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Major Hogwash

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14. I don't know, I'm kind of split on this decision.
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 06:16 PM
Feb 2012

On one hand I agree, but on the other hand I disagree.

I just don't see how this is going to work into the 3-level chess match that President Obama has been playing for the last 3 years.
I mean, it's okay to compromise on some things, but on other things you have to take a stand and refuse to back away from it.

As far as the Supreme Court goes, I'm not even sure they are relevant anymore considering that the Citizens United case came to the conclusion that it did.
Justice Ginsburg will turn 79 this year, and I do not think that we should rely on her to save this country by asking her to stay on the court for another year, or for another term.

It's not fair to her, considering that she has dealt with cancer, and she has pulled her weight long enough. Gawd knows, she has done more to help save this country than most other people have. So, it is up to her to decide when she wants to step down, but I don't think it is fair for people to expect her to stay on the court longer just to save this country from an extracted political fight to name someone to replace her.

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