New SCOTUS nominee

[DaemonSeid]

The only issues that I SEE with Sears that may work against her are

- money that she had to pay back for donations that she accepted

- Although she is an advocate about familiy issues especially the high rates of divorce, she still hasn't said much about abortion, nor has she issued any judgements relating to it.

- most right leaning conservatives will have an issue with her...as her being sympathetic to gay rights, Christensen v State ... being one case in particular.


BTW, if you want some more info on her, click here.


Now can we all get back on track and talk about Kagan and other possible selections?

Oh yeah, it would also be fair to note that Judge Sears was also considered for SCOTUS but was passed over for Sotomeyer.

ETA: More insight on her test of faith

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

The only issues that I SEE with Sears that may work against her are

- money that she had to pay back for donations that she accepted

- Although she is an advocate about familiy issues especially the high rates of divorce, she still hasn't said much about abortion, nor has she issued any judgements relating to it.

- most right leaning conservatives will have an issue with her...as her being sympathetic to gay rights, Christensen v State ... being one case in particular.


BTW, if you want some more info on her, click here.

Aye I think that she wouldn't make it through confirmations, which is a shame quite frankly. And since she's on the shortlist already its not like she's going to get ignored for any future openings during this administration. Perhaps she'd be interested in the SG opening? Although all of her experience appears to be judicial.

That's Kente!!!!! Damn...you think you people would know better by now!!! HAHAHAHA.

There is an extra reason why I am laughing at the Zod reference right now!

So, she is straight...well next we have to dispel the myths of her selection because she is a white woman and over 50.

Sigh.


Oh noes....wait! WAIT....hold on a moment!!!!

She finished HLS around 1986....Obama went to Harvard in 1988.

Y'all don't think that she got the ....because he also went to...and because they are...and possibly Obama tapped dat a...

She slept with an illegal immigrant?! She'll never get a job now! *grin*

[I.A.S.K.]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

The only issues that I SEE with Sears that may work against her are

- money that she had to pay back for donations that she accepted

- Although she is an advocate about familiy issues especially the high rates of divorce, she still hasn't said much about abortion, nor has she issued any judgements relating to it.

- most right leaning conservatives will have an issue with her...as her being sympathetic to gay rights, Christensen v State ... being one case in particular.


BTW, if you want some more info on her, click here.


Now can we all get back on track and talk about Kagan and other possible selections?

Oh yeah, it would also be fair to note that Judge Sears was also considered for SCOTUS but was passed over for Sotomeyer.

ETA: More insight on her test of faith

The bolded is such B/S. Because truth be told we really don't know much about how Kagan feels about most major issues or how she is likely to vote. I actually have had a convo with former GAJustice Sears and it wasnt a qaulifications reason that she was passed over for Sotomayor.

And FYI to add another black woman to the list: Ann Claire Williams 7th Circuit US Court of Appeals. She lists herself as politically independent (one of the very few possible judges who actually do so).
A Quote from part of the Wiki (yeah I know) article:
"I've written on thousands of cases across the board, and I think it would be hard to type me," she said. "I don't think there is a type. I am not in Congress. We don't legislate in the courts."[3] However, she also stated that she won't forget her roots or let her judicial robe "get in the way of my humanity."
If I were making the choice with the previously mentioned black women and Williams it wouldnt be difficult to have a black woman nominee. I honestly believe that between the two I would MUCH rather have Williams than Kagan. I believe Williams is better suited for the position than Kagan for a great many reasons.

I agree with DeepImpact2 that I am more than displeased with Obama's choice (though I will vote for him again). And personally she looks gay! lol. If we were playing "Guess the sexual orientaion" then Im going for option Lesbo! lol.
And if this were Maury Povich I can see the rowdy crowd yelling "Thats a MAN Maury!" lol.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by I.A.S.K.

The bolded is such B/S. Because truth be told we really don't know much about how Kagan feels about most major issues or how she is likely to vote. I actually have had a convo with former GAJustice Sears and it wasnt a qaulifications reason that she was passed over for Sotomayor.

And FYI to add another black woman to the list: Ann Claire Williams 7th Circuit US Court of Appeals. She lists herself as politically independent (one of the very few possible judges who actually do so).
A Quote from part of the Wiki (yeah I know) article:
"I've written on thousands of cases across the board, and I think it would be hard to type me," she said. "I don't think there is a type. I am not in Congress. We don't legislate in the courts."[3] However, she also stated that she won't forget her roots or let her judicial robe "get in the way of my humanity."
If I were making the choice with the previously mentioned black women and Williams it wouldnt be difficult to have a black woman nominee. I honestly believe that between the two I would MUCH rather have Williams than Kagan. I believe Williams is better suited for the position than Kagan for a great many reasons.

I agree with DeepImpact2 that I am more than displeased with Obama's choice (though I will vote for him again). And personally she looks gay! lol. If we were playing "Guess the sexual orientaion" then Im going for option Lesbo! lol.
And if this were Maury Povich I can see the rowdy crowd yelling "Thats a MAN Maury!" lol.

Though we don't know Kagan's opinions, Obama likely does since he taught with her and interacted with her, it appears, as friends and colleagues and later in her role as SG. Even if her pre-nomination interview didn't address any of these "litmus tests" it is a safe bet that Obama didn't go in blind.

I like the sound of Williams. However I'm fairly unfamiliar with her. If she is that prominent then odds are she's on a list for future consideration (whether for SC Justice or other higher level positions).

Your last paragraph though, *sigh.* There is no "looks gay." It's weird how you felt like you had to punctuate every sentence with lol. Because it isn't funny. It's stereotyping, and depending on where it comes from it is prejudicial. To say that a woman should look a certain way, generally in a way that is attractive to men, or she'll be called 'lesbo' or 'that's a man' is both buying into the sexist view of women existing for men's pleasure and treating sexual orientation/gender identity as a punishment.

Also, lesbian =/= transgender.