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piechartking

(617 posts) Sun Feb 14, 2016, 11:31 PM Feb 2016

Anita Hill for Supreme Court Petition

I think the Republicans would have a tough time trying to turn her down, and if they did - what a martyr to create to drive turnout in November.

Here' the petition:
https://www.change.org/p/nominate-anita-hill-for-supreme-court-justice?recruiter=488631810&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink

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Anita Hill for Supreme Court Petition (Original Post) piechartking Feb 2016 OP

Obama's not going to choose the next Justice based off an Internet petition. tammywammy Feb 2016 #1

Anyone ask Ms. Hill if she would like to be on the SC with Thomas? I seriously doubt that shraby Feb 2016 #2

That's just silly. onenote Feb 2016 #3

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)

1. Obama's not going to choose the next Justice based off an Internet petition.

Reply to piechartking (Original post)

Sun Feb 14, 2016, 11:32 PM

Feb 2016

shraby

(21,946 posts)

2. Anyone ask Ms. Hill if she would like to be on the SC with Thomas? I seriously doubt that

Reply to piechartking (Original post)

Mon Feb 15, 2016, 01:19 AM

Feb 2016

she would after the treatment she received.

onenote

(42,761 posts)

3. That's just silly.

Reply to piechartking (Original post)

Mon Feb 15, 2016, 03:26 AM

Feb 2016

There is no way that happens for more reasons than I have time to recite. Her age (she'll be 60 in a few months) is one problem. The fact that she has a far less distinguished record than a dozen or more other names that have been floated is another. And politically, it would be perceived as what it would be: a stunt. And playing stunts with supreme court nominations is a bad strategy.

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