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Pryderi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 09:03 PM
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Jonathan Turley For Supreme Court Justice.
Does anyone know might be on the short list for a position at the SC?
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 09:04 PM
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1. He'd have to stop sticking his mug on TV
Edited on Mon Jan-26-09 09:07 PM by bluestateguy
I'm not sure he wants to do that.

He loves the sound of his own voice.
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Pryderi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 09:05 PM
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2. hmmm....sounds like a liberal version of Scalia...is that bad?
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EraOfResponsibility Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 09:06 PM
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3. yeah he loves the sound of his own voice
clearly.

I mean, I agree with a lot of what he says, but he's pretentious. Did you see his hair? What is going on there? He's got fingerwaves.
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southerncrone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 02:18 PM
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30. Hey, lay off his hair. I have the same wavy hair...it's natural...can't do a thing with it.
No matter how hard you try, those waves stay put. After a while, you just quit fighting them.

Anyway, his hair has nothing to do with his abilities.
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tbyg52 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 09:07 PM
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6. Wow. What brought *that* on.....?
I like the sound of his voice, myself, as he's generally arguing for the Constitution.
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 09:09 PM
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7. What brought it on is the fact that I never forgave him for supporting Clinton's impeachment in '98
He shamelessly went on TV every frackin day, denouncing the Clintons and giving legitimacy to a process that never should have been authorized and never should have been waged.

I have a long memory.
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tbyg52 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 09:12 PM
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10. Ah. Thank you.
I wasn't paying as close attention then as I have been since late 2000.....
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Pryderi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 09:20 PM
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14. To me, that gives a non-partisan aura.
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Princess Turandot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 05:06 AM
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23. Ditto..
he beat the Clinton impeachment drum loud and long on any cable tv show that would have him. I'd never trust him for the USSC.
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chieftain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 12:11 PM
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26.  Me too. I'm with you.
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jhrobbins Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 09:11 PM
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9. I love the sound of it and , more importantly, the words he strings together.
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Pryderi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 09:19 PM
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13. He's a very articulate white man. Obama-like. :P
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 09:30 PM
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16. I love it, too, especially when he calls for Bush's prosecution. I have no problem with that.
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 09:06 PM
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4. Don't know, but if Turley is on a short list, that's awesome.
That's the kind of SJC nominee that would make me very happy.
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SharonRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 09:06 PM
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5. I believe there are several women at the top of the list
http://michiganmessenger.com/12161/granholm-mentioned-as-possible-scotus-nominee

"The three obvious candidates are Elena Kagan (SG), Sonia Sotomayor (CA2), and Diane Wood (CA7). The sleeper candidate is Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm."
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Unsane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 09:10 PM
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8. Not happening. His televised musings alone disqualify him.
He essentially would have to recuse himself for any case touching the issues he's discussed.
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hlthe2b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 09:16 PM
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11. He'd be an incredible pick, that's for sure..
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EraOfResponsibility Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 09:18 PM
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12. I'm getting sick and tired of him assuming that Obama won't prosecute war crimes
he doesn't know that and he needs to stop saying it.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 09:23 PM
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15. Naw. He's been basically repeating himself saying the same thing over and over again,
Meantime he is basically indicting Obama as though Obama doesn't need to first find his way around the maze that would be called the Former Bush WH. In otherwords, Turley wants action now, now, now....while what would be better is for the government to first gain an AG, and then for there to be some discovery, i.e., evidence digging in order to have a case to present.

Rome wasn't built in a day, but Turley doesn't seem to have a single clue that this is the case.
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glowing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 10:28 PM
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17. No. but I would hate for memories to be short and the economic disaster
to allow us to sweep another Bush as favorable in the history books.. FDR should have taken that family out the first time; let's hope Obama does so now. AND to me, if he doesn't do something about the past and continues some of the similar procedures, Obama is putting himself in jeopardy of Republicans coming after him.

One of the reasons that he needs to end the Iraq war is because it was a War of Aggression. The UN did not support us, but because we have a large military, they are unable to stop us. The reason he needs to get out and not pass go is because the entire Iraq War is a war crime.
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sohndrsmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 10:50 PM
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18. I don't know about that, but I LOVE what I just heard him say about
who should be investigated for torture/war crimes - he specifically named Bush, Cheney and those in charge immediately below them (the big names).

That's the most adroit, reasonable thing I've heard anyone say on the issue in a long time...

I hope this stuff doesn't just get ignored - Turley seems to know what the heck he's talking about.

If not SCJ, an adviser or adjunct/associate AG to work with/for Holder in some fashion... we need people who will say things like this who actually have the power of office to put such words into action... no?

Awesome...
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blue_onyx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-09 11:16 PM
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19. I'm not sure if he's on the list
but I think a woman will get the first open Supreme Court seat. I've heard Sonia Sotomayor's name mentioned the most for the position.
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FairSpanishLadies Donating Member (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 02:30 AM
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20. He's only famous for being completely mesmerized by Bill Clinton's zipper.
For those old enough to remember...Turley was hypnotised by the Clenis.

The Clenis was all Turley could talk about for months and months.
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avaistheone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 02:48 AM
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21. I would like to see Jonathan Turley for Supreme Court Justice.
I have enjoyed listening to his legal opinions.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 03:30 AM
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22. He doesn't stand a chance
he's a tv commentator. Reputedly on the short list are Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, Diane Woods. The first is the Dean of the the Harvard Law School, now SG, the other two are sitting Federal Appeals court judges.
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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 07:09 AM
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24. A constitutional attorney on the SCOTUS??? You jest!
:rofl:
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 07:57 AM
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25. This is just ridiculous. Turley stands zero chance of being nominated
and if by some miracle he were, he stands zero chance of being confirmed. And if you don't think Breyer is a constitutional scholar, think again.
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Pacifist Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 12:51 PM
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27. I hate to admit I had to google search to find out who he was. Intriguing results in images.
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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 12:51 PM
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28. What about Perry Mason?
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cascadiance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-09 01:11 PM
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29. Erwin Chemerinsky should be on this list! Consitutional Scholar and on our side!

Check out how some tried to push him out of Cal-Irvine for his "politics"...

http://articles.latimes.com/2007/sep/18/local/me-uci18

Given his reception there, I think he'd be ready to switch to SCOTUS if asked...
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