How Obama Could Turn The Supreme Court Into A Bastion Of Liberalism

TBI ^ | 11-7-2012 | Erin Fuchs

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How Obama Could Turn The Supreme Court Into A Bastion Of Liberalism

Erin Fuchs
Nov. 7, 2012, 12:48 PM

While the nation's highest court barely got a mention this election season, President Barack Obama could reshape the conservative-leaning Supreme Court now that he has won.

To be sure, two of the court's oldest justices are liberals: 79-year-old Ruth Bader Ginsburg and 74-year-old Stephen Breyer.

But other septuagenarians fill the court's less liberal wing, too – namely the mercurial swing vote Anthony Kennedy and the bombastic right-winger Antonin Scalia, both of whom are 76.

If Kennedy retires, Obama can replace him with a justice who more frequently sides with liberals on issues from employee rights to class-action lawsuits, Daniel Fisher writes for Forbes.

And Obama could have a chance to replace Scalia with a justice who's his ideological opposite.

Since Obama already appointed Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, he could conceivably have a chance to be responsible for half of the court's justices, Paul Brandus pointed out in The Week.

And a liberal-leaning court could undo past decisions that favored conservatives like Citizens United, which opened the door for corporations to freely bankroll elections.

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[sanjuanbob]

How’s Chief Justice Eric Holder sound?

[Marathoner]

I heard that Kennedy and Scalia had planned on staying another four years should zero win re-election. Lets pray for good health.

Yep, and add Thomas and Alito (or as Teddy would say, Alioto) to the list.

To hell with traitor Roberts.

[dragonblustar]

Doesn’t matter anymore. 1. He’s already got his liberal majority on SCOTUS. Roberts is a traitor. 2. SCOTUS will not be able to stop what is coming regardless of who is on it.

Exactly, plus bend over Boehner wants to work with Dumbo. America as we knew it is gone.

[Segovia]

put down the bong and back away slowly.

[boomop1]

All Red states should secede from the unholy union, keep the money they send to washington and be done with these thieves.

[Iron Munro]

How Obama Could Turn The Supreme Court Into A Bastion Of Liberalism

How Obama WILL Turn The Supreme Court Into A Bastion Of Liberalism

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"How’s Chief Justice Eric Holder sound?"

The Lull Before the Civil Unrest Storm

[tflabo]

King BOZero reigns-—now elderly Buzzy Ruth and Euro Baldy can retire in peace and satisfaction. Full steam ahead judicial LIEberalism.....

[maxwellsmart_agent]

You just hit on the biggest problem of re-electing him. The Supreme Court could be a joke by the end of his term.