

John Perry Barlow. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #8

or... and I know he's tainted by supported Thomas... but Frmr Sen. John Danforth salin Feb 2016 #9

TeddyR

(2,493 posts)

1. Yeah

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:46 PM

Feb 2016

Posner might

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)

2. He's 77

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:48 PM

Feb 2016

I don't see him getting a nomination at that age.

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)

5. As opposed to, say, Bernie at 74...?

Reply to sharp_stick (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:51 PM

Feb 2016

...I think giving Posner a sort of Emeritus position for a lifetime of brilliance might not be a bad thing. Show Obama is bipartisan, and subtly push the whole Court seat to the next administration...

elleng

(130,967 posts)

3. It would be great if they'd pass him;

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:48 PM

Feb 2016

he's a fine judge, very rational in the right ways.

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)

4. Reading a little further, he seems a little oddly anti free flow of information, so I could very

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:50 PM

Feb 2016

well be wrong, I just know he's been a principled ally at times.

snot

(10,530 posts)

6. Blecch.

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 06:59 PM

Feb 2016

Pro- monopoly, anti-privacy, etc. Should not even be in consideration, imho.

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

7. What about Judge John E. Jones?

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:08 PM

Feb 2016

I confess I know little about him other than that he was a Republican-appointed judge who ruled against Creationism in the Dover trial. I see three cases listed on his Wikipedia page that make me look favourably upon him, but, as I said, I know very little about him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_E._Jones_III

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

8. John Perry Barlow.

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:08 PM

Feb 2016

He'll get the rand paul libertarian wing.

salin

(48,955 posts)

9. or... and I know he's tainted by supported Thomas... but Frmr Sen. John Danforth

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:14 PM

Feb 2016

has written some very thoughtful, moderate, and compassionate pieces - including laments on the harshness of the hard right politicization of politics and policy making.

*ducking rotten tomatoes that may be thrown my way.*

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