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Creideiki

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37. I'm of two minds here
Mon Jun 11, 2012, 06:46 PM
Jun 2012

First, Obama has continued the trend noted by Justice Stevens that every Justice has been replaced upon retirement with someone more conservative than him or her.

Second, there's the possibility of one of the ultra-right conservative douchebags in robes keeling over or killing one another while quail hunting. In that case, it's possible that he'll buck that trend just once. I wouldn't say it's guaranteed--Justice Ginsberg will likely be replaced with someone more conservative than her. But if Alito or the sockpuppet die, Obama just may grow a damned spine for once and tell the Republicans just which layer of Hell they can go to.

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4th Scary Decision by SCOTUS no_hypocrisy Jun 2012 #1
+1. nt OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #14
Really puts the idiocy to "Why should I vote for Obama?" JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #2
The Supreme Court is not a valid argument for re-election. Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #3
In 2000 people didn't think it was an issue and as a result we got Roberts and Alito. libinnyandia Jun 2012 #8
And people thought it mattered in 2008, but we got Elena Kagan. Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #16
If McCain had won we would have a 7-2 right wing majority on the Court and who knows what libinnyandia Jun 2012 #23
And right now we have a court with Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #26
Moderates are better than conservatives. They are not crazy. If Romney gets in he will appoint libinnyandia Jun 2012 #28
But they're not better than liberals. Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #29
Obama does not = Romney. libinnyandia Jun 2012 #30
No. Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #36
We got Alito & Roberts because of the betrayal by the "Centrist" Democrats. bvar22 Jun 2012 #39
We got Roberts and Alito in part because the left was divided. Too many thought that it didn't libinnyandia Jun 2012 #40
Agree JonLP24 Jun 2012 #9
Wrong. You can't be sure about Obama caseymoz Jun 2012 #10
I'd like to think so. Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #17
But you'll agree it's a better bet than Romney. caseymoz Jun 2012 #41
You see, that's the problem. Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #42
Romney of 1994 was close to Bush I caseymoz Jun 2012 #43
And you can't see the difference between Kagan and Alito? treestar Jun 2012 #31
On my most important issue right now? Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #33
BullSHIT. Zoeisright Jun 2012 #32
Kagan may not overturn Roe v. Wade Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #34
And thank you for using "man" Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #35
I'm of two minds here Creideiki Jun 2012 #37
I completely disagree JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #38
Obama, who sent attorneys to SC to argue FOR strip searches woo me with science Jun 2012 #20
hmm... chervilant Jun 2012 #4
i don't know -- it's working for me. nt xchrom Jun 2012 #7
Nope chervilant Jun 2012 #13
Yeah, link isn't working skydive forever Jun 2012 #5
it's working for me. nt xchrom Jun 2012 #6
Link gives me nothing joeglow3 Jun 2012 #11
i've put the link in again -- it works for me -- if more say link doesn't work i will delete. nt xchrom Jun 2012 #12
Works for me. Hatchling Jun 2012 #18
ok -- cool. nt xchrom Jun 2012 #19
that may be the problem hfojvt Jun 2012 #27
K&R. nt OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #15
DU Rec. nt woo me with science Jun 2012 #21
Link is good. "As scary as these three decisions are, they’re merely a warm-up pampango Jun 2012 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #24
I would add AT&T Mobility v Concepcion. OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #25
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