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bananas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-03-09 03:35 PM
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Laurence Tribe for Supreme Court?
"Tribe is generally recognized as one of the foremost constitutional law scholars and Supreme Court practitioners in the United States. He is the author of American Constitutional Law (1978), the most frequently cited treatise in that field, and has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court 34 times."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Tribe
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-03-09 03:37 PM
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1. too old. he's 68.
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bananas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-03-09 03:40 PM
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2. What age range are we looking for?
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anonymous171 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-03-09 03:40 PM
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3. As young as possible. nt
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SpartanDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-03-09 03:52 PM
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6. 40-50 range
same age as when Roberts and Alito were comfirmed
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enough Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-03-09 04:38 PM
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8. Not to mention Clarence Thomas. (nt)
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jody Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-03-09 03:57 PM
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7. A century of wisdom in a fifty year old body. n/t
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Thrill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-03-09 07:20 PM
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9. Younger than Roberts
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jody Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-03-09 03:43 PM
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4. Absolutely superbly qualified and he will put the pro-Second Amendment NRA types in their place. n/t
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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-03-09 03:50 PM
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5. Tribe is a good example

People have cartooney ideas about whether a judge favors particular outcomes, but what really matters is the depth of thought of a particular candidate, whomever it may be.
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