Freepers scared Kerry could name 4 Supreme Court justices!

[gauguin57]

Hahahahahahahahahahaha!

We've been mocked for years for being scared of what the Repugs would do with open seats on the court. How's it feeeeel, pubbies?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1176571/posts

[Renew Deal]

1. I think it's possible too.

That's why this election is HUGE and they know it.

[aden_nak]

2. Which four?

[trotsky]

7. Guessing: Rehnquist, O'Connor, Stevens, and Ginsburg

eom

[Q3JR4]

8. I think it would be...

O'Connor, Stevens, Rhenquist, and one other that I am unsure of at the moment. :)

[Lex]

17. I'd say

Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, and Scalia (Scalia's not exactly a spring chicken).

None of them are spring chickens, if you look at their ages.

For instance, Clarence Thomas is the same age as a beloved African American professor I had who dropped dead of a heart attack without warning.

Here's their biographies with dates of birth:
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/biographiescurrent.pdf

[DieboldMustDie]

31. Scalia is only 68...

and Supreme Court Justices seem to have very long life expectancies. Then again he is something of a pudge ball, so maybe we'll get lucky. :evilgrin:

[BlueEyedSon]

3. Good. Hope He appoints Lesbians and ex-Black Panthers.

:) :) :)

[RoyGBiv]

10. LOL!!!!!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

:yourock:

[fishwax]

11. Hear, Hear!

:D

[Renew Deal]

28. lol

Maybe some atheists and transexuals. But if you really want to piss them off, put on an Atheist transexual. It would be worth it to watch their heads explode.

[emulatorloo]

34. Or he could go with Hillary, Jane Fonda, and Whoopi

I hear she is out of work now.

[Yogi]

4. maybe their is justice after all.

n/t

[Yogi]

5. maybe their is justice after all.

n/t

[Worst Username Ever]

6. GOP senate is spineless? Nice!

"Why do you think that a President Kerry would have any more success in breaking Senate filibusters than President Bush does?"

"Because the GOP senate is spineless and will rollover like little puppies after the first signs of criticism comes from the NY Slimes and CNN. They (the GOP) just have to be called racist or anti-female just once and Kerry will get whomever he wants on the bench in a New York minute."

They are turning in on their own.

[RoyGBiv]

9. Chief Justice

Kerry will most likely get to choose a new Chief Justice, and I deeply hope he chooses wisely. The Court needs a strong personality with a more progressive mind to lead it.

[Jim__]

12. I'm scared bush could - n/t

[Zorra]

13. Kerry selecting 4 Supreme Court justices would be one of the best

things that could ever happen to our country.

[22181]

14. Oh it's a MUST Read! They're terrified of Hillary!!! :-)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1070226/posts

"If a Democrat wins, I predict that Hillary Rodham Clinton will be nominated to be next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and it will be nearly impossible to stop her confirmation in the Senate - even if Republicans control the chamber.

A Google search shows that there has been virtually no discussion of the dangers of a Chief Justice Hillary Clinton. This thread is intended to raise awareness of the issue - and to urge Conservatives to reject foolish theories that we would be better off with a Democratic president."

[alarimer]

16. I thought

she was supposed to be running for President??? She can't do both; these peole need to make up their minds LOL.

[22181]

19. No, they make the point that if a Dem wins in 2004...

Their perception of the 2008 timeline is blown. Really, go read the article and the responses. It's heartwarming to see them in such a froth...

[OldCurmudgeon]

24. oh, no not Hillary....BILL!

He's available, he'd be a great CJ.

[dumpster_baby]

32. Bill clinton is a conservative; we need LIBERAL justices on the SC

Almost anyone would be better than Clinton. In case you hadn't noticed, the Clinton administration set up this whole "free" trade scam back in the 90s, and we now are reaping the bitter harvest of Clinton's deeds.

How about Nader? No, he is too old.

[POed_Ex_Repub]

40. Why choose? BOTH Bill and Hilary!

I wonder if Canada would be prepared for all the Neo-cons crossing the border. hmm...

[meow2u3]

26. Kerry may well nominate the Big Dog

[Pachamama]

15. WHOEVER IS THE NEXT PRESIDENT WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY

....to appoint atleast 2-3, possibly 4 justices. Even one will alter votes such as Roe v. Wade and other important laws and judicial decisions, so this election is about saving the last of the "Checks and Balances" on our Constitution and of the other Branches of Gov't.

If Bu$h/FUCheney are running this country for another 4 years, the United States of America will fall. If Kerry/Edwards win, we have a chance of saving it. Doesn't get much more simplified than that. For this one single reason listed in my Subject line, the point of this thread, is that EVERYONE who cares about this country and our Constitution needs to vote for that reason alone.

[Lex]

20. I agree. This election is about more than Kerry/Edwards

because of the damage that can be done to our country by fundies and rightwingers getting a stronghold over every Supreme Court decision coming up--another 4 years of Bush would assure that.

[Pachamama]

25. I forgot to add any and ALL District, Federal Appellate Court Judges too

Whoever is the next President will be responsible for appointing key judges with lifetime seats to courts that will decide important decisions as well...

[Warren DeMontague]

27. Yes: (Attention Nader Goobers, This Means YOU)

4 Justices appointed by Bush- you can kiss goodbye to not only Roe v. Wade, but also Griswold v. Connecticut... Which means any "right to privacy" established in that ruling that said married people (gasp!) have the right to use birth control would be gone.. a long-time wet dream of the religious right. Also, you can wave goodbye to any sort of environmental protection, at all.. We will spend the last, increasingly overheated years of our lives in a country that is, essentially, one giant parking lot in between intermittent starbucks and wal-marts. Freedom? Hell, corporations will be free to do whatever they want.. you, citizen, better watch your ass. That's about all you'll be able to watch, because your right to watch, read, write, and say what you want will be severely curtailed for "security" reasons, not to mention good old fashioned puritan censorship from the likes of Pat Robertson and James Dobson. The rest of the bill of rights will be rendered completely null and void (as opposed to just effectively null and void, as it is today) with the notable exception of the second amendment, of course.

Nader people should think very carefully about the long (several decades hence) term implications of screwing up another election.

[Pachamama]

39. Thanks....I wish every "Nader Voter" would consider this....

I still can't even imagine what anyone voting for Nader this time would be thinking....and I can say that since I voted for Nader in 2000....although be it in CA, which I felt was safe, but my Mom was in Florida and voted for Nader and can't forgive herself....not this time....

[Bake]

18. Fat Tony Scalia might quit

If he sees there's no chance for him to become the Chief. Go private and make zillions. I have actually heard it rumored by Court-watchers, that Scalia is less than ecstatic with things there.

Ginsburg and Stevens already lean left; O'Connor has been remarkably centrist but could be replaced -- possibly -- with a liberal; replacing Rehnquist with a trained monkey would be an improvement. So we'd see a net pickup of two justices. Three, if the rumors about Fat Tony are correct.

Bake

[Ernesto]

21. Thanks for the reminder

This is a HUGE issue!

[tedoll78]

22. I've been screaming this for years..

At this point, the average time served on the Supreme Court bench is a bit over 17 years. So we'd not only in effect be voting for president; assuming that the winner in November gets at least 2 appointments, we're voting for those 34 years of decision-making also.

Even if you don't like Kerry, you have to consider this piece of the puzzle. Imagine gaining control of Congress back from the GOP.. only to have our lovely liberal legislation knocked-down by a Scalia court. If Bush were to pick wisely, he could have a grip on the court for the next 25 years..

[Joanne98]

23. Kerry could appoint Godless communists

and ruin their plans for a theocracy where only the haves and the have more eat. That would be just awful. (sarcasm off)

[OK_DemX2]

29. Next President will also likely choose new CJ....

which will influence the court for years to come.....

Kennedy has been a recent RW monkey in hopes that he would get job, but with the election fiasco, O'Conner and Rehnquist didn't want to quit and have that as a legacy, so Kennedy got punked (I think the monkey would have picked 'Tony personnally imo). Also, if there is a repeat election fiasco, does the SC, which has endured a searing credibility problem because of the last one, do they wade into the shit again, or this time, stay above the fray to salvage what remaining reputation they have???

Unfortunately, the GOP stopped many Clinton Federal appointments, and Bush has packed several idealogues into the lower courts, but if the SC is tilted back to the left, the damage could be mitigated.

[newyawker99]

37. Hi OK_DemX2!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[MrSlayer]

30. It's amazing how they say the same things we say.

Just swap D for R and it's the same thing.

"The Dems walk in lockstep and the Pubs are spineless."
"The country will never be the same"
"The Constitution will be destroyed"
"The Repub reps bend over for the Dems"

Quite amusing. It's nice to see them panic.

[LTR]

33. Irony alert here!

I suspect that Christians will become a persecuted minority in this country. The debates we may have in our courts, will not be on Bible reading in schools, but on whether teaching Das Kapital will be required in schools.
Christians will be demanding the separation of Marx and state. I wonder what position Barry Lynn of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State will be, during that debate.

Possible court rulings of a Kerry Court. Gay marriage will be made legal in all states, using the 1967 Loving v. Virginia as a precedent, as Andrew Sullivan has so often argued. Prostitution will be legalized in all 50 states, in the name of "privacy". State laws restricting abortion will be declared null and void. America may also follow the British example, and make 16 the age of consent for sexual intercourse for all states. The right to gun ownership will be restricted in all states, following the British and Australian models.

What ever happened to this 'small government' philosopy that conservatives used to scream about?

Better yet, what is their definition of 'small government'?

[Tight_rope]

35. God...how I pray for equilibrium in the Justice System!

[library_max]

36. They could probably only name one or two themselves.

"Uh . . . Wapner?"

[DaveSZ]

38. Don't Cheneying celebrate yet

Kerry still needs to actually win, and have a Senate that will confirm his nominees.