Such good news.
Posted on 04/12/2010 4:42:51 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Cornyn: Openly gay SCOTUS nominee might be acceptable By J. Taylor Rushing - 04/12/10 06:59 PM ET
An openly gay nominee to the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court might be acceptable, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said Monday.
Cornyn, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on President Barack Obama to make a measured choice in filling the pending Supreme Court vacancy, hesitating slightly when asked if he would support an openly gay nominee.
Cornyn, a former Texas Supreme Court justice, was initially reluctant when asked if he would support an openly gay nominee — as Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the Judiciary Committee's ranking Republican, said last year he might.
"I'd have to think about that," he said. "As long as it doesn't interfere with their job, it's not a particular issue."
Otherwise, Cornyn said Obama's nominee to replace Justice John Paul Stevens should be "somebody who is obviously qualified by virtue of their experience and with the right kind of judicial temperament."
"By that I mean somebody who is satisfied with being an umpire and doesn't want to be a player," Cornyn said, referring to a common criticism that some Senate Republicans used last year against Justice Sonia Sotomayor during her confirmation process."
Asked if he had any litmus tests for the nominee such as abortion rights or gun rights, Cornyn said no and that he wanted to wait to see who Obama chooses.
"The one litmus test I have is, 'No ideologues,' " he said.
Well we already had Souter and now Sotamayer, so whats another queer on the court...
Only a complete idiot would say that he would never consent to an openly gay nominee. You’ve got to hit these people on their ideology, or you lose. It’s as simple as that.
Why is this man in the Senate?
Why just gay? Why not be naked under the robe and bring a vibrator into the court and this superhomojustice can pleasure himself vs. actually interpret the law. This is what is becoming “normal” in this country, folks.
Because he is a spineless weasel?
Such good news.
What’s the point of having no litmus tests? In that case, why vote at all?
Maybe. Good luck finding one who believes in the constitution.
What a knothead...Cornyn.
Send him back to the mesquite thicket.
That’s IT, Cornyn has to go
Very true.
I could support an openly homosexual conservative on the court, as long as they were a true ‘originalist’, which would be a very rare find I must say. lol
Why not ... It could lead to some really interesting SC tickle fights.
So we get a dodomayor and a openly gay cruising the court for ...
And what about their judicial temperance? Will everything be judged on it’s gayness form now on?
All Obama wants is his freak show to vote his way ... Not follow the Constitution.
New SC choosing rules, red, green, blue, pink, purple, let’s just color code the SC.
We could dress them like Canada's Supreme Court.
Then they'd be able to pick up some extra money around the holidays.
Is that a rolled Constitution in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?
Good grief - the future keeps looking bleaker with these pols on our team.
Obama’s going to nominate Barney Frank for the Supreme Court?
“Openly gay SCOTUS nominee might be acceptable”
Not no, BUT HELL NO!!!!
“Asked if he had any litmus tests...”
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WHO was doing all the “asking” that is part of the subject of this column?
These questions are landmines.
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