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stevenleser

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4. I understand why you say that, but it is a dangerous game. We just lost the battle for an appeals

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Sat Mar 30, 2013, 11:36 AM

Mar 2013

court nominee, Caitlin Halligan. Someone who I knew and would have been a great judge. http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/22/politics/court-nominee-withdraws

We couldn't get her confirmed and so I am not sure in the current climate we can get another Ginsburg through confirmation.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg must go [View all] cali Mar 2013 OP

all the liberal members need to step down RedstDem Mar 2013 #1

Didn't realize there was such a long list of conservatives that left the court during the bush years onenote Mar 2013 #3

Very risky...very risky... davidn3600 Mar 2013 #11

Her, and Breyer. David__77 Mar 2013 #2

I understand why you say that, but it is a dangerous game. We just lost the battle for an appeals stevenleser Mar 2013 #4

Obama could nominate The Virgin Mary for the Court Chipper Chat Mar 2013 #5

I agree. Trying to get Ginsburg to step down in this climate strikes me as dangerous. nt stevenleser Mar 2013 #6

but as the article accurately points out, the odds are strong that cali Mar 2013 #7

Hell, he could revive Reagan and nominate him and they'd do the same thing. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #12

I wouldn't want a virgin on the Supreme Court snooper2 Mar 2013 #13

Shame on anyone who would bully an 80-year old woman into giving up a job she loves Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #8

I wouldn't count on that happening again cali Mar 2013 #10

Only after Holder indicts Thomas. (Like that's ever going to happen) leveymg Mar 2013 #9