Posted on 02/04/2015 2:47:03 PM PST by SeekAndFind
President Barack Obama once mulled whether to make Hillary Clinton a Supreme Court justice, according to his top former adviser.
The Daily News reported Tuesday that former White House official David Axelrod said Obama considered offering Clinton the job after defeating her in the presidential primary six years ago. Axelrod made the claim in his new book, "Believer: My Forty Years in Politics."
The 2008 primary contest was highly charged and at times bitter. Now facing the general election as the Democratic nominee, Obama needed Clinton's supporters to rally behind his candidacy.
At the time, Obama was said to be considering Clinton as a potential vice president. However, that move risked undercutting his own campaign, which long argued Clinton wasn't the right fit for the White House. Some supporters urged Obama to offer Clinton a Supreme Court position instead.
"In exchange for this delicate dance, Obama ought to promise her whatever she wants, including if not especially the first shot at a Supreme Court seat. Shed be a great justice," Salon columnist Thomas Schaller wrote.
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It’s my understanding that there is no set number for the number of justices. I could be wrong, but I seem to recall that FDR threatened to pack the court if he didn’t get his way. They caved. And The dems controlled congress at the time so, he could have done it.
Getting Hillary passed the Senate... Well, good luck with that.
5.56mm
“Hmm, I suppose that one of the justices might have to retire first, but hey, rules dont mean much to this White House...”
Now that the GOP controls both Houses, yes. But, the Constitution is ambiguous on the number of Justices allowed on the Supreme Court. In fact, FDR attempted to pass legislation allowing up to an additional six, one for each justice over seventy and sux months. But, it didn’t pass.
I guess she wasn’t wise enough and Latina enough or could it be that she got fired from her job investigating Watergate because of her unethical and potentially criminal behavior?
I wish her address was in Myanmar!
Bubba was disbarred for 5 years. And could never practice in front of the Supreme Court.
If patriots continue their momentum from the last election and work to get 2/3 pro-Constitution majority control of the Senate in 2016, then patriots can light a fire under RINO-controlled Congress to start removing activist justices from the bench.
Note that if state lawmakers hadnt ratified the ill-conceived 17th Amendment, foolishly giving up the voices of state legislatures in Congress, that the Senate might already have a 2/3 Constitution-respecting majority at this time.
Many states now have added mandatory education to their registration agenda.
The “leaders” in the GOP would gladly confirm her.
As far as I can tell that picture is not of Chris Stevens.
What should scare one is President Hillary appointing Obama to the SCOTUS.
I just had a scary thought....
Hillary gets to be Pres., Ginsberg retires, Obama on the Supreme Court.
95% of USSC cases have nothing to do with rewriting the Constitution. They are mostly corporate law. And BORING.
Hillary! is not qualified and she is definitely not interested in working that hard.
"Hmm, I suppose that one of the justices might have to retire first, but hey, rules dont mean much to this White House..."
When discussing Hillary, "retirement" may have a more onerous meaning. Hope the existing Supremes have their insurance and security measures updated.
Because Biden is begging him to?
"Hmm, I suppose that one of the justices might have to retire first, but hey, rules dont mean much to this White House..."
When discussing Hillary, "retirement" may have a more onerous meaning. Hope the existing Supremes have their insurance and security measures updated.
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