Second Amendment - We are in Deep Doo-Doo

[19 Turkeys]

Obama gets to appoint another Supreme Court justice.

This may just escalate me selling out & moving out of this country.

Steve W.

[Coogs]

Lets hope not, it may be a rough road and pucker time! Coogs

[260 Striker]

I agree with the article when it said the Republican lead Congress will probably block any Big O nomination.

[Alvin]

What would really scare me is if Hillery would win(God forbid) and then nominates Obama for the high court.

[Coogs]

Sounds like a good conspiracy theory. Coogs.

[Richard Pickering]

A President does not ''appoint'' a Justice. He/She may nominate a person for the position. It may take several nominations before one is approved by the Senate. It is quite likely that this President will nominate a person as far liberal as possible. It is unlikely that a Republican majority Senate would give them the votes needed this year---or ever. The Court has functioned many times having only eight Justices. The loss of Justice Scalia serves us notice of just how fragile is the makeup of the Court.

[260 Striker]

Too bad they don't have term limits on the Supreme Court judges. . I think that is one thing the founding fathers got wrong. Judge Ginsburg looks like she can barely sit up let alone make judicial decisions.

[Richard Pickering]

Lynn, how sad would we be if Justice Scalia had been ''term limited'' out before the Heller decision was rendered ? And, yes, Justice Ginsberg will likely be one that is replaced by the next President----assuming she is still around then. The period ''Lifetime service'' was not nearly as long in the 1800s as now.

[dan in mi]

A President does not ''appoint'' a Justice. He/She may nominate a person for the position. It may take several nominations before one is approved by the Senate. It is quite likely that this President will nominate a person as far liberal as possible.

Playing politics here. What if the big o nominates a moderately left judge? Just close enough the middle that a good fight cannot be made to reject the nomination? That is my fear.