That jug-eared little prick Jeff Sessions is already bumping his gums over Obama's SC pick

[stevedeshazer]

http://www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=12284803

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WAFF) - President Obama has another Supreme Court vacancy to fill.

Justice John Paul Stevens, who's almost 90-years-old, said he'll step down when the court finishes its work for the summer.

U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said he hopes he will be able to support the individual selected by the president.

"We know from the nomination of Justice Sotomayor last spring that the public is rightly concerned about the future of our judiciary," said Sessions. "The product of her confirmation hearing was a near-universal rejection of President Obama's empathy standard, the flawed notion that judges should allow personal feelings, political opinions, and social views to guide judicial decision-making."

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STFU, loser.

[stevedeshazer]

1. Full text of his statement here:

It is important for us to recognize the long and historic role that Justice Stevens has played on the Supreme Court, and to thank him for his lifelong service to his country. He is a tireless worker and a historic figure in America's legal system, and we wish him only the best during his retirement from the Court.

Justice Stevens' approaching retirement sets in motion an important constitutional process to nominate and confirm the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. In exercising its 'advise and consent' role, the Senate must act on behalf of the American people to carefully scrutinize the nominee's qualifications, prior speeches and writings, and record. Senate hearings are the public's best opportunity to become involved in this process, and it is critical that the Judiciary Committee conduct a fair and thorough evaluation of whomever President Obama nominates for this extraordinary lifetime appointment.

We know from the nomination of Justice Sotomayor last spring that the public is rightly concerned about the future of our judiciary. The product of her confirmation hearing was a near-universal rejection of President Obama's empathy standard, the flawed notion that judges should allow personal feelings, political opinions, and social views to guide judicial decision-making. Senators on both sides of the aisle--and the nominee herself--disavowed the president's standard because it lies contrary to the traditional role of a judge in our legal system. Such an approach opens the door to an anti-democratic abuse of power where unaccountable federal judges set national policy according to their own views and political agendas. That approach is deeply unpopular with the American people, and any nominee who subscribes to it should expect bipartisan opposition.

The courtroom is a place reserved for the search for truth and the fair adjudication of disputes, free from politics. The American people want judges of the utmost integrity who have demonstrated a commitment to the Constitution and a willingness to impartially apply the law to the facts to reach a just outcome, without regard to the parties involved. There is a growing movement that is calling for more fidelity to our constitutional order, not less.

The public is deeply concerned about the future of our country, and I expect that the American people will watch these proceedings more closely than ever before. There is much at stake, as the court's interpretation of the Constitution in the coming years could significantly affect the implementation of domestic polices approved by the president and Congress over the past year.

I hope I will be able to support the individual selected by the president, as I have a majority of his judicial nominees. But, as I have said before, I cannot and will not vote for a nominee with a record that fails to demonstrate a commitment to the Constitution, the rule of law, and the oath of a judge.

I look forward to learning of the president's choice, and commencing this important constitutional process.

[sharp_stick]

2. Every time I hear that little prick

speak it almost makes me wish we had of let the south secede. Him, that fat asshole Haley Barbour and Jim Demint can all just fuck off.

[Bitwit1234]

3. The public was more concerned about the picks of

Scalia,Thomas, Alito and Roberts but bush put in the court anyway. And we see that the public was right with the decision when they made corporations people. Who cares what the no no's think, we can pass who we want into the court. And the republicans be damned and I hope they all are.

[monmouth]

4. It amazes me that Sessions would think his opinion or "wants" are

of any relevance. He may be on a committee but his side lost, elections have consequences...

[butterfly77]

5. We need to keep them busy...

they have a problem with everything now also to financial reform and immigration,make them work they haven't worked in years..

[rurallib]

6. What fucking world do these people live in anyway?

When I hear them talk over and over of how some policy is universally hated and then see polls saying 90% approve I wonder how fucking stupid are these people.
And how fucking stupid are those who vote for them.

[msanthrope]

7. My favorite KKK elf! n/t