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We can't forget the fact that the SCOTUS is not divided 4 liberals and 4 conservatives at this point in time. 4 Liberals, yes, but there have been a lot of votes that swung liberal and went against the conservative platform when there were 5 conservatives sitting the bench. John Roberts comes to mind as does Anthony Kennedy. Obamacare is a shining example of the 5-4 conservative split. Expect a lot of 3-5 decisions in favor of the liberals while the conservative republicans will grow anxiety boils trying to figure out whether they should take the moderate centrist Obama throws up, or take their chances on the next election and end up with Obama on the bench. It could end up that by being greedy and going for it all, the conservative worst nightmare comes to pass with Obama on the Bench.
Modern history and the record of SCOTUS rulings tells us that the 5-4 conservative SCOTUS ruled for the liberal side more often than not in the last 7 years.
Be careful what you ask for.
Roberts is a running dog for the globalists.....so I would not count on him.
It's a good bet that he was installed knowing that some part of the surveillance/security apparatus of one of these cladistine tax-payer-funded intelligence agencies caught him molesting little boys or sodomizing a 6 week-old puppy or something like that.....Either way - he's been rendered a stooge.
" Obama will not nominate someone that far to the left,"
I guess you think Sotamayor is NOT far left!
Oh and let's not forget this little racist tidbit by her. “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion [as a judge] than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.â€
We should celebrate and honor this democrat tradition and oppose any nominee by Obama.
And if they nominate a moderate like Roberts and you stonewall it out of spite in an election year you come off looking like lunatics to moderate voters.
That's your strategy? Yeah um....stick to checkers because that would be a big favor to the democrats.
Obama said today when asked if he would nominate a moderate so republicans would at least have a hearing about his nominee he flat out said NO. That's that.
Obama's two other nominees (and appointments) are blatantly partisan and sacrifice judicial objectivity for advancement of liberal ideology.
Perhaps if Obama had fufilled his Constitutional obligation to appoint objective justices, there would not be a problem. The Senate can simply exercise its constitutional right to evaluate and approve or disapprove of any nomination. Keep in mind, two of Reagan's nominees were defeated before the appointment of Kennedy.
Obama is to blame for a proposed fight/delay in the Senate. After all, it was Obama who said that elections have consequences.
Actually, all of Obama's appointments were judged well qualified from the Bar Association, had stellar judicial records and haven't ruled in a particularly biased way.
Reagan's had Bork turned down, his second choice withdrew when his drug use was brought to light and Kennedy was confirmed.
Harriet Miers, LOL. Even Republicans thought she was a joke of a nominee. Bush was such a clown.
Correct, just read the Wikipedia entry about her to refresh your recollection. There was a bipartisan consensus in the Senate Judiciary Committee that this lady was totally clueless about almost everything related to law.
For the first four years of G W Bush's 8 years Democrats blocked all his Judicial appointments.
I might also add that Obama himself did that, so what is ten months compared to four years.
I suspect he'll try to influence the next election by nominating someone the GOP will be obliged to block but the Democrats will use to rile up their base. Watch MSNBC for a hint of things to come, just this morning the talking heads were foaming at the mouth bashing Republicans.
They played right into it by making announcements right on the heels of Scalia's death. Why on earth would anyone say such things. Firing up the base shouldn't have a like affect on your opposition. Just let the proceedings play out do what you have to.
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Expect a lot of 3-5 decisions in favor of the liberals while the conservative republicans will grow anxiety boils trying to figure out whether they should take the moderate centrist Obama throws up, or take their chances on the next election and end up with Obama on the bench. It could end up that by being greedy and going for it all, the conservative worst nightmare comes to pass with Obama on the Bench. 
