Presidents have appointed an average of .53 Justices per year of office since 1900

usregimechange

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Sat Jan-17-09 06:25 PM
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Presidents have appointed an average of .53 Justices per year of office since 1900

So if Obama serves two terms on average he should appoint 4 Justices. Lets just hope that Scalia and Thomas are among them.

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LiberalFighter

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Sat Jan-17-09 09:33 PM
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1. I expect he will appoint 6 in 8 years. 7 if we get lucky.

All but Roberts, Alito and Thomas should be gone in 8 years. Thomas might be gone if Scalia and he feels too outnumbered and views his value as useless in deciding court opinions.

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usregimechange

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Sun Jan-18-09 12:05 AM
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2. Hey, Taft had 6 in 4 years so that could very well happen but 4 would be the ave

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TTUBatfan2008

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Sun Jan-18-09 12:10 AM
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3. He might get 4 within his first term...

Stevens, Ginsberg, Kennedy, Souter, and Breyer are all getting up there in age. We can also hope geezer nutjob Scalia leaves in the next 4 years. If Obama is in office for 8 years, he might get as many as 6 appointments. That would be amazing.

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usregimechange

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Sun Jan-18-09 12:17 AM
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4. He needs to put up young judges, I was fond of Clinton's two choices, they could have been younger

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TTUBatfan2008

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Sun Jan-18-09 12:21 AM
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5. I agree...

Do what both Bushes did. Put people in there who will be around for decades.

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usregimechange

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Sun Jan-18-09 12:26 AM
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6. What is Roberts? 35?

Edited on Sun Jan-18-09 12:27 AM by usregimechange

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TTUBatfan2008

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Sun Jan-18-09 12:40 AM
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7. LOL...

Yeah, it feels that way. He'll probably be on the court for another 30 years. But I will say he seems more reasonable than Scalia.

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davidpdx

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Sun Jan-18-09 12:58 AM
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8. That would be nice

we need to swing the court back the other direction.

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