Posted on 06/30/2008 10:43:19 AM PDT by John Semmens
Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) warned voters to carefully consider the issue of who they want appointing federal judges before they cast their ballots for president.
“Senator McCain has said he will appoint men who look to the past for guidance on how they will rule on the cases brought to them,” Obama pointed out. “If you want judges to play such a passive and uninspired role, maybe you should vote for him because I will appoint active judges who look to the future for inspiration.”
“We need people who can adapt the laws to meet our current and future needs, not old men who are content to quote from old documents,” Obama said. “There will be times when the political processes are at a stalemate, when legislators or voters are unable to take action. We need judges who can break these logjams. We need men and women of vision and the strength of character to lead this nation to new legal paradigms. I will appoint such men and women.”
Queried for some examples of the type of person he is looking for as a prospective Supreme Court Justice, Obama mentioned Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and former senator John Edwards as “two people with outstanding credentials and the creativity we so sorely need on the bench.”
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Obama needs to provide an interpretation of the Constitution paragraph by paragraph. If he disagrees, he needs to be asked why he isn’t a citizen of Kenya, Indonesia or France.
Yikes! He’s scaring me.
Supreme Court Justice John Edwards?
Good one, BO.
"...A Satirical Look at Recent News"
A word to wise, make sure you put satire in your headlines..
Ah, come on - someone at least add Satire in the thread somewhere.
I know the left is getting bolder and bolder about exposing their true beliefs, but this was going too far.
My first thought was - yes, I know libs that would defend this position.
Only Heller was proper, the rest well you decide. It's a fine line, and most times they gide it carefully.
Sorry Osama... what you call 'passive' and 'uninspired'... most of us call BRILLIANT!
Oh, yes, I’ve been paying attention.
Every one of us should throw Kennedy’s reasoning back in libs face whenever there is any mention of a story demonstrating the decline of American moral character-
“oh, that must be an example of Justice Kennedy’s ‘evolving standards of decency in a maturing society’”
BUT he voted AGAINST two of the justices in the majority on the case and has promised to appoint more justices like those in the minority.
You must highlight Semmens’ name more conspicuosly. I’m halfway through befoe I realize it’s Semmens. Here I am hoping the haloed one has made the egregious misstep of attacking the Separation of Powers when I look up and see Semmens’ byline.
Obama will be appointing Marxist and Black Liberty cult people. I would not be surprised to see American punished for her wicked ways.
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