Sat Apr 13, 2013, 09:03 PM
Poll: Who would YOU like President Obama's next pick for the Supreme Court to be?Last edited Sat Jun 1, 2013, 02:17 PM - Edit history (2)
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Author | Time | Post |
 Poll: Who would YOU like President Obama's next pick for the Supreme Court to be? (Original post) |
Tx4obama | Apr 2013 | OP |
| elleng | Apr 2013 | #1 | |
| CADEMOCRAT7 | Apr 2013 | #14 | |
| elleng | Apr 2013 | #15 | |
| Liberal_Stalwart71 | Jun 2013 | #46 | |
| DrToast | Apr 2013 | #23 | |
| OmahaBlueDog | May 2013 | #37 | |
| MurrayDelph | Jun 2013 | #59 | |
| OutNow | Jul 2013 | #79 | |
| Mr.Bill | Jun 2013 | #57 | |
| BlueCaliDem | Apr 2013 | #2 | |
| Name removed | Apr 2013 | #3 | |
| Rhiannon12866 | Apr 2013 | #4 | |
| Tx4obama | Apr 2013 | #6 | |
| DURHAM D | Apr 2013 | #5 | |
| Tx4obama | Apr 2013 | #7 | |
| bornskeptic | Apr 2013 | #9 | |
| Hawaii Hiker | Apr 2013 | #8 | |
| Myrina | Apr 2013 | #10 | |
| DFW | Jun 2013 | #51 | |
| Samantha | Jul 2013 | #72 | |
| usregimechange | Apr 2013 | #11 | |
| dmosh42 | Apr 2013 | #12 | |
| NewJeffCT | Apr 2013 | #13 | |
| Chan790 | Apr 2013 | #16 | |
| Tx4obama | Apr 2013 | #20 | |
| Xyzse | Apr 2013 | #17 | |
| Warren DeMontague | Apr 2013 | #18 | |
| Tx4obama | Apr 2013 | #19 | |
| Warren DeMontague | Apr 2013 | #22 | |
| Ter | Apr 2013 | #21 | |
| Tx4obama | May 2013 | #24 | |
| BlueDemKev | May 2013 | #25 | |
| Tx4obama | May 2013 | #27 | |
| Skink | May 2013 | #26 | |
| Tx4obama | May 2013 | #28 | |
| former9thward | May 2013 | #29 | |
| Tx4obama | May 2013 | #31 | |
| former9thward | May 2013 | #30 | |
| Tx4obama | May 2013 | #32 | |
| Major Hogwash | May 2013 | #33 | |
| Tx4obama | May 2013 | #34 | |
| Major Hogwash | May 2013 | #35 | |
| OmahaBlueDog | May 2013 | #36 | |
| TBF | Jul 2013 | #74 | |
| davidpdx | May 2013 | #38 | |
| Liberal_Stalwart71 | May 2013 | #39 | |
| Chan790 | Jun 2013 | #42 | |
| Liberal_Stalwart71 | Jun 2013 | #45 | |
| Chan790 | Jun 2013 | #47 | |
| ellie | May 2013 | #40 | |
| Tx4obama | Jun 2013 | #41 | |
| Sunlei | Jun 2013 | #43 | |
| YeahSureRight | Jun 2013 | #44 | |
| Doctor_J | Jun 2013 | #48 | |
| stevenleser | Jun 2013 | #49 | |
| warrprayer | Jun 2013 | #50 | |
| forestpath | Jun 2013 | #52 | |
| Mr Samuel Hain | Jun 2013 | #53 | |
| Kablooie | Jun 2013 | #54 | |
| ruggerson | Jun 2013 | #55 | |
| graham4anything | Jun 2013 | #56 | |
| DevonRex | Jun 2013 | #58 | |
| DFW | Jun 2013 | #60 | |
| Rectangle | Jun 2013 | #61 | |
| BlueDemKev | Jun 2013 | #62 | |
| FSogol | Jun 2013 | #63 | |
| cgrissomb | Jun 2013 | #64 | |
| Tx4obama | Jun 2013 | #65 | |
| Parable Arable | Jun 2013 | #66 | |
| DFW | Jul 2013 | #67 | |
| davidpdx | Jul 2013 | #84 | |
| Jeff In Milwaukee | Jul 2013 | #68 | |
| Arkana | Jul 2013 | #69 | |
| davidpdx | Jul 2013 | #83 | |
| Xyzse | Jul 2013 | #70 | |
| Kablooie | Jul 2013 | #71 | |
| damonm | Jul 2013 | #73 | |
| polichick | Jul 2013 | #75 | |
| forestpath | Jul 2013 | #82 | |
| yourout | Jul 2013 | #76 | |
| leveymg | Jul 2013 | #78 | |
| DebJ | Jul 2013 | #81 | |
| d_b | Jul 2013 | #77 | |
| Tx4obama | Jul 2013 | #80 | |
| Joe Bacon | Jul 2013 | #85 |
Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 09:07 PM
elleng (121,949 posts)
1. Let's give Kamala Harris some more time as an elected public servant.
Response to CADEMOCRAT7 (Reply #14)
Tue Apr 16, 2013, 11:28 AM
elleng (121,949 posts)
15. Sounds good to me (here in MD,)
Response to CADEMOCRAT7 (Reply #14)
Thu May 30, 2013, 09:54 PM
37. No, I think she'll replace Boxer or DiFi
Response to OmahaBlueDog (Reply #37)
Fri Jun 28, 2013, 10:19 PM
MurrayDelph (4,983 posts)
59. I hope not
Response to CADEMOCRAT7 (Reply #14)
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 06:47 PM
Mr.Bill (19,614 posts)
57. If she goes to the SC,
Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 11:15 PM
2. Kamala Harris. She's been an excellent
Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 04:22 AM
Rhiannon12866 (172,130 posts)
4. K&R! Bookmarking until I can read through all this...
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Excellent research and extremely informative! Thank you for all your hard work!
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Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 08:13 AM
DURHAM D (32,073 posts)
5. Kamala Harris does not belong in a robe.
Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 04:00 PM
7. This is the first time a poll I've posted has gone this long with an 'Other' being posted.
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I'm amazed 
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Response to Myrina (Reply #10)
Sat Jun 1, 2013, 02:14 PM
DFW (49,995 posts)
51. That's the sort of person I was thinking of, too.
Response to Myrina (Reply #10)
Thu Jul 4, 2013, 12:34 AM
72. Yes, I was headed to the bottom of this thread to suggest Feingold
Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 09:16 AM
11. What a wonderful problem to have...
Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Tue Apr 16, 2013, 04:21 AM
12. How about Eric Holder, to carry out Obama's 'real' justice!
Response to Chan790 (Reply #16)
Tue Apr 16, 2013, 03:30 PM
20. Links below with bios for the folks unfamilar with Lessing, Strossen, Leiter, Kramer...
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Lawrence "Larry" Lessig, born 1961: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_lessig Nadine Strossen, born 1950: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadine_Strossen Brian Leiter, born 1963: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Leiter Matthew Kramer (no birth year listed): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Kramer
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Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Tue Apr 16, 2013, 02:16 PM
Warren DeMontague (80,708 posts)
18. Other: John Perry Barlow.
Response to Warren DeMontague (Reply #18)
Tue Apr 16, 2013, 03:15 PM
19. John Perry Barlow was born in 1947
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John Perry Barlow, bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Perry_Barlow Interesting read. Sotomayor was born in 1955 and Elena Kagan in 1960. I doubt anyone born before 1955 will make it to Obama's next short-list.
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Response to Tx4obama (Reply #19)
Tue Apr 16, 2013, 05:49 PM
Warren DeMontague (80,708 posts)
22. There are probably a bunch of other reasons he wouldn't be chosen, too.
Response to BlueDemKev (Reply #25)
Wed May 29, 2013, 09:48 PM
27. Several of the possible nominees are under 45 or close to it...
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Kamala Harris - 48 Jane Louise Kelly - 48 Jacqueline Nguyen - 47 Sri Srinivasan - 46 Caitlin Halligan - 46 Paul Watford - 46 Neal Katyal - 43 Goodwin Liu - 42 Kathryn Ruemmler - 42 Alison J. Nathan - 40 there's a few, I didn't look them all up so there are probably more
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Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Wed May 29, 2013, 09:40 PM
26. Obama asks and gets biden to appoint him however he does.
Response to Tx4obama (Reply #28)
Wed May 29, 2013, 11:13 PM
former9thward (28,179 posts)
29. I am not speaking for the poster ...
Response to former9thward (Reply #29)
Wed May 29, 2013, 11:20 PM
31. Oh - okay, that will never happen. But...
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... I would love it if 'after' January 2017 when President Obama leaves office the next Democratic president would appoint Obama to the SCOTUS in say 2019 or 2020 (I think Obama should have a couple years off to relax a bit and also work on his presidential library).
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Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Wed May 29, 2013, 11:18 PM
former9thward (28,179 posts)
30. I would like him to nominate Laurence Tribe.
Response to former9thward (Reply #30)
Wed May 29, 2013, 11:25 PM
32. Yep, he is tad too old - currenlty Tribe is 71 years old. My guess is ...
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My guess is that the next nominee will be between the age of 45 - 55.
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Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Thu May 30, 2013, 12:22 AM
33. Well, one name that is not on that list is a person I know that certainly should be considered.
Response to Major Hogwash (Reply #33)
Thu May 30, 2013, 12:27 AM
34. What's his name? And no one said the next one would actually be under 45 :shrug:
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A previous comment of mine above says that 'my guess' is that the next one will probably be between 45-55. But the only one that knows for sure is President Obama
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Response to Tx4obama (Reply #34)
Thu May 30, 2013, 09:12 PM
35. I talked to him last year about this, and he said that he would be interested, but doubted . .
Response to OmahaBlueDog (Reply #36)
Thu Jul 4, 2013, 09:17 AM
TBF (31,869 posts)
74. She's older than most of the folks above but an excellent suggestion. nt
Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Thu May 30, 2013, 11:04 PM
38. I don't know much about any of them
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But I would prefer someone who is as young as possible and Asian would be nice. Sri Srinvansan was just confirmed. I wouldn't really pick him given how long it took to get a few confirmations through.
Koh would be a possible choice as he is Korean-American (note: I live in Korea and am married to a Korean so I obviously think it would be cool to see someone with Korean heritage on the court). He is close to 60 already so he might have 20-25 years on the bench. Harris has a sharp mind, though I have to wonder if she has other ambitions like running for governor or senator (once California gets rid of one of their "senators for life"  . She'd also be a possible presidential candidate some time down the road too. Anyone know what the term limit is on California AG? |
Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Fri May 31, 2013, 11:47 PM
ellie (6,882 posts)
40. I don't know but I hope I live
Response to ellie (Reply #40)
Sat Jun 1, 2013, 12:10 AM
41. I hope I live long enough to see 5 females and 4 males on the court. Or at least...
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Or at least 5 Democrats and 4 Republicans
Men have ALWAYS dominated the Court. And the Republicans have held the majority (Republican president appointed seats) since like somewhere around 1972 or before: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_appointment_history_for_United_States_federal_courts#Supreme_Court |
Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Sat Jun 1, 2013, 01:22 AM
43. I don't know yet, I wish he could nom. himself :)
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Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Sat Jun 1, 2013, 09:49 PM
55. Pam Karlan and Kathleen Sullivan are both constitutional scholars
Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Fri Jun 28, 2013, 09:01 PM
58. I love 2 for completely different reasons. Kamala Harris because I know exactly
Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 05:23 AM
DFW (49,995 posts)
60. Good things come in small packages
Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 08:41 AM
61. Barney Frank!!
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1st LGBT SC justice AND
It would irritate Scalia so much he'd quit win, win, win  |
Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 11:54 PM
62. A staunch liberal who's in good health and is under 45 years of age.
Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Sun Jun 30, 2013, 05:48 PM
FSogol (43,535 posts)
63. Other: FSogol of course.
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Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Sun Jun 30, 2013, 11:27 PM
65. Abraham Lincoln appointed FIVE Supreme Court Justices
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I think it would awesome if President Obama has the opportunity to do the same
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Supreme_Court_Justices |
Response to Parable Arable (Reply #66)
Mon Jul 1, 2013, 04:04 AM
DFW (49,995 posts)
67. Probably so, but brinig them on anyway
Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Mon Jul 1, 2013, 01:58 PM
69. Harris. Unfortunately, she'd never get past the vultures in the Senate.
Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Thu Jul 4, 2013, 11:52 AM
76. Other...Hillary Clinton for many reasons.
Response to yourout (Reply #76)
Fri Jul 5, 2013, 01:12 AM
81. If Hillary or Bill, Republican heads would literally be exploding.
Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Thu Jul 4, 2013, 04:42 PM
80. A July 4, 2013 regarding Justice Ginsburg
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Resists Retirement Pressure http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/04/ruth-bader-ginsburg-retirement_n_3545678.html ------ Excerpt from the OP link: -snip-
She has previously said she wanted her tenure to at least match the nearly 23 years of Justice Louis Brandeis, which would get her to April 2016, and said she had a new "model" in Justice Stevens, who retired at age 90 after nearly 35 years on the bench. -snip- --- On the issue of tenure... Justice Louis Brandeis was on the Supreme Court of the United States from June 1, 1916 – February 13, 1939 - 22 years, 8 months, 2 weeks Justice Ginsburg has been on the Supreme Court since August 10, 1993. As of today: 19 years, 10 months http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Supreme_Court_Justice#Current_justices So, if she wants to beat his tenure then she couldn't retire until the end of April 2016 That would still leave enough time for President Obama's to appoint a new justice and get him/her confirmed before he leaves office January 20, 2017. I really do hope she considers retiring in 2016 - because if a republican takes the White House we will be screwed! 
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Response to Tx4obama (Original post)
Sun Jul 7, 2013, 10:35 AM
Joe Bacon (5,162 posts)
85. Alan Grayson
