I suspect a push for Eugene as a Supreme Court justice has been underway for
a while now; if history teaches us anything, he may be quite well regarded
by his lawyer peers. He also shows up on TV for his opinions every once in
a while.
However, as we are finding it now, the Senate wants to know everything about
a nominee, especially whatever opinions that nominee holds or has held in
the past. This is where we hear about a paper trail, a quaint term in this
day and age.
This paper trail is used by special interest groups to interpret the
interpretations of the nominee and then to categorize said nominee as
extreme and out of the mainstream if a comma is missing or if an opinion
runs counter to the beliefs of whoever is blabbering at the time.
Eugene has many opinions about lots of issues and is not afraid to express
them in his blog. This may come as a shock to some of you but sometimes
Eugene holds an opinion on a controversial subject that a future senator,
especially one with a big government, socialist penchant will say is extreme
and out of the mainstream.
The other issue is experience. Eugene is a law professor and the current
trend is for long-term jurist, especially in the higher courts. I am not
saying this is good or bad, it's just what it is currently. Perhaps in
10-15 years, that will change, who can tell?
Currently the oldest member of the SCOTUS is John Paul Stevens at 85 and he
is probably the next one to go; I would not be surprised to see him step
down within a year or two. That may still be too soon for Eugene. The next
oldest is Ruth Bader Ginsburg who at 72, is three years younger that
retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
Denys
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O.K. so we've started.
Do you think he'll make it by 2015?
Tracy Johnson
Measurement Specialties, Inc.
BT
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> Not to state the obvious, but this is something that has to
> be started years in advance.
>
> Also, I am a frequent visitor to Eugene's blog, the Volokh
> Conspiracy. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested
> in the judicial goings-on in this country. It's quite
> insightful at times.
>
> Denys
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> In a reprise of my suggestion of three weeks ago, now that
> Harriet Miers
> is no longer a Supreme Court nominee, should we now start a 'grass
> roots' campaign to get Eugene nominated?
>
> --
> BT
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> Tracy Johnson
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