Not that it would happen, but is Bill Clinton eligible for SCOTUS?

im10ashus

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Fri Jul-08-05 06:42 PM
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Not that it would happen, but is Bill Clinton eligible for SCOTUS?

I know they would NEVER nominate him, heaven forbid, the sky may fall. But IS he eligible as a former President. Wasn't Taft a Justice?

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Bleacher Creature

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Fri Jul-08-05 06:43 PM
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1. Taft was Chief Justice

And yes, in THEORY Bill Clinton would be eligible.

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im10ashus

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Fri Jul-08-05 06:46 PM
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2. Do you think he'd be a good Justice?

I personally admire him, flawed as he may be. I think he'd be fair and impartial.

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Bleacher Creature

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Fri Jul-08-05 06:54 PM
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10. He's got the intellect for it -- that's for sure.

Edited on Fri Jul-08-05 06:54 PM by abernste

He'd be a great justice -- though I've heard that he's a bit all over the place in terms of where his attention is.

Anyway, it's not worth talking about now, since there's a better chance of reviving Louis Brandeis from the dead. Maybe in a few years we can bring it up again :)

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im10ashus

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Fri Jul-08-05 06:56 PM
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13. LMAO!

You're right I guess. They (the r/w) would be apoplectic. THEN we'd have a revolution.

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jean

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Fri Jul-08-05 06:46 PM
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3. wow - the man would make such a magnificent SC justice

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im10ashus

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Fri Jul-08-05 06:49 PM
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4. Don't you think?

I guess I/we could be a bit impartial, but it's not a bad idea. They would do DNA testing on his robe every week though, knowing them.

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oldtime dfl_er

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Fri Jul-08-05 07:41 PM
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16. can you imagine?

His intellect and powers of persuasion, not to mention the vast store of knowledge he possesses and his inate ability to process facts and separtate the bs from the facts -- oh now Im making myself depressed!! Let's just pray it ain't Asscroft, folks!!!

http://www.cafepress.com/scarebaby/654252

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jean

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Fri Jul-08-05 09:06 PM
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20. he'd wear the others down to nibs with his intellectual prowess and

willingness to explore every issue in depth.

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iamjoy

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Fri Jul-08-05 06:50 PM
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5. Wasn't He Disbarred?

I mean, it may have all been part of the vast Right Wing Conspiracy, but wouldn't a qualification/eligibility be that you were in good standing with the Bar Association?

Is there a lawyer around?

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im10ashus

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Fri Jul-08-05 06:52 PM
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8. You know, you may be right!

Let's do a search?

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despairing optimist

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Fri Jul-08-05 06:55 PM
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11. Yes, he was disbarred from the Supreme Court in October 2001

Just search under Clinton disbarred, and the stories come up.

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im10ashus

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Fri Jul-08-05 06:57 PM
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14. I saw that too.

But wasn't he reinstated?

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despairing optimist

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Fri Jul-08-05 07:08 PM
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15. I can't find any stories concerning his reinstatement before SCOTUS

Edited on Fri Jul-08-05 07:08 PM by despairing optimist

I did only a quick search, though. He may have been reinstated to the Arkansas bar, but not to argue a case before the Supremes.

If he was reinstated, the story about it didn't get the coverage that his disbarment did, surprise surprise.

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im10ashus

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Fri Jul-08-05 08:40 PM
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18. Yeah,

it's real surprising they would report any REAL good news, like his being reinstated.

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burrowowl

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Fri Jul-08-05 06:55 PM
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12. Don't need to be a lawyer

to be an SJ.
Client is sharp, has the scholarly skills, but, I don't think he has the personality profile to be an SJ, he is too action orientated and less stand back and examine. Would be interesting being one of his clerks.

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fishwax

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Fri Jul-08-05 09:14 PM
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21. That wouldn't disqualify him

one doesn't have to even be a lawyer to be a SC justice.

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CatholicEdHead

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Fri Jul-08-05 06:50 PM
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6. Didn't he loose his law licence?

How would that effect things?

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cynatnite

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Fri Jul-08-05 06:52 PM
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7. I think it got reinstated

but I'm not positive.

I'd love to see it myself. It would make freep heads explode. :rofl:

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Catshrink

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Fri Jul-08-05 06:54 PM
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9. Freep heads would explode if Hillary were on the Supreme Court.

Can you imagine their response?

:rofl:

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kevsand

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Fri Jul-08-05 08:36 PM
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17. Irrelevant.

There are no Constitutional qualifications for a Supreme Court justice except that they be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, and that they continue to practice good behavior while in office. If I'm reading this right, technically they don't even need to be U.S. citizens.

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PinkTiger

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Fri Jul-08-05 08:40 PM
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19. I don't think he is qualified.

I love Bill, don't get me wrong about that. But I don't think he spent enough time as a lawyer or a law scholar to qualify for the SCOTUS.
He is certainly smart enough; but he chose a life in politics instead of law. Hillary is actually more qualified than Bill for that job, because while Bill was in the Governor's position she practiced law at the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock.

She is also a better legal scholar than he is, and he has said so, himself.

So - Hillary Clinton for SCOTUS!!!! (After she serves as president for 8 years, of course....)

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Fescue4u

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Fri Jul-08-05 09:37 PM
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22. *ANYONE* is eligible for SCOTUS

Edited on Fri Jul-08-05 09:40 PM by Fescue4u

There is no requirement that they be a lawyer.

Bush could nominate an inmate from Abu gharib, and if he fooled enough people and got him confirmed, he would be an SC justice.

Might be tough/impossible getting confirmation on a non-lawyer, but nothing requires one to be.

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