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Reply #61: Justice Stevens was a Republican appointed by Pres. Gerald Ford, a Republican.
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Wed May-12-10 10:52 PM
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61. Justice Stevens was a Republican appointed by Pres. Gerald Ford, a Republican. |
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I think people change and moderate their views over time while on the Court -- except for the rigid ideologues like the obnoxious ones we have on the SCOTUS right now; they just become more rigid.
What I am trying to say is that no matter who gets appointed, they are likely to change at least some over time. We really have no way of knowing.
All I know for sure is that no one who made it to Obama's short list this time or the last time got off unscathed by factions at DU.
Saying that if Elena Kagen makes the Court take a rightward tilt will cause the DU Wrath of God to come down on Obama in 2012 is kind of strange, because it is doubtful that anyone could have that much influence in that short of time, not to mention the fact that the Senate hasn't even begun their process.
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