Republican Candidates Set Target on Supreme Court

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Why libs must vote in 2016


National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court emerged as a point of sharp contention during the Republican presidential debates Wednesday night, with Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. taking criticism for twice preserving the Obama administration’s health care law.

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But conservative groups in recent weeks have clamored for more discussion of the future composition of the court. The Judicial Crisis Network urged in a new television ad: “The next president could appoint a new [court] majority to last a generation. Demand justices with a proven record of upholding the Constitution. We can't afford more surprises.”

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Cruz said that if President George H.W. Bush had appointed Judge Edith Jones of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to the Supreme Court instead of David Souter in 1990, and President George W. Bush had named former Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig instead of Roberts in 2005, the Affordable Care Act would have been struck down three years ago, and traditional state marriage laws would be intact.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush defended Roberts to a degree, stating he had made “some good decisions for sure.” But he agreed that the next Republican president needs to be more certain than in the past that his or her Supreme Court nominees have “proven experience” and a record as a conservative who will not legislate from the bench.

Bush called the appointment of a Supreme Court justice “perhaps the most important” decision the next president will make. (emphasis added)

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Huckabee ...added: “If the court can just make a decision and we just all surrender to it, we have what Jefferson said was ‘judicial tyranny.’”

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Graham also underscored the importance of the high court as an election issue. “We have to win this election. The court’s at stake. It is the most important reason for us to turn out, to make sure we don't lose the judiciary for decades to come.”

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1. What are the chances Obama gets another 1 or 2 picks?

And if there are openings, what are the chances republicans approve ANYONE he nominates?

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2. Definitely, and why this election is so important. What is also concerning are local elections for

judges. It's often very difficult to learn what a judge is about that is running for office. And what happens, if the religious wacko element and RW'ers organize and vote in block for a RW judge, who then gets into office. Whereas many people find it too difficult to research judges running for office, so well might even skip voting for any judges. The local elections are soooooo very important, especially for judges where they take office via a vote.