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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Terrible choice -- another old moderate white man. Fuck that. [/quote]

You mean like Obama's other nominees, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor? You are an idiot.[/quote]

Why nominate someone so old?  I am in favor of fixed terms for justices, but until we get them why not nominate someone younger?

Why not nominate someone who is brings something new to the court?  I would like to see a diversity of viewpoints represented on the court. Garland is very middle of the road (has he ever supported a criminal defendant against the government?) with the same professional/personal background as everyone else on the court.

[b]The pick is essentially giving the Republicans the candidate that is attractive to them as possible (w/r/t to both age and ideology) short of nominating O'Connor[/b]-- if you think that's a good strategy then you should be happy with it, but I disagree with that strategy.[/quote]

The Senate is not going to give him a hearing, and there is no reason for them not to do so.  The candidate is attractive, unobjectionable.  They will object anyway.

You don't need to worry that Garland is not brown enough or liberal enough, he will not be confirmed.  What he is, is prestigious enough to weather a nomination without destroying his career.[/quote]

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