Hillary Clinton: Supreme Court Justice

I know some of you have heard of this before--in the cable media or something. But I think that Hillary Clinton would make a marvelous addition to the US Supreme Court! She clearly has the brains for it, and she has a passion for justice...

but really she hasn't even been a lawyer for years, much less a judge.

And yet they go on to be fine attorneys.

Sorry, but I can't use that as any reason to not consider her for the SCOTUS.

...for Bill and her campaign staff?

but don't you have to have been a judge at some point?

I am astounded at the ignorance and naivety of people who suggest shit like this.

Or the three of them that still remain and the 2 that Chimpy replaced them with, for that matter.

Not merely ADD to it. Just because a politician of a Democrat's choosing would do Democratic bidding doesn't make it any better for the court itself that there are politicians sitting on that bench. That is antithetical to the very idea of separation of powers, checks and balances, and all that. Keep politicians out of the court. What we see now is a direct result of ignoring that wisdom.

Warren had no judicial experience whatsoever. Warren was a politician. And I think that worked out pretty well, don't you?

We've had politicians on the Court in the past.

It would be stupid to nominate someone with no judicial experience who hasn't even practiced law lately (in decades) to the supreme ct.

I'm sure she would actually be on the side of the issues that I would want her to be, but she has to interpret the law and thats something she probably hasn't done in years. Ask any lawyer or law student, it just doesn't make sense to nominate someone who doesn't even practice over competent and experienced judges.

As a future juris doctorate, I can tell you that whether what happened wrt Whitewater was illegal or not, her role was surely unethical.

She would NEVER pass through the nomination process.

Personally, I'd like to see Obama, the constitutional expert, on the court after his 8 years as president. Used to be that one's political career wasn't essentially over after holding the presidency, and if nothing else I think it's an idea worthy of consideration.

We already have a court packed with sadly delusional people and sure as hell don't need another.

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She couldn't wear pantsuits as a justice.

I would like a Supreme Court justice who not only understands the Constitution but also respects it. That isn't hillary. She would be a nightmare.

On the Court, she would be a reliable vote for legalized abortion, GLBT rights, individual rights. I'd love to hear her give and take with the likes of Scalia and Alito. She's relatively young...she could be on the Court for decades. She would be a moderate...dare I say...liberal voice on the Court. If Justice Stevens decided he wanted to step down from the Court after Obama is inaugurated, I can't think of a more worthy choice than Hillary. Plus, I think she would have a relatively easy confirmation by the Senate...she is one of their own, after all.

then she doesn't go away. And go away is all I want her to do.

Given the fluid logic and arguments that it's wrong to disenfranchise two States, and only after she needed them, but it's at the same time fine to override the will of all 50 States through the Supers and the pledged delegates directly resulting from our votes can defect at will as well, I see the passion but not the justice.

A passion for justice? Not that I've seen. She's skilled and knows her way around DC so could certainly be useful somewhere, perhaps in health care reform, but I don't want her anywhere near a job she can't be fired from if she behaves badly and she hasn't shown the judgment or urge for fairness in this campaign which that job requires.

No graft available though.