I would hope Republicans would filibuster Larry Tribe! The author actually was hopeful of being nominated at one time.
Talk about divisive! His tone in this article is evenly measured given his deep-seated ideological leanings.
Oldplayer
The fact that Tribe has been a player in the politicization of the Supreme Court in recent decades — and yet offers such a totally flawed analysis of today’s political scene — reinforces my belief that “legal scholars” are among the most marginal, overrated people you’ll meet these days.
Tribe didn’t write the article, but he’s 72 and no one would consider appointing him or anyone else at that age. The idea is to find someone 50ish who will (hopefully) be around a long, long time.
Tribe, while liberal, has contributed a single positive thing to American jurisprudence.
He made the academic case for the 2nd Amendment being an individual right, which made it hard for the left to marginalize judges and scholars who take that view.
His influence on Justice Kennedy is widely known, and we sure needed his vote in Heller and McDonald.
That’s about all I will say about the guy.