Oh really - please direct us to your source of esteemed knowledge in these regards
Posting will be light as I am conducting some pretaped interviews and collecting opinions by Judge Clement. I am cheered by her vote in the Cave Bug case and assured by those who know her record well that she is a solid conservative and not a Souter.
Hugh will be an excellent source of review as he's clearly tied in to the best legal minds in this country (including himself!)
My brain.
If anyone at this site has as much knowledge as I do about judges and their different philosophies, I'd be surprised.
Yeah, see that's the problem, now isn't it? No one, on either side of the question, can point to definitive evidence of Judge Clement's judicial philosophy or her theory of jurisprudence.
And past history indicates quite strongly that those candidates who do not possess a proven track record of an originalist jurisprudence do not develop one after lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. You either bring one with you (Thomas and Scalia) or you "grow in office" to the delight of the liberal establishment.
Them's just the facts, jack. Sad, but true.
Now, Clement could break the mold. Or she could have a track record I'm not familiar with that paints her as an Originalist. But the concern some have is legit, even if it's expressed in a less than articulate way.