Posted on 01/03/2008 9:13:11 AM PST by LouAvul
It is a title that would be sure to bring either fear or cheer to many Americans, depending on your political leanings: Supreme Court Justice Bill Clinton.
That provocative possibility has long been whispered in legal and political circles ever since Sen. Hillary Clinton became a viable candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. Now a respected conservative law professor has openly predicted a future President Clinton would name her husband to the high court if a vacancy occurred.
Pepperdine Law School's Douglas Kmiec said, "The former president would be intrigued by court service and many would cheer him on."
Kmiec worked in the Reagan and Bush 41 White Houses as a top lawyer, but said he has no personal or political "disdain" for Bill Clinton.
CNN talked with several political and legal analysts of both ideological stripes, and while several laughed at the possibility, none would rule it out completely. And all those who spoke did so on background only.
There is precedent for such a nomination: William Howard Taft, who called his time as chief justice, from 1921 to 1930, the most rewarding of his career. He was president from 1909 to 1913.
As one Democratic political analyst said, "You may recall recent trial balloons that Mr. Clinton was perhaps interested in becoming U.N. secretary-general. If he is grasping for a similarly large stage to fill his ambitions and ego, what better place than the nation's highest court, where could serve for life if he wanted?"
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Obscene headline. Should come with a warning label.
One might think that being disbarred would be a disqualification. But not with this bunch...
1) The Courts
2) Our sovereignty, and
3) Our national security.
Simple.
Sorry...Bubba’s disqualified forever from the Supreme Court.
1. First US president accused of sexual assault.
2. First elected president ever impeached.
3. First disbarred attorney appointed to the Supreme Court.
I would expect a Republican filibuster of such nomination.
Now that is one scary thought!!
William Howard Taft was never impeached or (effectively) disbarred.
Oh I don’t know, if Huckster were the president he’d probably nominate Bill.
I doubt he even wants a job, especially that one.
Yup. The Red Chinese are licking their chops.
Well, just as long as he’s in the mainstream of current legal jurisprudence.
Was Taft was disbarred for five years just like Clinton?
I thought it was a 5 year suspension but I could be mis- remembering.
I shudder at the very thought. I was praying this was scrappleface.
I think his aim is much higher, like running the UN? Maybe?
Answer: Less than Zero.
Question: The number of qualifications Bill Clinton has for a Supreme Court position.
A lawyer who has never served as a judge and was disbarred for committing perjury in a Federal court will win nomination to the Supreme Court. Yeah, right. Dream on, CNN...
As I recall, he “surrendered his law license” for five years, which could probably be considered a temporary disbarment. I don’t know if he’s reinstated it.
Completely different from Taft being named to the court.
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