Liberty Hangs in the Balance with Supreme Court Appointments

The Coach's Team ^ | 11/1/16 | Charles Lewis

[Oldpuppymax]

Over the course of the last six decades only one Supreme Court appointee of a president representing the party of the American Left has veered ever so slightly from the progressive party line on any case of significance. That individual, Byron "Whizzer" White, was named to the Court by John F. Kennedy back in 1962. Among those few cases where White departed from his voting pattern there is not a single instance that his deviation involved a deciding vote.

On the other hand, the list of "Republican" Supreme Court appointees over the same period, constituting a majority on the Court, consisted of far more individuals who "surprise" us by aligning themselves with the Left wing on crucial cases. The list of such chronic crossovers on key cases are Earl Warren, Potter Stewart, John Harlan, John Brennan, Lewis Powell, Warren Burger, Harry Blackmun, Sandra Day O'Connor, John Paul Stevens, David Souter, Anthony Kennedy, and John Roberts.

By contrast, very few justices tended to adhere to the Constitution, or "conservative” line, those being William Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito. Even within this latter group of four there have been far more frequent "defections" than among any of the eleven Democrat-appointed Justices that served during the same period. In fact, each and every conservative has tended to stray to the Left with more frequency than the one Democrat "maverick," Byron White. And not once did he stray from progressive ideology when his would have been a deciding vote.

For example, Republican-appointed O'Connor and Kennedy seemed to intentionally take turns giving the Left a deciding vote, with one of the duo often...

[tbw2]

Note that most cases don’t make it to the Supreme Court, so the President is essential in also appointing circuit courts and all the levels down - making Trump all the more important for filling those positions.

[FlingWingFlyer]

This is why the Communists and Nazis in this country spent billions, a lot of it Georgie Soros’ money, to buy this election. Damn them all.

[robert14]

Just a thought: if Hillary wins and we still control the Senate, why approve any new justice? Leave it at 8. If a justice dies, leave it at 7, etc.

[mainestategop]

If anything its essential to vote for GOP senators like Kelly Ayote even more!

[mrmeyer]

Because the senate is lead by incompetent p***ies that would not want to be viewed by the media as denying the first woman president her rightful place.

Republican Senators voting for cloture is why we have Obamacare. A Republican Senate will not fight.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

All those damned “Never Trumpers” better realize THIS is the real issue!!!