In oral arguments all the Justices interrupt each other so much that it is a chore to read a transcript of them (the "..." is used by the court reporter ALOT). Never fear crinkly old white men who have been ruling the country far too long!; the case is mostly over by the time oral arguments come about: through the work of the clerks, the discussions of the Justices and the tons of paper on the case which has already been submitted. Unfunny but TRUE!
well done pareene. posts like this are the reason I keep reading gawker. although, not like the "28-year-old-living-in-Costa-Rica" demographic is a big deal. but still.
But it is a lawyer. Lawyers are some sort of lower humanoid life form similar to politicians. Judges are just a more corrupt form of lawyer - basically a lawyer-politician hybrid.
If the Republicans are smart, they'll block her Senate confirmation just to show Obama he cannot get everything he wants from Congress without their support.
I read this this morning, and it made me like her more. Am I allowed to also say that I like the feisty-ness of Scalia. I can't wait to see her duel with Scalia. I just hope she doesn't get the vapors and faint. Thomas will catch her though.
To paraphrase: Conservative Supreme Court justices have a sense of humor, so ... an abusive liberal candidate gets a pass?
As an attorney who has argued cases in appellate court, I can tell you that there is a difference between judges who are tough but fair and judges who are demagogues.
In my opinion I prefer mean judges. Even a warm and fuzzy looking guy like Judge Ito needs to bring the mean at times. Judge Judy is like a legend now.
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They can do it, but will they?
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And that's where it all falls apart, isn't it?
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To paraphrase: Conservative Supreme Court justices have a sense of humor, so ... an abusive liberal candidate gets a pass?
As an attorney who has argued cases in appellate court, I can tell you that there is a difference between judges who are tough but fair and judges who are demagogues.
SotomayOR sounds like the latter.
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Conservative Supreme Court justices have their heads up their butts, so ... an intelligent liberal candidate gets a chance?
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Here, I'll fix it for you:
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