Supreme Court Short LIst

Manhattan Institute Center for Legal Policy ^ | July 1, 2005 | Jonathan B. Wilson

[JBW]

Justice O'Connor is retiring. Speculation on her replacement began long ago.

[CWW]

Check this list --

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/scotus/shortlist.html

[TheForceOfOne]

Janice Rogers Brown is acceptable in my opinion.

[griswold3]

I second the nomination. All in favor say , "Aye!"

[kitkat]

As I said, I agree with your general premise because we seem to have elected officials who couldn't keep their own checking accounts balanced, must less their budgets. Oh...wait...they can probably do that when it's their own money, but the taxpayers' money is FREEEEEEEEE to spend.

But I do think we need a strict Constructionist on the S.J. as well as someone who doesn't believe the taxpayers should be bled.

By the way, I enjoy your posts.

[JBW]

You're right about Janice Rogers Brown. I covered her nomination on my blog at www.jonathanbwilson.com.

Check out her profile in my supreme court short list database at www.jonathanbwilson.com/shortlist.html.

[Ciexyz]

The next appointment should be a woman. Since a woman is leaving, Bush should name another woman to the "woman's seat". That's my opinion, and I'm stickin' to it.

[JBW]

I'm familiar with the RCP list. I link to it from my own database at www.jonathanbwilson.com/shortlist.html

[Alberta's Child]

By the way, I enjoy your posts.

Thanks! :-)

[hosepipe]

[ Nominate Teddy Kennedy, force him through a grueling nomination process where his entire life is put under the microscope, let the 'pubbies filibuster sending the nomination for a full vote then have "W" withdraw the nomination. ]

Delicious idea.. pull the freepin rug out from under them...
AND then laugh at them..

But thats assuming Count Von Bushula and the Bushbats are Not "Unite'ers and NOT Divide'ers".. they are you know.. Any animosity to democrats is purely stagecraft..

[untenured]

An engineer is someone who designs elaborate but clever solutions to a problem within specified fiscal constraints.

I guess my belief is that we don't really know what the constraints are. Human society is far too complex to think about in those terms. The best we can do is largely to leave people to resolve their conflicts peacefully themslves, free from designs by zoning boards, Departments of Education, and "fiscal constraints" that are far too big to begin with.

If your sense of an engineer is someone who knows how to live within his means then it's hard to quarrel with you. But there's a reason that "social engineering" is such a term of derision. :)

In Re: David Souter's House.

[BigEdLB]

You mean there are other than me who thought of Kozinski...

Allright!

[Alberta's Child]

When I used the term "fiscal constraints" I was referring to doing things in a cost-effective manner. If you have a highway with a congestion problem, it makes no sense for me to come up with a $300 million solution if the state/county/municipality only has $100 million to work with.

[Purple GOPer]

I have seen Edith Jones as a name on the short list, but will GW be able to nominate two Texans in a row?

[Kuksool]

Roy Moore may not be qualified for the US Supreme Court, but I think another Moore would do nicely - former MS Attorney General Michael Moore.

We have much to gain by such a nomination. Bush can claim how bi-partisan he is. Social conservatvies get a pro-life, anti-gay adoption nominee. Gov Haley gets to avoid facing a 1st tier opponent in 2007. Plus, the Dem Senators will risk alienating moderate voters by filibustering a bi-partisan nominee.