The Sleep Time And Rise "n" Shine Thread For 5/9-10/10: The Key Concerning Signs
The segment that stood out the most for me in MSNBC primetime tonight on Elena Kagan was not Ezra Klein and Jonathan Turley on Countdown, nor the potential growing (and hopefully respectful spat) between Glenn Greenwald and Lawrence Lessig.
Rather, it was the third segment on Rachel Madoow's show that highlighted the main perspective that I harbor for today's well-bantered nominee for the highest court in the land.
It displays for my eyes that Kagan, despite her tremendous credentials, just doesn't have the strength to keep to the court to the left like the terrific predecessor she hopes to replace, John Paul Stevens.
Now besides Roberts being a virtually classless arrogant a-hole like he normally is, Maddow strikes the right point on Kagan being able to fight, something that Diane Wood would have provided in my opinion (and certainly Dawn Johnsen would have bestowed if need be.)
But the terrific Dahila Lithwick tracks just a main problem with Kagan here: Does she truly believe in her convictions? And that for me, as well with a lot of people, seems very very lacking in her.
If executive power from such and such a President (and it will be quite remarkable if that party still exists with how it is continuing to set nadir after nadir every single day) is expanded, will Kagan look like a hypocrite and not defend it?
Or will she be willing to abide by the belief of not fiercely challenging executive powers and simply compromising to stay in the middle instead of going fully to the left?
That criteria is how I see if this judge selection is liberal enough to keep the court from even shifting remotely right? Though she has been solid on votes so far, we were already given a "middle ground" figure in Sonia Sotomayor, especially when it came to her not even dare going to that "empathy" word so the nutcase wing of this nation wouldn't label her an activist minority judge a zillion more times in the process.
And to be given probably an even more dead center "bring people together" middle is very disconcerting for me.
Digby said this perfectly today:
But if you don't, then we definitely know what the sentiment will be.
Either way, Elena Kagan has become the human version of The Patients Protection And Affordable Act. Also known as the "Health Insurance Bill."
Rather, it was the third segment on Rachel Madoow's show that highlighted the main perspective that I harbor for today's well-bantered nominee for the highest court in the land.
It displays for my eyes that Kagan, despite her tremendous credentials, just doesn't have the strength to keep to the court to the left like the terrific predecessor she hopes to replace, John Paul Stevens.
Now besides Roberts being a virtually classless arrogant a-hole like he normally is, Maddow strikes the right point on Kagan being able to fight, something that Diane Wood would have provided in my opinion (and certainly Dawn Johnsen would have bestowed if need be.)
But the terrific Dahila Lithwick tracks just a main problem with Kagan here: Does she truly believe in her convictions? And that for me, as well with a lot of people, seems very very lacking in her.
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I always hate to look at it from this perspective, but what if a Republican somehow returned to power in the executive branch down the line in say, oh, the year 2024?If executive power from such and such a President (and it will be quite remarkable if that party still exists with how it is continuing to set nadir after nadir every single day) is expanded, will Kagan look like a hypocrite and not defend it?
Or will she be willing to abide by the belief of not fiercely challenging executive powers and simply compromising to stay in the middle instead of going fully to the left?
That criteria is how I see if this judge selection is liberal enough to keep the court from even shifting remotely right? Though she has been solid on votes so far, we were already given a "middle ground" figure in Sonia Sotomayor, especially when it came to her not even dare going to that "empathy" word so the nutcase wing of this nation wouldn't label her an activist minority judge a zillion more times in the process.
And to be given probably an even more dead center "bring people together" middle is very disconcerting for me.
Digby said this perfectly today:
The thing I'm hearing the most is that she and Obama are very much alike and that they have a strong personal relationship. So, if you like Obama's worldview and governing style, you'll like Kagan. I would expect a lot of split-the-baby opinions --- and we'd best keep our hopes up that Anthony Kennedy is a lot easier to charm than the Republican congress has been.That's simply put. If you love/like the way Obama and the Obama Administration is governing (especially on our highly charged judicial issues and the "reule of law") and how he states openly that he is a full blown centrist, then you will love/like Kagan.
But if you don't, then we definitely know what the sentiment will be.
Either way, Elena Kagan has become the human version of The Patients Protection And Affordable Act. Also known as the "Health Insurance Bill."
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