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A Win by McCain Could Push a Split Court to Right
Washington Post ^ | JUne 29,2008 | Robert Barnes

Posted on 06/29/2008 4:07:14 AM PDT by NoLibZone

A Win by McCain Could Push a Split Court to Right

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News
KEYWORDS: 2008; issues; judicialnominees; judiciary; mccain; mcjudges; scotus; supremecourt
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1 posted on 06/29/2008 4:07:14 AM PDT by NoLibZone
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To: NoLibZone

This is the line they’ll use to keep the Clinton females in the Democratic camp. The fact is that the court will only move to the righ as much as the Democratic Senate will allow. They still have to confirm.


2 posted on 06/29/2008 4:08:57 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: NoLibZone

A win by Obama will push the Supreme Court to the left...but of course, that doesn’t bother the Washington Post.


3 posted on 06/29/2008 4:09:08 AM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: NoLibZone

Well DUH!


4 posted on 06/29/2008 4:09:12 AM PDT by Ken522
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To: NoLibZone

Indeed.


5 posted on 06/29/2008 4:09:55 AM PDT by big'ol_freeper ("Preach the Gospel always, and when necessary use words". ~ St. Francis of Assisi)
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To: NoLibZone
I wouldn't be too sure of that considering McCain voted to confirm Justices Souter, Breyer and Ginsburg.
6 posted on 06/29/2008 4:12:43 AM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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To: NoLibZone

If the Congress cared about America and had a spine
(two very very unlikely events), a series of impeachments
would move the Supreme court to the right.


7 posted on 06/29/2008 4:14:14 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: kittymyrib

The justices considered most likely to retire are Stevens and Ginsburg, how much further left can he go?


8 posted on 06/29/2008 4:15:27 AM PDT by Nova442 ("Cry Havoc and let slip the Dogs of War.")
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Actually a McCain win will keep the Court less left than under Obama. Anyone thinking McCain will appoint conservative justioes needs some major drug rehab. McCain justices will be big govt, pro-illegal/anti-American, and very pro-free trade/Commie China


9 posted on 06/29/2008 4:17:07 AM PDT by UCFRoadWarrior (John McCain's three favorite words: Made In China)
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To: NoLibZone

Well, lets see:

Gerald Ford gave us John Paul Stevens,
Ronald Reagan gave us Anthony Kennedy,
and ...
GHW Bush gave us David Souter.

The Washington Post argument doesn’t hold water - you never know what a Republican President will do.


10 posted on 06/29/2008 4:19:19 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but DemocRATs believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
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To: UCFRoadWarrior

Spot on! I think I read that one of McCain’s advisors is former NH Senator Warren Rudman. Rudman was instrumental in misinforming Bush 1 when he nominated David Souter for the USSC.


11 posted on 06/29/2008 4:22:37 AM PDT by Comparative Advantage
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What type of Senate did each of them have to work with when making these picks? Also look at what happened to Robert Bork when he was nominated.


12 posted on 06/29/2008 4:25:55 AM PDT by misterrob (Obama-Does America Need Another Jimmy Carter?)
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To: UCFRoadWarrior
McCain justices will be big govt, pro-illegal/anti-American, and very pro-free trade/Commie China

Thank you for the first statement I've seen about the "Reality" of what type of judge(s) McCain will most likely appoint!

This is one of the most absurd reasons I've seen any of you LOTE's use to justify voting for this rino because of his potential SC picks being right of what Obama's picks would be, when they'll most likely resemble Souter's or Kennedy's.

13 posted on 06/29/2008 4:27:22 AM PDT by sirchtruth (Vote Conservative Repuplican!!)
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To: Comparative Advantage

If only there was a reward in Congress for SAVING AMERICA,
rather than the usual financial kickbacks for “selling it out”.


14 posted on 06/29/2008 4:27:58 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: NoLibZone

How, if the next U.S. Senate is still a majority of both Democrats and “RINO” Republicans? The U.S. Senate truly needs a majority of actual conservative U.S. Senators, if any conservative judges are actually going to be successfully appointed to any and all future vacancies.


15 posted on 06/29/2008 4:28:50 AM PDT by johnthebaptistmoore (Vote for conservatives AT ALL POLITICAL LEVELS! Encourage all others to do the same on November 4!)
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To: NoLibZone

This is why that it is imperative that John McCain become the next president. If Obama picks the next SC judges, this country is doomed.


16 posted on 06/29/2008 4:30:39 AM PDT by robert david (John McCain = America's last hope)
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To: kittymyrib

That was my first thought! (and this is my first post!)


17 posted on 06/29/2008 4:30:44 AM PDT by compound w
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To: OrioleFan

Great post!


18 posted on 06/29/2008 4:33:09 AM PDT by Aussiebabe
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To: Comparative Advantage
Spot on! I think I read that one of McCain’s advisors is former NH Senator Warren Rudman. Rudman was instrumental in misinforming Bush 1 when he nominated David Souter for the USSC.

I thought Fred Thompson was going to be one of McCain's SCOTUS advisors? He helped Roberts and Alito get on board IIRC.

One thing is for sure, if McCain is elected and Ginsberg and Stevens bail, and McCain nominates and wins on two conservatives, that alone may be worth all the other idiocy we are likely to get from Maverick....maybe...

19 posted on 06/29/2008 4:33:11 AM PDT by HerrBlucher (Obama is a Fascist insect who preys upon the lives of the FReeple. Who knew?)
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To: NoLibZone

McChurian is our best chance given the givens . . .

however, that chance is . . . somewhat equivalent to a candle’s chance in a hurricane.

He will help insure that yet another dyed-in-the-wool globalist or 3 are firmly entrenched in the Court.

The JUDGE we need to be playing to & pleading to as a country is FAR above the whole lot of the DC nest of globalist/socialist/Marxist traitors . . . FAR, FAR ABOVE the whole planet.


20 posted on 06/29/2008 4:35:32 AM PDT by Quix (WE HAVE THE OIL NOW http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3340274697167011147)
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