Hillary to replace Rhenquist on the Supreme Court.

[I'mSpartacus!]

New Democratic slogan: Visualize Hillary on the Supreme Court!

It might just be more than a dream if Kerry wins. The reason is that if the Republicans retain the control of the Senate Kerry would have to replace Rhenquist with someone the senators would not try to block. Hillary has alliances in the senate and would easily win confirmation. So when Rhenquist retires (him being a pragmatic Nixon conservative) Hillary would be the best choice. It's like when Rhenquist had been thinking of retiring the year Bush was elected Republicans were discussing Orin Hatch -- who is still high on the líst if one of these 80+ year old Supreme Court members up and dies (or retires).

The next president will appoint several court members. If Bush wins, he gets the chance to nominate replacements for one or two liberals on the court as well as conservatives getting way to old to stick around. If Kerry wins he will set the tone of the court for the same reason.

Hey, just think what it will be like if Hillary and maybe a couple members of the 9th. Curcuit are placed on the bench. America will evolve into a replica of Sweden in a short time.

 

[cracked butt]

 

[Waitone]

For Hllary to do the supreme court she will have to admit her presidency ain't gonna happen, not now, not ever. She ain't there yet.

Clinton on the supreme court has always been in the cards. Bill is the Clinton everyone has in mind, not Hillary.

Neither has a chance of confirmation regardless of senatorial status. Democrat filibuster ended senatorial privilege. Hellary created a mess and she gets to live with it.

 

[Jeff White]

No one will be appointed to the Supreme Court. As long as both parties enjoy such equal representation in the Senate a president from eother party would be hard pressed to get any nomination through. The Democrats would block any conservative appointment and the Republicans would block any liberal one. A strict constitutionalist would stand no chance. As long as the balance of power stays the same in the senate it doesn't matter which party holds the Whitehouse.

I think it's very possible that we may go a while with vacancies on the court if a justice or two dies or retires. I don't look for any retirements for just that reason.

Jeff

 

[Quartus]

It always matters who makes the nominations, Jeff. Strange things happen in politics, and the ONLY way to be 100% sure that a particular person is not confirmed is to make sure they aren't nominated.


That said, I don't think either Klinton has a chance - neither has ANY judicial experience. Not even the most die-hard liberal would think them qualified. Yes, the die hard liberals don't care about qualifications, and they would SAY they are qualified, but it will be impossible to convince the mushy middle that that is anything but partisan lying. It just ain't gonna fly.


Not to say they might not try, though...

 

[longeyes]

The appointment of Hillary, with her obvious lack of credentials, to the Supreme Court would evoke memories of the movie Wild In the Streets. I think we would all realize the fat lady is singing at that point. There is more chance of the Supreme Court going on an extended forced hiatus than that this country willingly and lawfully becoming a "Sweden."

Then again maybe there's more kool-aid out there than I think...

 

[Standing Wolf]

If Bush wins, he gets the chance to nominate replacements for ...

Yeah, but the R.I.N.O.s aren't going to do anything but continue to sit on their hands.

 

[Hkmp5sd]

Hillary wants to be president with all of the power that entails. She might dream about sitting on the Supreme Court, but only after ruling the world from the oval office.

BTW, the newly released Madam Hillary: The Dark Road to the White House by R. Emmet Tyrrell, Jr. is a pretty good read.

 

[Baba Louie]

Bill?
On the Supreme Court?
Wasn't he dis-barred for something in AR a while back?
Perjury perhaps?
Oh, I forgot. Vast right wing conspiracy.
Never mind.
Hillary?
On the Supreme Court?
Wasn't she one making accusations of a "vast right wing conspiracy"?
Will the "right wing" forget?

Carry on.

 

[Omega_7]

What makes anyone here think that Bush

Was, or is nominating real constitutionalist judges??

Regardless, the vast majority of the supremes will do nothing or eliminate more of our freedoms.

 

[TimH]

Hillary will be Kerry's running mate. If Kerry wins the presidntial election she'll be just a heartbeat away from the presidency

 

[romulus]

Wasn't he dis-barred for something in AR a while back?

Just today he "retired" from the SCOTUS bar, meaning he is ineligible to argue cases before the Court. It may not disqualify him from being nominated (don't know), but he stands the proverbial snowball's chance of being installed...I think Hillary would accept it in a heartbeat. Lifetime appointment, no direct accountability to the elctorate, de facto legislative powers. Heck it'd be a dream job for her

 

[RangerHAAF]

President Bush should have(in a perfect world) already appointed 2-3 Supreme Court Justice replacements by now; but a simple majority will no longer suffice. I'm hopeful that with the retirement of so many of the old southern Dixiecrats like Hollings and Miller in the senate, a new generation of conservative, strict constructionist senators will emerge from the South. Men and women who believe in the letter of the Constitution and who will interpret law based on it.

I'm sure that my home state of Georgia will elect a conservative Republican to replace Zell Miller in November, as it's also looking like Florida might get a Republican to replace Bob Graham. Well, only time will tell and the clock's already started ticking.

I'll go so far as to predict that the Republicans will pick up 3-5 seats in the senate and if and when that happens Kennedy, Clinton and Schumer won't matter anymore. Will they?

 

[Quartus]

Hillary will be Kerry's running mate.

Hmmm. Mebbe, but I don't think so. I think she'll go for the whole enchilada if Bush looks beatable, and sit it out completely if he doesn't. If she sits it out, she'll be the no-contest front runner next time.

Gore is permanently out of it - by not running this time he's removed himself from any serious future consideration. He might try, but it will fall flatter than Hitlery's chest.

 

[Hkmp5sd]

Hillary will not run as a vice president. She does not want anyone other than herself or Bush to win the election.

She has two possible scenerios. She lets the Democrats self-destruct and allows herself to be "drafted" to save the party and run against Bush. Or she helps the Democrats self-destruct so that Bush wins.

She cannot let a Democrat win, other than herself of course, because the odds of her still being a major player in 8 years, at the age of 61, are about zero. Running against Bush is also extremely risky.

The best possibility is letting Bush have 4 more years, and then running. There won't be a sitting president to run against and Chaney is not a viable candidate for president due to his age and health. So the race will be her against some unknown republican. The only risk in this strategy is the possibility of her losing her senate seat. That would be her doom.

 

[romulus]

President Bush should have(in a perfect world) already appointed 2-3 Supreme Court Justice replacements by now

How? Where are the vacancies?

 

[Zundfolge]

Hillary will be Kerry's running mate. If Kerry wins the presidntial election she'll be just a heartbeat away from the presidency

If so, Kerry won't be getting any sleep ... I believe she and her husband have had people killed for political gain. You can bet Kerry will have to watch his back

 

[I'mSpartacus!]

Omega_7

Don't be so black and white. If Kerry wins you'll see a bunch of Ruth Ginsbergs appointed and absolutely no Anton Skalias. Your choice -- elect someone with a conservative rating in the high 80s to low 90s, or Kerry who generally scores single digets on conservative scales (lower than Ted Kennedy!).

By the way, there is nothing in the Constitution that says a Supreme Court judge even has to be a lawyer. Anyone can be appointed to the court, including Bill and Hillary.

 

[Tamara]

Boy... the Rehnquisition or the Hildebeest... the Rehnquisition or the Hildebeest...

Can't I go for what's behind Door #3?

 

[bjengs]

I say NO WAY. I think everyone knows that, barring some bizarre misfortune on Bush's side, the Democrats have no shot at winning this. Ms. Clinton will wait until she won't be facing an incumbent and run as THE Democratic nominee in 2008. Mark my words.

 

[labgrade]

"America will evolve into a replica of Sweden in a short time.
"

Or California, or (gasp) even what our SCOTUS (SCROTUM?) does now.

& yes, of course, it could get worse, but the Nazgul Nine (I've spaced who to credit for that - great jab!) don't do jack for what they're supposed to be there for now.

 

[AZLibertarian]

Anyone who might select Hillary as a running mate has a death wish, IMO.

Hillary would never get past the Senate for a SCOTUS confirmation. Not that the conservatives there have ever been that steadfast, but the country would rise up and flood their email and snailmail with nothing but protest.

While I believe in my heart that she does relish the Presidency, she is also a lightning rod. She was directly involved in much of the scandal of her husband's tenure, and I don't think the country is willing to re-examine the Clinton legacy. There's nothing but stink there.

I'd even go so far as to say that, after Rudy's marvelous performance post 9/11, and given his return to health, that another Rudy-Hillary match-up in a NY Senate race might yield a Republican NY Senator.

 

[Lone_Gunman]

This idea that Kerry would appoint Hillary to the Supreme Court is a scare tactic being used by Republicans to try to regain its conservative voter base that Bush has managed to so thoroughly alienate since being elected.

Hillary would never get through Senate confirmation, if you dont see that you are blind.

Hkmp5sd has Hillary's plan correct. She wants Bush to win in 2004, then she will run in 2008, and I believe will take the White House when she does.

 

[c_yeager]

Hillary would never make it through the nomination process. Nor would any president be stupid enough (or shortsighted enough) to even nominate her. It has nothing to do with politics. The fact is that she absurdly unqualified for the job. And anyone who tried to push her in would look an absolute fool even to their own party.

 

[labgrade]

" ... used by Republicans to try to regain its conservative voter base that Bush has managed to so thoroughly alienate since being elected."

Huge statement! though 2 things.

1) that it's "conservative base" ever was, &

2) that The Shrub has alienated them.

I b'lieve that neither are true.

The "conservative base" is as much as is Hannity & no clue to anything realistic, only a "political leaning" they've been fed, & no idea whatsoever what this country was founded upon.

"Conservatism" means nothing any more than does "dog crap." Merely subjective to the animal that crapped it out.

&, far as #2, he has, but not enough.

This "Christian , compationate, conservative" has done more to further alienate me from the entire political process.

As with having a very intimate, private meeting - in his own executive Governatorial Chambers - with our illutstrious CO Guv Bill Owens - I found him a political puke - who only wishes for what they all do = "another term."

There is not a single thing that they care about your rights, their obligations, anything regards their state, or federal, constitutions, or (F' it! & I could just puke!) ... these people want the power to rule your life.

& maybe I'm being a bit strong here.

Mayhaps they don't want to rule your life, but what they DO want, is to have their hand on the reigns/that lever that gets to decide what happens.

I've had the opportunity to look in a few of their eyes & they all speak the same languange = "I know best, & you will do as I say."