John Edwards would be awesome on the Supreme Court

[tokenlib]

Forget all this Attorney General talk...

Nominate a trial lawyer and watch the excitement. Especially if we have control of congress. Rush Limbaugh would foam at the mouth...
Scalia's head would surely explode---that would be the ultimate to see that corporatist weasel put in his place.. Corporate personhood would be damned--as it deserves to be, it would be time to rumble..

Honestly, he is young enough where he'd be there a very long time. Because he was in the Senate..confirmation would be easier.

Maybe it is his destiny....something we could all agree on.

[MadMaddie]

1. This would be the perfect role for him.

He would be awesome.

[undeterred]

2. Obama would be too.

Not that I don't want him to be president.

[sellitman]

3. Then all these disgruntled Hillary voters would have to vote Obama.

How could they not?

[patrice]

6. I don't understand.

What is their loyalty to him?

Hillary Clinton's name has been floated for SCOTUS too.

[sellitman]

13. If Obama promises to nominate Edwards then..

How could any Dem not vote for Obama?

[Spider Jerusalem]

4. Edwards would be excellent on the Court...

but...as AG in a Democratic administration, he'd be able to do more re corporate corruption with more immediate effect, and he's probably the best person for the job among the potential candidates.

[PFunk]

5. I would like to see him as AG instead and sic him on the corps that have been f'ing us over.

That would make for some interresting TV.

[walldude]

10. Exactly... while I think he would make a great Justice

we need him in the trenches. Scotus will be fine after a few years nailing neo-con criminals to the wall.

[Unbowed]

7. He'd be the perfect balance after Bush's conservative appointments.

Would he want this though?

[bilgewaterbill]

14. More likely he'd want AG and the prosecutorial power.

[Unbowed]

18. Should be interresting to see who he puts in the various positions.

It was good to hear that he regularly talks with Al Gore. And Senator Kerry is also a great asset to him. That shows how smart Obama is. I'd love to see Gore endorse Obama the same way Kerry did. At least they are talking. One thing is certain, Obama will surround himself with the best and brightest.

[Unsane]

8. He would be the least qualified candidate ever

[damonm]

20. More so than Clarence Thomas?

You GOTTA be kidding me...:wow:

[Unsane]

33. Yep. Thomas had served previously on the D.C. Circuit, and

had experience as a government lawyer with the EEOC. He wasn't supremely experienced or anything, but he had served as a federal judge before. Edwards has been a personal injury lawyer his whole life, hardly the experience needed to sit on the SCOTUS and decide consitutional questions.

[Muttocracy]

9. I like AG first, then SC - he's young, time for both! nt

[southerncrone]

11. I agree, Joe. He should be BOTH!

Why settle? He could do the big clean up job we desperately need done immediately. Then put him on the court to keep 'em in check!

Democracy can reign again! :patriot:

[anonymous171]

12. NO! AG is the best place for him if he can't be president.

[gauguin57]

15. How about John AND Elizabeth Edwards?! The first married Supremes!!!

Impossible scenario, but a girl can dream.

[benny05]

16. Actually, I would prefer he do something else

and have Elizabeth Edwards be on SCOTUS.

[cliffordu]

17. That's the best Idea I have heard in years. YES!!!!

:bounce:

[Vinca]

19. He'd be great on the Supreme Court, but I'd love to seem him as AG.

Maybe we'd finally get some justice re Bush, Cheney, et al.

[dansolo]

21. I want a jurist, not a politician, on the bench.

Heck, I would rather see Patrick Fitzgerald as Attorney General before John Edwards.

[Divine Discontent]

22. #5 for strong support

either that role, or AG - that's the least he deserves to hold a title of.

[democrattotheend]

23. I like that idea

Hadn't thought of it, but it would be a great role for him, if he'd take it. He might prefer AG because that offers a possible path to the presidency in the future.

[OzarkDem]

24. Even better as Poverty Czar

He would be wasted in the Supreme Court. There are plenty of other Dem judges who can handle that job....

[tritsofme]

25. I like him better as a hedge fund manager.

Maybe he can learn him some more about poverty.

Keep him out of my government.

Thanks.

[Inspired]

28. Your sig line states you support Clinton.

You do know that Chelsea works for a hedge fund, don't you?

[tritsofme]

29. I'm sure she's not there to learn about poverty.

I don't care that he worked at a hedge fund, it was his phony answer that irked me.

[tblue37]

26. Yeah, but we need him as AG to clean up the sewer the DOJ has become. n/t

[The Backlash Cometh]

27. Can't he kick more ass as the US Attorney General?

[Orsino]

32. Only for as long as Dems hold the White House.

But AG or Supreme, I would cheer.

[Eric J in MN]

30. Kick

Kick

[Orsino]

31. God, yeah.

A lifetime appointment. Boo-yah!

[eridani]

34. Or as AG

As a Supreme, he wouldn't get to go after corruption directly.

[Zachstar]

35. You know this is not a half bad idea.

He is young and would be able to serve for a very long time. And rule on the multitude of issues that will happen.

[TexasObserver]

36. I was in favor of John on the Court, until he turned into such a flake.

I supported John for a year, and was surprised when he bowed out early, but I have been more surprised by his failure to endorse Obama. He could have made a difference on Super Tuesday, but he sat on his hands. His continuing failure to endorse Obama has caused me to wonder if he really meant any of the things he said. How anyone can fail to endorse the opponent of Hillary and still claim to be progressive or populist is a mystery. If he can't stand up to her, he doesn't deserve to the on the court.

[MrSlayer]

37. I don't think he's qualified.

Is Edwards a Constitutional scholar or something? He's never been a judge and he only served one term in the Senate. He was my choice for President in this primary but I don't see him as a Supreme Court Justice.

[TexasObserver]

38. Of course he's qualified, moreso than most of the ones we have now.

Past tenure as a judge is no indication of quality as a Supreme Court justice. It's a policy making position, and we need those with knowledge of law in the real world, which John has. He's an accomplished trial attorney, and knows better than most judges how the SC rulings set the standard for policy.

William O. Douglas, Felix Frankfurter, and Earl Warren were not previously judges, but all served the court with distinction.

[noel711]

39. Shhhh... keep it to yourself...

if this meme gets out into the MSM,
there will be another talking point for McCain.....

"Be very afraid people... they're gonna take away our war,
and install raving radicals in the supremes!"