The Anti-Scalia...

[orwell]

What are the chances that we could actually see the Anti-Scalia, Laurence Tribe nominated to the Supreme Court. He was one of Barack's favorite law professors at Harvard. He is a brilliant liberal legal mind with unassailable credentials. He would be a tremendous intellectual asset to the court for years to come.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Tribe

We can only hope...

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. That could be very interestesting

[orwell]

6. A lawyer friend of mine both mentioned this...

...almost simultaneously when we realized that Obama had won. We were both at an Obama victory party last night. We both saw it as a very real possibility and were joyful at the prospect.

The great thing about Tribe is that he has the intellectual heft to battle it out with the likes of Scalia. In fact, I could see Scalia welcoming such a challenge. Whatever you think about Scalia, he is passionate about the law and the Constitution. He loves the intellectual challenge of debate.

I would pay money to see Scalia and Tribe debate. It would be like attending a masters seminar on Constitutional law.

[treestar]

11. If he loves it where does he get the idea is allows for inroads on

its provisions due to fear, say, fear of terrorism. If I recall right, one of his dissents basically justifies some of Dubya's power grabbing with necessity because of terrorism.

[enough]

2. I think he should look at younger people.

Plenty of good choices, not all of whom are well known.

[Jack Rabbit]

3. Professor Tribe is 67

Otherwise, it's a good idea.

[bunkerbuster1]

7. About 20 years too old.

I want Obama's appointments to be in their late 40s, please. Maybe younger.

[Eric J in MN]

4. I'd prefer Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) on the Supreme Court. NT

NT

[Stop Cornyn]

5. too old (not that I'm ageist or implying that he's senile, but Tribe's tenure on the Court would

likely be too brief to make a huge difference).

[WeDidIt]

8. NO SCOTUS APPOINTMENTS OLDER THAN 45!!!

Seriously, that's the single most important test for any potential SCOTUS appoinment now. Bush set that bar with his two appointments.

[WyLoochka]

10. I second that!

It will be very important to appoint young justices

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

9. Stunningly brilliant but I'd rather see him vetting potential Justices

Prof. Tribe is 67 and I want to see O appoint people in their 50s and 40s. Had Tribe for advanced Con Law. He's as nice as he is smart.

[JustJon]

12. How old is he?

Seems like the Dems will want to respond to the John Roberts nonsense by coming back with their own incredibly young nominee who will sit on the bench for decades.

[Thrill]

13. I think he will name Sonia Sotomayor. A hispanic woman

We'll lock up the Hispanics in the Liberal Majority. THe end of the Repuke party

[davidwparker]

14. I had forgotten about the Supreme Court in all of this.