Comments on: Who Will Replace Souter? 10 Known Knowns

Legal Analyst Andrew Cohen Pleads Ignorance But Shares Rules Of The Game, And Makes His Pick

[Rob459]

This "not a sitting judge" BS needs to be put down. This is the body that makes the ultimate determination of the meaning of our basic constitutional rights. We need someone who will make those calls based on the historical legal meaning of the Constitution, not on their own biased and irrelevant political/religious/social agenda. Sitting judges may not be perfect, but the idea that "life experience" is at all relevant to answering technical legal questions is moronic. More than someone's politics, I care about someone's qualifications to do carry out the responsibilities of the job. This isn't just a "judge" position, it's one of the most important such positions in the world. A judge should fill it.

[BeckieBest]

Rushpublicans


He hasn't even named a nominee and you're already whining?


If so-called conservatives had any ability whatsoever to govern competently or honestly, they'd still be in power instead of eating sour grapes and making lots of whine.


Get over your partisan hate and try to be an American for once in your miserable lives.


lol!

[amer_icon]

"On your question of if I am a lawyer...I have a bacheloers nad Masters degree in political science (a minor in history) and have served as an inspector general in the Army, which is administrative law. So, yes...I do have a background in this. "

While this isn't quite the same as a law-degree and practice, I would view this background and experience as a big step over the typical laymen's position to debate this stuff from.

"So, when a guy like Obama, who clearly shows disdain for what the Founders stated was the meaning of the Constitution and for its limitations...has the background as a constitutional lawyer, but chooses instead to circumvent it...I find that dispicable! "

If true, I'm sure you don't believe Obama is unique in this or that most prior presidents aren't also just as guilty. Like everyone, your satisfaction is based on who and what direction the constitution is being bent. That brings your supremeness back down with the rest of us in the horde.

[amer_icon]

USA_Constitution: Answer: Harriet Meyers.

[amer_icon]

mortar29: Are you a judge or lawyer? Have you ever been in a courtroom for anything other than a traffic violation?

Would you feel comfortable practicing law, defending a friend or family member in court?

Do you believe a person who has studied law in a 4-year university has no advantage over yourself on these matters?

Do you believe a person who was the head of the Harvard Law Review and tought the constitution has no advantage over others who received 'basic' law studies?

[amer_icon]

mortar29 :

You said: "When I say Obama is wrong on something, I dont try to say what his intent was. I really dont care what his intent was. If he is wrong, then he is wrong...no matter if he had good intent or bad."

What you mean to say is: "I, despite my disadvantaged position with regard to collecting relevant data, disagree with Obama's decision"

[alanrobisch]

I have to say as is rare lately Mr Cohen wrote an unbiased piece in which he states will result in a liberal justice and as far as needing to couch their answers carefully. Why should nominee? With a substantial majority in the senate the democrats will approve whoever he nominates. The answers to the questions will be irrelevant. Having hearings seem unnecessary. They will since it gives them a chance to show off.

Any questions by dems will be softballs and the pubs will ask tougher questions or at least more pointed and the nominee will give a non answer answer.

Yes liberal justices no longer think THAT The constitution is the final say. They now look to international law to decide American judicial issues

[wdrussell1]

To equal out Scalia or Thomas he would have to appoint Angela Davis.

[excoachken]

O.K., I will try to inform you one last time..... The name is Marjorie "Midge" Rendel. Get used to saying it, so you can sound as if you had a brain when the other members of your Bowling team mis-pronounce it.

[iDragon13]

Joe in NY or whatever your name is....it may make a person naive or foolish or uninformed or wrong or any of a hundred different things....it does not make them sick. When you say something like that you are showing how stupidly ignorant you are and that diminishes everything else you say.