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TheKentuckian

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21. Ginsburg? No. Breyer? medium leaning no Sotomayor? Medium leaning yes. Kagan? Yes.
Tue Mar 3, 2015, 05:33 PM
Mar 2015

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.

And what guarantee do we have that Hillary won't appoint a pro-Wall Street justice? Maedhros Mar 2015 #1
If the nominee is Hillary, she will do better than what the Republicans nominate. Stuart G Mar 2015 #2
Yes. The difference may not be a great as I'd prefer, but it exists. Orsino Mar 2015 #3
Why would she bite the hand that feeds her and her family, their assigns, their progeny BubbaFett Mar 2015 #7
oh ffs yeah president walker will pick a better one Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #16
The point is: Maedhros Mar 2015 #19
Are Breyer and Ginsburg "Wall Street" justices?/NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #20
Ginsburg? No. Breyer? medium leaning no Sotomayor? Medium leaning yes. Kagan? Yes. TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #21
If a Democratic candidate won, who was Leiberman on steroids, and campaigned dissentient Mar 2015 #4
For me, this is not a "blind loyalty oath" Stuart G Mar 2015 #6
My loyalty is to myself and my family. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #11
Shocker. bigwillq Mar 2015 #12
. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #18
That's just one of them. There are tons of reasons. DanTex Mar 2015 #5
Just one of many important reasons to vote for the Democratic Party candidate in every election. greatlaurel Mar 2015 #8
Who a D president wants will mean diddly squat as long as the Senate is run by Rs. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #9
Who an R president wants, however, would sail through. KamaAina Mar 2015 #13
How's that been working out for the R Senate lately? Sheepshank Mar 2015 #14
I support local/state candidates. I "vote" for whomever is nominated for the big D ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #10
This Straw Man is getting so old daredtowork Mar 2015 #15
the op said nothing about hillary Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #17
The "Hillary" is implied. nt daredtowork Mar 2015 #23
that's what you inferred but "whoever it is" implies no one Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #24
Smoke and mirrors~ ;) nt daredtowork Mar 2015 #25
Yeah, that's probably the 10,000th time its been posted in DU history Doctor_J Mar 2015 #22
And the FCC, also very important now. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #26
Yeah, that will get out the vote. Savannahmann Mar 2015 #27
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