If Clinton wins, would Justice Clinton be far behind?

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/04/justice.clinton/index.html

It is a title that would be sure to bring either fear or cheer to many Americans, depending on your political leanings: Supreme Court Justice Bill Clinton.


If Hillary Clinton becomes president, would she nominate her husband for the high court?

That provocative possibility has long been whispered in legal and political circles ever since Sen. Hillary Clinton became a viable candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Now a respected conservative law professor has openly predicted a future President Clinton would name her husband to the high court if a vacancy occurred.

Pepperdine Law School's Douglas Kmiec wrote recently in the Wall Street Journal, "The former president would be intrigued by court service and many would cheer him on."
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CNN comes up with some crazy stories lately

He would be great

jeez.

The Hillary Clinton is falling!

Ruuuuuuuuunn! Not enough!? Okay listen closely...SUPREME COURT RULER OF THE WORLD WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON!!!

Scared yet?

No?

VICE WORLD LEADER HILLARY JEFFERSON GORE!

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Rex your right

:)

But I love the idea of Bill cast in the role of Eleanor Roosevelt.

Don't you people realize how much he LOVES to do speaking engagemants, talk about what he's doing, and MAKE MONEY? A SCOTUS is expected to serve in the background, never speak about what they're working on, and keep a relatively low profile. Any of that sound like BC to you? HA!

and that slver grey hair

He would be the best looking of them

No Dem pres is going to appoint a wonky ticker. We want young with longevity in the family history.

Whose moronic scenario is this?

Fat Tony is the King of 'em. Even Clarence likes to do 'em every so often. Being a Supreme is no bar to keeping that shit up. Like I said, ask Fat Tony.

A few links, but these are only the very tip of a rather enormous iceberg:

http://telaviv.usembassy.gov/publish/speakers/scalia.html

http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/18885?badlink=1

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/03/08/supremecourt/main604612.shtml

http://www.slate.com/id/2090532/

But NONE of them speak of what they are working on, or take political positions. Even Fat Tony doesn't do that. Bill is a political junkie, and a good one. He's also making a whole lot more $$ doing what he's doing now. He would have no reason to want to be a SCOTUS! PLUS, I hate to remember, he lost his law license for several years!!!

He's an asshole that way.

He might want to be a SCOTUS justice simply to piss off the GOP. Give them a little of the agita they gave him!

You don't even need to be a lawyer to be a Supreme. And you don't have to be able to practice before them to be one, either.

When Bill Maher made jokes about Bush appointing the Cleaning Lady (Harriet Miers) to the bench, he was only half kidding.

Bush could have appointed the ACTUAL cleaning lady, and if he could have gotten a GOP Senate to advise/consent, a cleaning lady could sit on the bench instead of dusting it. Without any degree whatsoever.

I doubt that Hillary would dare nominate him as president due to the imminent calls of nepotism, and just whole weird political situation it presents.

An impeached president as a SCOTUS justice?

There's just a lot of flak and BS still floating around from the 90s.

The cries of nepotism would be overwhelming.

Also, Bill had his law license revoked for 5 years in 2001. Not exactly fodder for the ABA's highest rating of "well qualified."

In 2001 Clinton was disbarred by the Arkansas Supreme Ct. Then the U.S. Supreme Court issued a notice that he had 40 days from that notice to come up with an argument regarding why they shouldn't disbar him permanently. He propsed that he resign from admission to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, which means he could reapply to practice before it. If Bill Clinton were to be nominated for the Supreme Court, all the old battles from the impeachment would resurface.
There is no question that Clinton would be a very interesting member of the U.S.S.C. The guy is brilliant. The one problem that I have is that I prefer that a judge at that level have some sort of trial court experience--like more than doing one or two cases. But that's just me. Obviously, there have been plenty of Supreme Court justices who have come to that bench with minimal courtroom experience as either a judge or trial attorney.

You don't even have to be a LAWYER to be a Supreme Court Justice.

How's that for some quirk of the rules?

is supposed to be a paragon of legal ethics. My point is not whether a person is a lawyer, but what the response is when someone has had to resign from practicing before a court. If one is not "fit" to practice before a bar, is one "fit" to sit on that bar's bench?

last seven years, is Saint Francis of Assisi.

Frankly, the Supremes are a bunch of snotty bastards who have a helluva lot of nerve to talk about "fitness" for anything. They delve into politics to select, unnecessarily, the President of the US, and they want to talk to ME about fucking ETHICS? Craven shitheads!!! They should impeach the majority of them and start anew.

Give me a bench full of Bill Clintons. The man 'gets it.' He might not be humble enough for some, but he does understand that "Whatsoever ye do to the least of my bretheren" schtick. He's got that thing DOWN.

I think he is just to much a show man to go into such a job. He would sure turn it up side down.

though I think Bill would be a good Justice.

Repairing US relations abroad, which is a GREAT friggin' idea, one that I had acutally brought up a while ago, before she made any mention (ain't I just brilliant?). Eventually I guess appointing him the the USSC wouldn't be a bad idea either. Though I'd prefer a Cuomo appointment first.

she said BC would have no official role.
I think any candidate who is elected should enlist BC to do roving diplomatic work.

I could swear earlier on I had heard her mention something along the lines of what I had posted. But I could be wrong and may have dreamed it! ;)

I agree, if Bill is willing the eventual nominee should use him in that capacity.

the rethugs would assassinate his character.

or Sen. Clinton, and doubt he's a mind reader. Oy. Talk about concocting a story out of thin air.

She won't put Bill on the SC. There will be too much hassle over the lying to the Grand Jury.

Should she win, most likely the "Ambassador at Large" gig will be tantamount to "Minister without portfolio." He will consult, advise, help get the administration up & running ASAP, and visit a lot of foreign dignitaries.

Another strong possibility -- Elliott Spitzer nominates Bill to take over HRCs abandoned Senate seat. That is actually the smart move. It assures the President a direct line to Capitol Hill and someone who will introduce her legislation without question or argument -- and he can still hobnob with foreign leaders as needed.

Bill is a gregarious creature. And, although it's not actually a requirement, he ain't a jurist, either.

... it would not be worth the Repukes' character assassination during the confirmation hearings.

Jeeeeezuz.