Harris On The Supreme Court? Bad Idea!

[anna.]

Do you have any opinion...any thoughts at all about
the theme that I'm telling you I have, which is about
the problem of no criminal defense attorneys on the
court?

Are you at all willing to talk about your source link and info?

Yes, I think it's important to have a criminal defense attorney on the SC, I would hope to see that. We also need a more liberal justice to maintain what little balance is on the court at the moment.

 

[Revoltingest]

Are you at all willing to talk about your source link and info?

It's irrelevant distraction from an important issue.

Yes, I think it's important to have a criminal defense attorney on the SC, I would hope to see that. We need a more liberal justice to maintain what little balance is on the court at the moment.

"Liberal" isn't necessarily being pro civil liberties.
Let that be the governing criterion, not this liberal
vs conservative stuff.

 

[anna.]

It's irrelevant distraction from an important issue.

That's your opinion. I don't consider it irrelevant to point out that your OP speculation is RW cable talking heads amplified by a RW publication all connected to Rupert Murdoch.

 

[Revoltingest]

That's your opinion. I don't consider it irrelevant to point out that your OP speculation is RW cable talking heads amplified by a RW publication all connected to Rupert Murdoch.

If all you want to do is complain about right wing media, please
start your own thread. Don't be boring & annoying in this one.
I'm interested in reform that enhances civil liberties.

 

[The Hammer]

You're merely objecting to the source of speculation.
Do you have any thoughts about what kind of justice
should be nominated?

I mean when the source patently admits that it's making this exact fact up (of Harris being nominated), it's reason to question it, no?

"the Fox host eventually admitted this was all just unfounded punditry not backed up by any reporting"

Edited

 

[Revoltingest]

I mean when the source patently admits that it's making this exact fact up (of Harris being nominated), it's reason to question it, no?

Is that what matters most to you....speculation about Harris?
I used that as a springboard for the big issue, ie, an appropriate
justice to enhance civil liberties.
Please comment on that instead of continuing the derailment of
endless carping about conservatives, Fox News, the right wing,
etc, etc.

 

[anna.]

If all you want to do is complain about right wing media, please
start your own thread. Don't be boring & annoying in this one.
I'm interested in reform that enhances civil liberties.

Sinking to ad homs so soon? I'm sorry I'm being boring and annoying to point out that your OP link is baseless RW speculation, but at the risk of being boring and annoying I will point out baseless speculation posing as news any time I happen to see it. When you post a thread, do you really expect to control all the responding members?

 

[The Hammer]

Is that what matters most to you....speculation about Harris?
I used that as a springboard for the big issue, ie, an appropriate
justice to enhance civil liberties.
Please comment on that instead of continuing the derailment of
endless carping about conservatives, Fox News, the right wing,
etc, etc.

Unfortunately, your springboard is distracting from your overall message, it seems.

Maybe, lead with more fact based sources and less speculation pieces? I'm trying to do the same myself.

 

[Revoltingest]

Sinking to....

Oh, give it a rest.
If you've no interest in civil liberties or SCOTUS justice
qualifications, you can take your Fox News complaints elsewhere.

 

[Revoltingest]

Unfortunately, your springboard is distracting from your overall message....

So it is.
As I request other posters to, if carping about
Harris & Fox News is what matters to you, then
please take it elsewhere.

 

[F1fan]

Harris on the SC is a bad idea, and not even an option, which is why FOX brought it up and implied it could happen.

 

[Revoltingest]

Harris on the SC is a bad idea, and not even an option, which is why FOX brought it up and implied it could happen.

Why do you think she'd be bad?

 

[sun rise]

Quoting the Post's right wing reporting, I see. I prefer real news outlets.

 

[Watchmen]

Harris is too lazy. She won’t really want the job.

 

[F1fan]

Why do you think she'd be bad?

To be frank I'm not 100% sure that she is as savvy as she wants people to think she is. She is very smart, no doubt. But from what I have seen, like when she was questioning Barr and in a few interviews, she seems to be trying way to hard. She lacks a certain genuine quality. So I question her judgment to some degree. I don't see it as a terrible liability in the big picture, but I can see her make subtle mistakes that the right will exploit and dramatically expand into a global killer. I suspect she might get caught up in showboating and lose sight of justice. Just my impressions.

That said I think she is vastly more capable as a person in government than most any republican, Liz Cheney and Kinzinger being exceptions.

 

[Left Coast]

In the news....
Speculation ramps up about Kamala Harris as Joe Biden's Supreme Court pick

Aside from her lack of constitutional scholarship, it's a really
bad idea to put another prosecutor in the SCOTUS, & miss
the opportunity to appoint a criminal defense lawyer.
I'd prefer someone with an eye towards civil rights, especially
when dealing with cops & courts. With police reform stalling,
let's have a better advocate for civilians.

An opinion from 2017....
There's been no criminal defense lawyer on the Supreme Court since 1991. That’s a problem.

One of Biden's more realistic possible nominees, Ketanji Brown Jackson, has been a public defender apparently. She and the other main name I keep seeing, Leondra Kruger, both have what look like impressive resumes. Kamala won't be picked.

Biden’s Likeliest Supreme Court Pick

 

[Stonetree]

Also on long list:
Leslie Abrams Gardner (née Leslie Joyce Abrams; born December 6, 1974) is a U.S. District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Prior to being appointed to the bench, she was an Assistant United States Attorney.[1] These candidates have to be very cerebral types and not just smart lawyers or judges. I've always thought of SCOTUS as a place for real law nerds.

 

[Stonetree]

Do you have any opinion...any thoughts at all about
the theme that I'm telling you I have, which is about
the problem of no criminal defense attorneys on the
court?[/QwUOd not knoTE]
I did not know the distinction you have drawn: experience as a defense attorney vs experience as a prosecutor made a difference. It is food for thought. Do prosecuting attorneys only think of wins, and not justice? That is the issue you think should have more importance than it presently seems to command.

 

[Revoltingest]

To be frank I'm not 100% sure that she is as savvy as she wants people to think she is. She is very smart, no doubt. But from what I have seen, like when she was questioning Barr and in a few interviews, she seems to be trying way to hard. She lacks a certain genuine quality. So I question her judgment to some degree. I don't see it as a terrible liability in the big picture, but I can see her make subtle mistakes that the right will exploit and dramatically expand into a global killer. I suspect she might get caught up in showboating and lose sight of justice. Just my impressions.

That said I think she is vastly more capable as a person in government than most any republican, Liz Cheney and Kinzinger being exceptions.

Savy-ness aside, I'm most concerned about another justice
whose past focus has been upon putting people in prison.
(Is the Blackstone becoming obsolete? I sure hope not.)

By coincidence, NPR had a piece this morning about this
issue. A problem is the paucity of black female judges who
have risen to a level making them worthy of consideration
for the SCOTUS role.
If Biden is committed to a specific & rare race & gender mix,
a "unicorn" as it were, will he find someone acceptable to me?
I hope he contacts me soon for advice. (He hasn't yet.)

 

[Revoltingest]

One of Biden's more realistic possible nominees, Ketanji Brown Jackson, has been a public defender apparently. She and the other main name I keep seeing, Leondra Kruger, both have what look like impressive resumes. Kamala won't be picked.

Biden’s Likeliest Supreme Court Pick

This sounds promising!