http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/09/25/holder-stepping-down-from-obama-administration-official-says/
Before we let the cheering get out of hand, there is what was a wild Internet rumor that Obama wanted one of his four liberal Supreme Court justices to retire so he could put Holder on the Court.
Another reason I hope the Republicans take the Senate in November.
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I hard that the Dems have been putting pressure on Supreme Ruth Ginsberg. Additionally, I read that Ginsberg has indicated that she could not resign because the replacement would not be a person she would like to see in the Supreme Court.
Last, a Republican Senator stated that a Supreme Court replacement would go through the very stringent vetting by the Senate. Finally, this connects with your hopes and wishes for a Republican Senate after the November election.
Squid
If there is a God in Heaven, there have to be enough principled Dems in the Senate to block Holder.
Good riddance, and Gary, don't bet on those Dems. And it may have been conjecture, but I read one account which indicated that Janet Napolitano might be under consideration. Really!!!
Yee gads.
An attorney general doesn't have to resign to be nominated for the Supreme Court. Rehnquist was an assistant attorney general when he was nominated.
I would agree that Holder and Napolitano would both be poor choices. Basically, I believe that anyone who has been an active member of the activist bar on matters not firmly settled does not belong on the court.
E.g., anyone who is on record for "Overturn Roe v. Wade" OR "Roe v. Wade must be sustained at all costs" is unqualified for the Supreme Court. They each have an important role to play as advocated who argue before the court. Different strokes for different folks.
The proper way to pick a Supreme Court nominee in today's charged atmosphere is for the President to submit a list of nominees he thinks are qualified to the leadership of both houses of congress, from both parties, and invite them to do the same. If any names are on all the lists, those form the short list from whom the president will pick. Otherwise, everyone sends back three names from the list submitted by the other side. The president picks a nominees from the short list compiled from those three names, essentially, OK, we can live with these.
When Kagan was nominated, one of the short list interviewees was a federal judge from Montana, who seemed to me the perfect choice.
"The proper way---" may sound good in theory/principle to some, but I believe it to be a flight of fancy, particularly given the current political climate, and I for one am certainly not holding my breath waiting for it to happen.
Oh, I'm not holding my breath either elwood, and one reason it won't happen is that Republican leaders wouldn't cooperate with such an approach. Considering what is realistically possible, I will be happy to see Obama appointments rammed through by any means necessary... although I will disagree with some of their decisions, and as I said, there is a better way to do it.
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