Tom Goldstein, who runs the influential SCOTUSblog, had earlier predicted Ninth Circuit Judge Paul Watford would make the top of President Obama's shortlist. But in a revised blog post, Goldstein said he now believes Lynch is the leading contender.
Lynch is a "very serious possibility," Goldstein wrote. "The fact that Lynch was vetted so recently for attorney general also makes it practical for the president to nominate her in relatively short order."
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Why do we have to "replace" Scalia? There is nothing in the Constitution that says we have to have 9 justices on the Supreme Court. You can look it up!
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ReplyDeleteExcellent choice.
ReplyDeleteLord, help us. Please find us a better, more Constitutional candidate.
ReplyDeleteof course we all know nominating his first Attorney General would open the doors to questions about weapons they provided for the Mexican drug cartels working for the banks he chose not to prosecute
ReplyDeleteLet the next President appoint - the current President has destroyed this nation enough.
ReplyDeleteShe will not even go after Hillary Clinton. Another bone head choice.
ReplyDeleteHuh, Obama crony recently vetted. Scalia makes some off comments then a little while later suddenly dies. Conspiracy??????
ReplyDeleteThe Republicans need to finally do their jobs and find a way to stop Obama from placing the final nail in our coffin. I bet Obama had a big smile on his face when he learned Scalia was dead.
ReplyDeleteOne of the two most criminal Attorney's General we have seen in decades.
ReplyDeleteThe most sucky choice, who would expect anything less?
ReplyDeleteLol she is holding on to Hillary emails and prosecution lol great job as a scotus.fit right in
ReplyDeleteI knew it!!
ReplyDeleteShe needs to be locked up with Obama and Eric Holder.
Just because someone was vetted / confirmed for one position does not mean they would be confirmed for another position of similar description. She has proven she does not believe in the Constitution as written but by her political beliefs.
ReplyDeleteWhat happens if they put a muslim in there that wants to implement sharia law?
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