RBG has passed away

[Larry]

Stopping Hillary Clinto from getting into the White House is enough by itself for Trump to deserve to win this election.

[taiwan_girl]

If the Democrats truly look at the vote as a vote on whether Judge Baret is qualified, it appears that they should vote to approve her, regardless of party.

As far as i can see, she is qualified.

[George K]

@taiwan_girl said in RBG has passed away:

As far as i can see, she is qualified.

That stopped being a criterion more than 25 years ago.

[jon-nyc]

With who?

All the nominees I can think of have been qualified except the one that Bush withdrew before he nominated Alito. His personal lawyer from Texas.

[jon-nyc]

Harriet Myers.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in RBG has passed away:

With who?

What I meant was "being qualified" stopped being a sufficient criterion for SCOTUS. Now you have to pass a partisan litmus test.

[jon-nyc]

Oh, right.

[Jolly]

Seems to me, I remember a Justice or two that wasn't even a lawyer...Wonder what the ABA would say about that now?

[jon-nyc]

That they weren’t qualified.

[Jolly]

@jon-nyc said in RBG has passed away:

That they weren’t qualified.

Hmmm...Well, Ginsburg didn't have a Juris Doctor degree. Wonder if she was qualified?

And while all Justices have been lawyers or at least have read law, I know there were several who had never served as judges before their appointment. Rehnquist comes to mind...

[jon-nyc]

It used to be common to put politicians on.