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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe President should nominate VP Biden.
He headed the Judiciary Committee and his Senate colleagues would not dare deny him.
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)tritsofme
(17,399 posts)DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)tritsofme
(17,399 posts)I don't know if Obama will get the opportunity to make a pick, but we could potentially get a stronger nominee next year with a Democratic Senate.
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)tritsofme
(17,399 posts)TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)dragonlady
(3,577 posts)Too scary for me.
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)tritsofme
(17,399 posts)DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)And he was.
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)Court and Hillary to fill out Biden's term.
I don't suppose you will like this suggestion very much.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)"No, sir/ma'am. Not at all."
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)Or, maybe the VP could serve in both jobs.
Renew Deal
(81,873 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)A youngish 40-50 something liberal like Goodwin Liu, and for once he should find the guts to take his case to the people.
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)that demanding.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)a generation or two. Not ten years.
tritsofme
(17,399 posts)on the bench who could serve for decades.
enough
(13,262 posts)Age is an extremely significant factor. Do you want President Obama's nominee to sit on the court for 30 years, the same as Scalia did? If so the nominee has to be considerably younger than Biden.