Cass Sunstein for Souter slot?

WorldNetDaily ^ | Brad O'Leary

[Delacon]

Regulatory czar nominee favors gun grab, animal rights, 'Fairness Doctrine' for Net

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– The announced retirement of Supreme Court Justice David Souter could result in Barack Obama's nomination of a man who has been an outspoken proponent of tough restriction on gun sales and ownership, a ban on hunting, animal rights and what has been characterized as a "Fairness Doctrine" for the Internet.

Cass Sunstein, a law professor friend of the president and his current nominee to be regulatory czar, is on a list of eight possible names, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to replace Souter in an article in Atlantic Monthly.

"Among those who might make the list of replacements: incoming solicitor general Elena Kagan, formerly the dean of the Harvard Law School, Cass Sunstein, a brilliant constitutional law prof who now works at Obama's Office of Management and Budget, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, appellate judge Diane Wood, and Leah Ward Sears, the chief justice of Georgia's Supreme Court," reports Marc Ambinder. "A dark horse might be Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the Eastern District of New York

. Less known but equally potent candidates would be Stanford's Pam Karlan, an intellectually brilliant liberal, and Johnnie Rawlinson, an appeals court judge and the first African American woman appointed to that circuit. Of all these candidates, Wood and Karlan are probably the brightest lights, and Wood would be most palatable to conservatives. Cato's Ilya Shapiro, a former Wood student, said that she'd offer a "seriousness of purpose and no ideological ax to grind, this making her the best nominee for supporters  of constitutionalism."

[Delacon]

 

Freepmail me if you want to join my fairness doctrine ping list.

[Delacon]

ping

[b4its2late]

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Oh Gawd.

[myaccount2009]

medea benjamin?

[Minn]

Face it people we are so totally screwed. For the next 3.5 years, the survival of a 230 year old experiment in individual liberty rests solely on the health of 5 men; two of whom are in their 70s.

[Delacon]

The American Conservative Union is offering an opportunity for Americans to sound off on Sunstein's agenda. The organization has created a website called Stop Sunstein through which readers can submit petition signatures to members of the U.S. Senate.

[Big_Monkey]

"Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

I don't think it will happen. Barry doesn't want two confirmation hearing (state and SCOTUS), just for one SCOTUS opening. I could be wrong and I'm sure Hildabeast would say yes, but I'm guessing it's the dyke from Stanford Law that gets the nod.

Barry got away with saying that marriage is between a man and a woman and there wasn't a peep from the gaymafia. This would be the payback I'm sure that they were promised.

[Delacon]

But could anyone Obama picks be worse than Ginsberg?

[Big_Monkey]

"two of whom are in their 70s.

And another that has a history of Tonic-clonic seizure. Not a hopeful sign.

[Sarah Barracuda]

WE ARE SO SCREWED. And I don’t think he is gonna put Hillary Clinton in there, she is already Secretary of State. this guy Cass Sunstein, OMG here comes the fairness doctrine, we all knew it was coming

[Delacon]

If Cass Sunstein has his way, for every article posted on Free Republic an opposing article will have to be linked to it.

[SunkenCiv]

...could result in Barack Obama's nomination of a man who has been an outspoken proponent of tough restriction on gun sales and ownership, a ban on hunting, animal rights and what has been characterized as a "Fairness Doctrine" for the Internet. Cass Sunstein, a law professor friend of the president and his current nominee to be regulatory czar, is on a list of eight possible names, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to replace Souter in an article in Atlantic Monthly.

This would not surprise me. Either Clinton? No way -- that would be more than surprising.

[SunkenCiv]

Souter’s Supreme Court Replacement
Must Be A Black, Lesbian, Pro Abort Woman, She Must Also . ..
JoeClarke.Net | 05/01/2009 | JoeClarke.Net
Posted on 05/01/2009 1:42:00 PM PDT by joeclarke
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2242301/posts

[SunkenCiv]

These are some threads I guess I missed from 2006, regarding a pretty nice protest against Souter's pro-expanded-eminent-domain vote on SCOTUS.

• Effort to seize Souter's home heating up- We must show that no one is above law
• Eminent Domain Activists Target Souter
• Activists Seek to Evict Souter From Home
• Group Tries to Evict Souter From Home
• Group Seeks Souter Eviction As Protest
• Evicting David Souter

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Great. The man who feeeeeeeeeeeels strongly in "choice architecture" where government-employees approve the "choices" that the little people are "free" to choose among -- with government-employee nudges here and there.

Thus, is the Sunstein concept of paternal libertarianism.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

.. and now a word from Justice Sunstein about a major threat to our democracy. FreeRepublic.com is "group polarization," where people segregate themselves so effectively online with other like-minded thinkers that they create an echo chamber where the group's worst and most malevolent opinions get reinforced and strengthened. "We might want to consider," Sunstein startlingly told the Times recently, "the possibility of ways of requiring or encouraging sites to link to opposing viewpoints."

[x]

Because nobody can understand the problems poor and minorities like a prep school grad and former member of the Harvard squash team? I don’t think so.

[SERKIT]

Carol Mosley-Braun
Rep Sheila Jackson-Lee
Rep Maxine Waters
Janet Reno

Ya'know, some of our best and brightest.

[NinoFan]

Are you referring to Kathleen Sullivan? She’s a likeable person and knows some great jokes, but she’s prety much the Left’s version of Scalia. Kagan would be a smarter choice for Obama. She’s a lot like Roberts in the sense that she’s willing to acknowledge the other side for strategic reasons even if she doesn’t ultimately support it. It all comes down to who can woo Justice Kennedy.

[Big_Monkey]

"Are you referring to Kathleen Sullivan?

Yes, that's her name. I'm by no measure a "court watcher", but didn't Kegan have some confirmation difficulties just a Solicitor General?

During the campaign was stunned that the gay activist gave Obama an absolute pass for having the virtually identical position on gay "marriage" as McCain. It would just make sense that Axelrod promised them something like this to placate the vocal gay left.

It's total speculation on my part, but I think it's logical.