Kagan no longer thinks Supreme Court nominees should have to answer direct questions

[Duer 157099]

Wow. This is astonishing. In a bad way, that is.

http://dailycaller.com/2010/05/10/elena-kagan-no-longer-thinks-supreme-court-nominees-should-have-to-answer-direct-questions/

The White House Monday said that Supreme Court nominee won’t follow her own advice from 1995 in answering questions on specific legal cases or issues, supporting Kagan’s flip flop on the issue that she first made a year ago.

Kagan wrote in 1995 that the confirmation process had become a “charade” because nominees were not answering direct questions, and said they should have to do so.

But during a briefing with reporters in the White House, Ron Klain, a top legal adviser to Vice President Joe Biden who played a key role in helping President Obama choose Kagan, said that she no longer holds this opinion.

[DJ13]

1. I think that any nominee with no judicial record should answer direct questions

Theres no other way to flesh out their biases.

[Duer 157099]

3. That's exactly what she used to think, too. Before she was nominated, that is

Is there a better example of ... jesus, I don't even know what to call it exactly.

But I know I don't want any more of it on the Supreme Court than already exists!

[Luminous Animal]

2. Of course not. Then (gasp) the public would have the opportunity...

to make an informed assessment of her judicial temperament. And we can't have that. Our overlords have spoken and we are expected to eat it.

[Jefferson23]

4. LOL

[w4rma]

5. This is bad. (nt)