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ificandream

(9,417 posts) Fri Feb 23, 2024, 02:33 PM Feb 23

Question: Would Merrick Garland have made a good Supreme Court justice?

We know Obama nominated him and the Repughs refused to vote on him. But would he have done well as a Supreme Court justice had they voted him in?

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	YES, Merrick Garland would have made a good Supreme Court justice.
	12 (57%)
	NO, Merrick Garland would not have made a good Supreme Court justice.
	9 (43%)
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Question: Would Merrick Garland have made a good Supreme Court justice? (Original Post) ificandream Feb 23 OP

Absolutely, he was a good DC judge, gab13by13 Feb 23 #1

He has a judicial temperament--slow, cautious, judicious. The same things that hlthe2b Feb 23 #2

Well he certainly would be vastly better than the 6. Voltaire2 Feb 23 #3

His wiring suits a contemplative jurist more than blm Feb 23 #4

gab13by13

(21,487 posts)

1. Absolutely, he was a good DC judge,

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 02:36 PM

Feb 23

He wrote his own opinions compared with other judges whose clerks wrote them. He was meticulous and methodical.

hlthe2b

(102,509 posts)

2. He has a judicial temperament--slow, cautious, judicious. The same things that

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 02:37 PM

Feb 23

when overly expressed can/are? causing problems (at least from our vantage point) in his AG performance.

Voltaire2

(13,257 posts)

3. Well he certainly would be vastly better than the 6.

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 02:43 PM

Feb 23

So I can’t really answer this poll as asked. In general he is either not bright or has some very naive understanding of where this country is at politically.

blm

(113,131 posts)

4. His wiring suits a contemplative jurist more than

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 02:47 PM

Feb 23

a seasoned, dynamic prosecutor.

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