This is the reason to support the democratic candidate, whoever it is

[Stuart G]

The next President could appoint members to the Supreme Court.

[Maedhros]

1. And what guarantee do we have that Hillary won't appoint a pro-Wall Street justice?

None.

[Stuart G]

2. If the nominee is Hillary, she will do better than what the Republicans nominate.

Her appointees, in my opinion, would be far better, than any put up by any Republican. There are no guarantees. That is what I believe. Bush/Rand Paul/ asshole Walker...or whoever..

[Orsino]

3. Yes. The difference may not be a great as I'd prefer, but it exists.

Vote against Republicans every chance you get. While you still can.

[BubbaFett]

7. Why would she bite the hand that feeds her and her family, their assigns, their progeny

and their children's children's grandchildren in the future to come?

What incentive would she have to side with we commoners in anything?

[Romeo.lima333]

16. oh ffs yeah president walker will pick a better one

we are our own enemy

[Maedhros]

19. The point is:

if you want me to vote for a candidate, give me positive reasons to do so rather than try and scare me with the opposition.

I will be ignoring you now.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

20. Are Breyer and Ginsburg "Wall Street" justices?/NT

[TheKentuckian]

21. Ginsburg? No. Breyer? medium leaning no Sotomayor? Medium leaning yes. Kagan? Yes.

It isn't most accurately a yes or no but rather a continuum between fiercely opposed (a universe of 0) and absolutely favors, which I think actually is represented best by Roberts who favors even when doing so conflicts with being a Birch Society level, rockribbed rightist.

There is no "swing" vote here, I think the court is at best solidly 2-7 with the Citizens United split divided more on authority of government lines than anything. Keep in mind that CU doesn't actually that broadly benefit business but rather the biggest over dogs or what is more feared someone who has the right connections at the right time.
Yes, every company wants market share and competitive advantage but many get it might not be them with the last chair when the music stops.

Hell, CU has nuance for me even though I absolutely oppose it and that is that I actually believe it is the right decision in a letter of the law kind of way it just is obscenely bad governance that strikes right at the heart of the spirit of the law of one person, one vote.

Supporting the letter like this negates the whole purpose of having a human judge in the first place in my opinion.

[dissentient]

4. If a Democratic candidate won, who was Leiberman on steroids, and campaigned

on a platform of invading Iran as the first order of business to stop the Iranian "threat" once and for all, would you still vote for them?

Whenever I see posts like that, it makes me think of a scenario, however unlikely, and then wonder if there any limits. Surely there are some limits to these blind loyalty oaths. I hope.

[Stuart G]

6. For me, this is not a "blind loyalty oath"

Right now, that is how I feel and believe. the republicans could put up someone who is totally absurd. My loyalty is to a sane leader, rather than an idiot. All of the current crowd of democratic possibilities are sane. Not all of the pukes are sane.

[ScreamingMeemie]

11. My loyalty is to myself and my family.

God, I hate how "loyalty" is used around here.

[bigwillq]

12. Shocker.

You and I agree on something. Again.

[ScreamingMeemie]

18. .

Crazy how that happens.

[DanTex]

5. That's just one of them. There are tons of reasons.

Economic policy, social policy, foreign policy, everything.

[greatlaurel]

8. Just one of many important reasons to vote for the Democratic Party candidate in every election.

Good point, thanks, it cannot be said often enough.

[hobbit709]

9. Who a D president wants will mean diddly squat as long as the Senate is run by Rs.

[KamaAina]

13. Who an R president wants, however, would sail through.

[Sheepshank]

14. How's that been working out for the R Senate lately?

...it's not a given

[ScreamingMeemie]

10. I support local/state candidates. I "vote" for whomever is nominated for the big D

but otherwise, I'm over it.

[daredtowork]

15. This Straw Man is getting so old

Protesting against or campaigning against Hillary, who has not even declared she will run in the PRIMARY yet, is not a declaration one will not vote in the general election or that one is not a Democrat.

DOWN WITH LOYALTY OATHS!!!

[Romeo.lima333]

17. the op said nothing about hillary

[daredtowork]

23. The "Hillary" is implied. nt

[Romeo.lima333]

24. that's what you inferred but "whoever it is" implies no one

hill isnt running yet

[daredtowork]

25. Smoke and mirrors~ ;) nt

[Doctor_J]

22. Yeah, that's probably the 10,000th time its been posted in DU history

Seems to be the last Refuge Of The Turd Way. Always gets plenty of recs though

[PoliticAverse]

26. And the FCC, also very important now. n/t

[Savannahmann]

27. Yeah, that will get out the vote.

The idea that we can have a Democratic President appoint a massive conservative to the court so the nomination will get past the Republican majority in the Senate.

Yeah, that's a victory to strive for.