I will not be able to support Loretta Lynch for US Supreme Court

[bluestateguy]

She is opposed to the legalization of marijuana. That's a problem.

That said, if she's nominated, I do think she should get a Senate vote.

[demosincebirth]

1. I don't think you have any say in it. nt.

[clarice]

2. WOW !!!! did you expect that snarky response ???? nt

[monicaangela]

3. It she does get the nomination

I hope it doesn't take her away from her case against Ferguson Missouri. I definitely want to see her make an example of that situation so that others will think twice before they prey upon poor minorities.

[onecaliberal]

4. But but but, it's criminal justice reform... Oh wait.

[floriduck]

5. I actually agree with you.

And I'm all in for Bernie. Good post.

[MohRokTah]

6. I believe the analysis that puts her high on the short list is horribly flawed. eom

[jberryhill]

8. Concur

[X_Digger]

11. +1 n/t

[hifiguy]

7. Agreed. She's big on civil forfeiture, too, another strike against her.

I would devoutly hope that Justices Tino Cuellar and Goodwin Liu of the CA SC would be at the top of his list. Stunning academic backgrounds, government and appellate court experience, liberal and YOUNG (43 and 45, respectively. Plus, there has never been a Mexican-American or Asian-American justice on the SCOTUS (Sotomayor, J., is of Puerto Rican heritage).

[bigwillq]

9. I would pass on Lynch

Opposition to the legalization of marijuana being one of the reasons.

[NobodyHere]

10. So are in favor of the supreme court turning over marijuana laws?

[TeddyR]

12. Setting aside every positive and negative

In Lynch's favor, you would oppose a Supreme Court nominee because he/she doesn't support the legalization of marijuana? Really? That's like not even in the top 100 issues that most Americans care about. Yeah, it should be legalized, but around 3 people in the entire US would tank a nominee for that reason. And why does it even matter what a SC nominee thinks about the legalization of pot? That is an issue that is entirely within the purview of the president, Congress and federal law enforcement.

[tavernier]

13. And she could entertain us with a song

between hearings.

Oh, sorry... Wrong Loretta...

[Odin2005]

14. So is Hillary.

[Jim Lane]

15. Do you want a judge who will find bogus grounds for striking down statutes s/he disagrees with?

That's what Scalia did with the Voting Rights Act, so in that sense I guess such a judge would be a fitting successor.

As long as marijuana is criminalized, almost every judge in the country would apply that law -- even if the judge favors legalization. If the prohibition is repealed legislatively, then no judge would convict or uphold a conviction -- even if the judge favors criminalization.

[onenote]

16. You're going to wait a long time to find a SCOTUS nominee you can support

Most of the candidates probably don't have a stated view on the issue.