Thoughts on the Supreme Court "Opening"
For those who think that the Supreme Court opening should be filled immediately by a President Obama appointee, please remember that the Supreme Court is not required to have NINE justices. The only requirement is an ODD number.
For years, SCotUS had seven justices. It was President FDR who threatened to keep adding justices to the Supreme Court until he got what he wanted.
The Supreme Court has been ruling outside of its Constitutional bounds for years, that is why Scalia was the best SCotUS justice in over 100 years! Scalia made every attempt to keep the court inside its Constitutional mandate.
The Senate has every right to deny President Obama's appointees to any court opening. Three of the last four Republican presidents had appointees denied including Reagan and Nixon having multiple appointees declined. No one batted an eye when Harriet Myers pulled back her nomination on her own accord. Thankfully, Bush 43 appointed Alito, another solid justice.
If you think that we must obey King Obama and give confirm his appointee, me suggest this compromise: How about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the most liberal justice since the Warren court, and the oldest justice also step down after SCotUS goes in recess this July. Then, President Obama may have ONE appointee and the next president can fill the other "opening".
The best solution would be to disband the Supreme Court altogether. The Supreme Court along with other USA judges and courts were created to rule ON CRIMINAL cases not on the constutionality of state and federal laws. We DO NOT need the Supreme Court. We need a Congress, a President, 50 governors, 50 legislatures, and 320 million Americans worshipping God according to the Scriptures!
For years, SCotUS had seven justices. It was President FDR who threatened to keep adding justices to the Supreme Court until he got what he wanted.
The Supreme Court has been ruling outside of its Constitutional bounds for years, that is why Scalia was the best SCotUS justice in over 100 years! Scalia made every attempt to keep the court inside its Constitutional mandate.
The Senate has every right to deny President Obama's appointees to any court opening. Three of the last four Republican presidents had appointees denied including Reagan and Nixon having multiple appointees declined. No one batted an eye when Harriet Myers pulled back her nomination on her own accord. Thankfully, Bush 43 appointed Alito, another solid justice.
If you think that we must obey King Obama and give confirm his appointee, me suggest this compromise: How about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the most liberal justice since the Warren court, and the oldest justice also step down after SCotUS goes in recess this July. Then, President Obama may have ONE appointee and the next president can fill the other "opening".
The best solution would be to disband the Supreme Court altogether. The Supreme Court along with other USA judges and courts were created to rule ON CRIMINAL cases not on the constutionality of state and federal laws. We DO NOT need the Supreme Court. We need a Congress, a President, 50 governors, 50 legislatures, and 320 million Americans worshipping God according to the Scriptures!
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