An Issue of Supreme Importance for 2016

The American Spectator ^ | April 15, 2015 | Allen Mendenhall

[Cincinatus' Wife]

"...................The Senate Judiciary Committee, which conducts hearings on presidential nominees to the High Court, currently consists of 11 Republicans and 9 Democrats. Republicans hold a 54-member majority in the Senate, the governing body that confirms presidential nominees to the Court. If these numbers remain unchanged or only slightly changed under a Republican president, that president would have wide latitude to nominate candidates who have tested and principled commitments to conservatism.

Let’s say the presidential election favored a Democrat. A Democratic president could simply replace the departing Justice Ginsburg or Justice Breyer with a jurist in their mold, in effect filling a liberal seat with another liberal. If a Democratic president were up against a Republican Senate, however, his or her nominees would have to appear less liberal than Justice Ginsburg to ensure their confirmation.

Replacing Justice Scalia, arguably the most conservative justice on the Court, with a liberal would be transformative. Although depicted as an unpredictable moderate, Justice Kennedy was nominated by a Republican and more often than not votes with the right wing of the Court. Replacing him with a liberal justice would be a victory for the left. It is possible for the left wing of the Court to gain a 6-3 majority if a Democrat succeeds President Obama.

It’s not inconceivable that in the time he last left, President Obama could name at least one successor to the Court. Barring some unforeseen illness or act of God, however, that is unlikely to happen this late in his presidency. Justice Ginsburg insists on remaining on the Court, and Justice Breyer still has some healthy, productive years ahead of him............."

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The Left knows they're in big trouble. They have little to choose from for federal office. They have a broken political machine - they aren't generating a new generation of liberals from local and state government.

So what will help them through this spell?

How about a Justice Elizabeth Warren (too old at 66?).

Maybe a Justice Joaquín Castro (40 years-old). [Has twin Julian Castro - also a lawyer]. Both are Stanford and Harvard graduates.

"......[Their] mother [Maria "Rosie" Castro] was a Chicana political activist who helped establish the Chicano political party La Raza Unida......Castro once stated, "My mother is probably the biggest reason that my brother and I are in public service. Growing up, she would take us to a lot of rallies and organizational meetings and other things that are very boring for an 8-, 9-, 10-year-old"...."

[Cincinatus' Wife]

That’s Rosie Castro - lower right in poster above.

[cynwoody]

As you learned in school, if you are over certain age, there are three branches to the American government: the legislative, the executive, and Anthony Kennedy.