Since his election, President Obama has tried to create a consensus with the opposition, a party which has given him three votes on one bill and zero votes on another.
He has tried to listen to the Republicans, but now with the opportunity to appoint a Justice to the Supreme Court, President Obama can listen, can consult, but he must be true to his campaign promises and to his statements in his impromto presser of May 1.
The Justice he appoints will impact the Supreme court for a minimum of 10 years and possibly as long as 40 years.
President Obama was a Constitutional scholar and Professor at the University of Chicago; ideally, I am sure, he would like to appoint himself. Since he cannot, he must find and appoint his equal, if not for himself, but for those who listened to him on the campaign trail, listened to his promises and elected him on that basis.
We can have no less.
Our children and grandchildren depend upon it.
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Pat // May 2, 2009 at 2:17 am |
Mr Hayward.
I may be a bit cynical, but I have not seen an attempt to create a consensus with the opposition.
You remarked “Our children and grandchildren depend upon it.” Does that infer that you would want an activist Supreme Court Justice?