“So you are saying that McCain’s picks would NOT be better than Obama’s or Hillary’s? Obama and Hillary will appoint left wing activists. McCain will not.”
I’ll bite. There will be little meaningful difference in the justices nominated by either of these anti-conservatives, and the justices actually confirmed under a McCain administration may well turn out to be worse. You forget that the Senate confirms all Supreme Court nominees. There would be significant political pressure put on GOP senators to confirm the selections of a GOP President. Regardless of how awful they might be.
There would be significant political pressure put on GOP senators to confirm the selections of a GOP President. Regardless of how awful they might be.
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As opposed to a straight party line vote for the liberal activists that Hillary or Obama would nominate. Republicans won’t control the Senate next term. There are only 12 or 13 Democratic Senate seats in play. 23 or some such for Republicans and only a few of those are safe. So the Dems will have the Senate and rubber stamp any Clinton nomination. A moderate like Kennedy or O’Connor is a lot better than a Ruth Bader Ginsberg. A LOT better and likely what a McCain will nominate. Those moderates might even be swung right when they reach the court and interact with Robertson, Alito, Scalia and Thomas. And these next Justices are likely to be on the court for 30, 40, and possibly even 50 years if a jurist in their early 40’s is nominated. It’s a critical difference.