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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-21-08 03:54 PM
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Obama on Supreme Court Appointments
Maybe we need a reminder of the differences between a potential President Obama and a potential President McCain.

We need a President who appoints justices using the EXACT criteria Obama outlined last year.

Obama on Supreme Court appointments:

"We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to be a young teenage mom.

The empathy to understand what it's like to be poor, or African-American, or gay, or disabled, or old. And that's the criteria by which I'm going to be selecting my judges."


http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/07/17/274143.aspx
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-21-08 03:56 PM
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1. k and r
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Danger Mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-21-08 04:00 PM
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2. Damn, if he uses those standards...we'll be in good stead.
Too bad those fuckers Thomas, Scalia, Roberts, and Alito are all so young.
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anonymous171 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-21-08 04:06 PM
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3. They should also be really, really young.
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crimsonblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-21-08 07:06 PM
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15. how about 30?
Get some fresh eyed, idealistic kids out of Harvard or something to do it.
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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-21-08 04:07 PM
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4. Wow - he's talking about someone who knows what our Constitution is about!
:woohoo:
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Hope And Change Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-21-08 04:20 PM
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5. K & R!
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thewiseguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-21-08 04:25 PM
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6. and thats why we should do everything that we can to get him elected.
Its all about the supreme court.
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gblady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-21-08 04:28 PM
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7. that's so true
we simply have to keep our eye on the prize...
there's way too much at stake to lose focus and the big picture now.
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-21-08 04:31 PM
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8. He taught Constitutional Law. And he's right about the empathy thing. Here's a suggestion.
Would be great to see somebody like former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer on the Court. He's also a former Michigan Supreme Court justice, first African-American president of the American Bar Association, and a terrific, honest and decent guy. Unfortunately, he's also 66. But that's the KIND of person Obama should appoint.

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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-21-08 04:33 PM
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9. Yep, they need to be in their 40's
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-21-08 04:36 PM
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10. So very true. nt
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cascadiance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-21-08 05:28 PM
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11. I want someone who will also restore the contsitution with regards to "corporate personhood"
Edited on Sat Jun-21-08 05:30 PM by calipendence
... and "corporate free speech". Meaning that these "activist" decisions would be overturned!

To me, these are just as important as Roe v. Wade and other big decisions, and getting rid of them will pave the way for us to elect better reps later to ensure that we put protections for Roe V. Wade and don't just rely on the current mix of judges to protect it.

I think someone like Erwin Chemerinsky would fit this pretty well, who is one of THE experts on constitutional law!
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sellitman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-21-08 05:35 PM
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12. Supreme Court Judge John Edwards.
Imagine
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-21-08 06:08 PM
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14. It's Justice. He would be fine, though.
I think he would be an excellent choice, and still young enough.
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Unsane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-21-08 07:11 PM
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16. lol
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sellitman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-22-08 07:56 AM
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17. What do you find funny about that?
Or are you just getting your post count up?

Pizza for lunch?
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phrigndumass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-21-08 06:06 PM
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13. Who is this Obama character you guys speak of?
The more I hear about him, the more I like him. Was he in a Britney Spears video?

He didn't just hit it on the nose, he punched it on the nose, broke the nose, and caused a blood gusher from both nostrils.

:applause: He gets it!
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samsingh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-22-08 11:57 AM
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18. kick - repugs have no empath, only selfishness.
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