Hillary for Supreme Court!!!!

I am not kidding - it would be the absolutely perfect position for a brilliant woman, lawyer, Senator, author, former "100 Most Influential Lawyers in America" .

I have no doubt that her opinions would be well-reasoned, socially conscious and just.

This REALLY is the position she was made for and I bet she would even agree.

it might make the right-wingers heads explode even harder than her being President.

RWers need to be "Scanner"-ed

No doubt he would choose another wingnut.

problem can't possibly be playing well at home.

a functioning brain knows, it's HIGHLY unlikely that McCain will beat Obama. Only those who are operating out of blind Hillary partisan hate or are woefully uneducated or none too bright, think McCain has a chance against Obama.

but the Supreme Court is no place for someone who has never served as a judge. I feel the same way about Edwards. Just because someone has been a lawyer does not qualify them for this position.

Being anything but appellate judge really doesn't qualify you for that lofty bench...

A common pleas or district judge is more of a referee than a jurist in the true sense...

I believe she would make a great Supreme Court judge...

Edwards, not so much...

Being a judge would be even better, but I can't help but think the experience of preparing, presenting and winning a case in front of the Supreme Court would be a really good prerequisite, simply because it would give you the perspective of those who would be presenting cases to you. I have to think that would be a real benefit to making sound decisions...

Really. I don't see it as a major drawback.

A lot of the "work" is done by clerks who do the research. After that research and internal discussion and memos, the Justice reaches a decision. I believe they are all well aware that the weight of history and future scholrs will really determine their judicial legacy.

being selected. True, not so much recently, but the history of the court is certainly replete with non judges... and even one ex-President (Taft, I believe).

Not that it would happen today, but in times gone by I believe some have been appointed who were not even lawyers.

Earl Warren was Governor of California when he was chosen as Chief Justice. And I think that appointment turned out pretty well, don't you?

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Senate Majority Leader!

Chris Dodd is the one who's earned a promotion to Majority Leader.

However, should Reid step down, there are many in line for that position before her. They would have to put aside their own ambitions. Some of those in front of her are actually just as well qualified for that as she is. Personally, I'd love to see Senate Majority Leader Barbara Boxer!

Impossible ...

Totally and beyond any reason ... The right wing would LITERALLY revolt, and I am serious ...

1) Hill is the anti-christ to these people ...
2) They view the Supreme Court as their privileged right, their means of doing a backdoor around consitutional governance ... They have LONG been frustrated that they have not been able to use it as their default means of having dictoral control of our government ...

The two points above would translate PERFECTLY into their modus operendi of going APE Shiite in twisting what THEY do into a life and death issue about the Ds - the story line ... The evil Ds trying to do an "end run around the constitution" to get the antichist embodied into a position to ursup the presidency ...

NO democratic president could withstand the furor of putting her up, and there is not an R senator alive who would vote for her ... It would be a complete disaster ...

I DO think she would be an outstanding senate majority leader ... A LOT tougher than Reid, who ahs been disappointing to me in that regard, but also with a real track record of being able to work with the other side ...

Im not so sure.

I think she wants to be a trendsetter for women, and on the USSC she would just be another woman in the court's history.

My guess is she either she tries to get on Obama's ticket to be the first woman VP, or she works towards becoming the first woman to become Senate Majority Leader.

Or she just retires after her term is up in the Senate to make lots of money with books and speaking engagements.

But that would be cool as hell.

As long as she doesn't become our version of David Souter.

But she is 60, if we get the chance we should put on someone that would be on there for decades.

:applaud:

Considering that the members of the SC are perhaps the most powerful people in the country if not the world, and get appointed for life. In reality an appointment to the Supreme Court could be a step UP from being President for her. But I can see where you're coming from.

Supreme Court (the position he really wanted) that he had a later President (Harding) name him to the Supreme Court (William Howard Taft).

I meant it sincerely and I have suggested it before. If Hillary Clinton REALLY wants to mold and shape society, the Supreme Court is the place to be. I think it is a much more powerful position than a mere presidency which can only last 8 years at most.

Hillary is a youthful 60 - she could get at minimum 15 years of influence and probably more. I don't think their schedule is all that taxing and in fact, that's another matter all together.

this is between an insult and a dirty trick.
Have you forgotten we still have a primary going? She intends to shape and mold society as POTUS, thank you very much.
Stop with the dispensing of jobs - I am still angry over the whole "Clark for Secretary of Defense" BS a lot pulled here in 2004.

Is there another office she still has a shot at?

but only if obama can beat her...still a long race ahead and obama still needs to prove that he can beat her, which hasnt happen yet.

I would happily support her for the Supreme Court. Could you imagine the fun she'd have with Scalito and the gang?

Although honestly I myself would never nominate someone without a lot of experience as a judge, likely an appellate judge.

:shrug:

Now...if we only had seperation of trolls as well...

With the likely upcoming retirement of Ruth Bader Ginsburg(I assume during the next president's term), she would be a fine replacement.

it could be the thing that finally makes rush limpball's head explode.

You know she failed the Bar in DC right?

President, AG, any other job.

The SCOTUS needs to stay clear of politicians for a bit. The last thing we need is added "activist judge" BS to further erode respect for the Court. The public already has a healthy disdain for the Court - ANY politician would just add to it.

There are plenty of qualified JUDGES of all sexes, races, etc that we could put on the Court and also plenty of valuable positions Clinton could fill.

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Why...because she's not a judge? Earl Warren wasn't a judge when President Eisenhower named him to be Chief Justice...and I think we can all agree that Warren was one of the greatest Chief Justices in the history of the Supreme Court.

Hillary is perfectly qualified to be on the Court.

The "Is the constitution really the highest source of law" crowd.

Not that they are unqualified.

if for no other reason than the number of right winger that would just keel over and die if this is even suggested!

...isn't it typically a good idea to be a judge for a while before being appointed to be a judge on the supreme court of the land?

I've thought that if she's not destined to be President, she should be on the Supreme Court.

She would be on the Court for decades...and she would, indeed, be our voice on the Court for abortion, gay rights, constitutional issues, the environment. And I would love to see her tangle with the likes of Supreme Asshole Scalia. She would be more than a match for him.

I would be thrilled with a Supreme Court Justice Hillary Clinton.

at the mere thought of it.