Showing posts with label Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Supreme Court nomination proceedings, from now on
Thre's an article out right now on The Huffington Post about Senator Arlen Specter telling Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan that her testimony was a bit of a waste of time and that it--the testimony--and Ms. Kagan hadn't been "substantive".
Well, I've got news for you, Senator Specter--and the rest of the United States, for that matter--Supreme Court testimony for nominations will, from now on and for perpetuity, be exactly like this. Nothing will really be said and no commitments will be made, no matter the nominee, no matter the nominator.
Sure, partly it's due to reaction of the whole Robert Bork debacle, years ago, but, at the same time, it's also due to the nature of courts and being a Supreme Court judge.
All the nominee can do is say that they--whoever they are and whatever their politics or beliefs--won't bring their beliefs and prejudices into the court and then say it again and again. They will also have to repeat, ad infinitum, that they will weigh each case on its merits.
Get used to it, folks. This is the shape of things to come, for ever and ever, amen.
Link to original post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/30/specter-gets-frustrated-w_n_630952.html?igoogle=1
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Think you can criticize this President?
Before you criticize this President, consider this list of the current priorities and then YOU come up with solutions of things to oversee:
•The Koreas could be edging to war. The South accuses the North of sinking one of its warships.
•Israel’s prime minister visits the White House on Tuesday as Obama presses peace talks with the Palestinians.
•The terror threat isn’t going away, as seen by the recent failed car bombing in New York City.
•A international standoff with Iran over its nuclear program is hardening.
•The economic recovery doesn’t feel like much of one to the millions who are jobless.
•A sweeping overhaul of financial regulation hangs in the balance. The White House hopes Congress can finish it by July.
•The president needs Republican support of two big initiatives, energy and immigration, but has little to show so far.
•Senators begin hearings in late June on his nominee for the Supreme Court, Elena Kagan.
•Fall elections are nearing, with Democrats facing losses and in need of campaign help from Obama.
And this is just the biggest of his priorities. There are far more, to be sure.
Link to original post: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/29/1979854/analysis-as-oil-spill-continues.html
•The Koreas could be edging to war. The South accuses the North of sinking one of its warships.
•Israel’s prime minister visits the White House on Tuesday as Obama presses peace talks with the Palestinians.
•The terror threat isn’t going away, as seen by the recent failed car bombing in New York City.
•A international standoff with Iran over its nuclear program is hardening.
•The economic recovery doesn’t feel like much of one to the millions who are jobless.
•A sweeping overhaul of financial regulation hangs in the balance. The White House hopes Congress can finish it by July.
•The president needs Republican support of two big initiatives, energy and immigration, but has little to show so far.
•Senators begin hearings in late June on his nominee for the Supreme Court, Elena Kagan.
•Fall elections are nearing, with Democrats facing losses and in need of campaign help from Obama.
And this is just the biggest of his priorities. There are far more, to be sure.
Link to original post: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/29/1979854/analysis-as-oil-spill-continues.html
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