Obama for Supreme Court?

[The Black Forrest]

Yes and a federal prison afterwards.

I am going to regret this.........why?

[Carronia]

He's really not, though.

He was a professor of constitutional law and the leader of the free world. That isn't exactly a paltry record.

We wasn't a professor - he was a lecturer and a senior lecturer. There is a difference

[The Black Forrest]

He was a professor of constitutional law and the leader of the free world. That isn't exactly a paltry record.

We wasn't a professor - he was a lecturer and a senior lecturer. There is a difference

And?

[New confederate ramenia]

Why not. He's open-minded, progressive, and would make a excellent judge on the panel (if he gets appointed.)

That's something legislators or Presidents should be, not Supreme Court Justices.

[The Romulan Republic]

He would not be my first choice, because some of his administrations' actions have been, in my opinion, serious violations of civil liberties (including NS9 spying and persecution of whistleblowers). However, he is undoubtably qualified (I seem to recall that before he was President, he was at one point a constitutional law professor). He's also fairly young, meaning it would be a long time before he could be replaced by some Republican wack job. And his appointment would piss the Right off to no end.

Of course, that last reason means they'd probably fight viciously to block his appointment.

Of course, their is another issue that comes to mind: As a Supreme Court Justice, Obama would likely face cases involving policies he enacted. Seems like bias/a conflict of interest to me.

[Grinning Dragon]

We wasn't a professor - he was a lecturer and a senior lecturer. There is a difference

And?

And that the fact is he was never a professor.
He had a Voluntary Surrender of his law license, which would indicate something wasn't kosher with the Bar Assoc.

[Geilinor]

And?

And that the fact is he was never a professor.
He had a Voluntary Surrender of his law license, which would indicate something wasn't kosher with the Bar Assoc.

That's untrue. http://www.factcheck.org/2012/06/the-obamas-law-licenses/
According to FactCheck, the Obamas voluntarily went inactive so they wouldn't have to keep paying the annual fee.

[Thermodolia]

Well on one hand he's a political figure and his appointment might hurt the legitimacy of the court so no. On the other hand he's never served as a judge so no.

Justice Kagan never served as a judge yet she's on the Supreme Court

[Reagan-land]

If I was the president I would keep Obama as far away from that court as possible.

edit: If a Republican candidate wins, he has a rats chance in hell of being appointed

[Thermodolia]

It'd be moderately fun to see this happen. After all, what President can say they have served in all three branches of government?

This Guy

[Mike the Progressive]

Why not. He's open-minded, progressive, and would make a excellent judge on the panel (if he gets appointed.)

Not really... in fact the idea is absurd. He has no real judicial experience. A part time lecturer at UC doesn't really count...

[Geilinor]

It'd be moderately fun to see this happen. After all, what President can say they have served in all three branches of government?

This Guy

Two, actually. Taft was never in Congress.

[Greater North American Union]

It'd be moderately fun to see this happen. After all, what President can say they have served in all three branches of government?

This Guy

The largest moving object made by a humen before the Titanic.

[Mike the Progressive]

Well on one hand he's a political figure and his appointment might hurt the legitimacy of the court so no. On the other hand he's never served as a judge so no.

Justice Kagan never served as a judge yet she's on the Supreme Court

She also has an active legal career... Obama really does not.

[United States of Conner]

If he wants to, I don't see why not.

[Politically Correct Fascist Feminists]

Justice Kagan never served as a judge yet she's on the Supreme Court

She also has an active legal career... Obama really does not.

We need more diversity on the supreme court, its filled with old, white, privileged men.

[New confederate ramenia]

She also has an active legal career... Obama really does not.

We need more diversity on the supreme court, its filled with old, white, privileged men.

We have too many old white men in power in general, which is why we should all be voting for Bernie Sanders.

[Mike the Progressive]

She also has an active legal career... Obama really does not.

We need more diversity on the supreme court, its filled with old, white, privileged men.

Yeah like Thomas Clarence, Kagan, Sotomayor, and Ginsburg...

In any case there are plenty of brilliant legal minds that are "diverse." Obama is not and never has been one of those minds.

[Mike the Progressive]

If he wants to, I don't see why not.

Really? How about virtually no real career in law.

[Thermodolia]

He doesn't want it, so no. He's certainly qualified, though.

He's really not, though.

Actually he is because there are no official requirements, there's already a Justice that has never been a judge before on SCOTUS right now.

[Politically Correct Fascist Feminists]

We need more diversity on the supreme court, its filled with old, white, privileged men.

Yeah like Thomas Clarence, Kagan, Sotomayor, and Ginsburg...

In any case there are plenty of brilliant legal minds that are "diverse." Obama is not and never has been one of those minds.

Obama has done many great things, except I wish he was more progressive.

[Mike the Progressive]

Yeah like Thomas Clarence, Kagan, Sotomayor, and Ginsburg...

In any case there are plenty of brilliant legal minds that are "diverse." Obama is not and never has been one of those minds.

Obama has done many great things, except I wish he was more progressive.

Whatever. Point is Obama is not qualified to be Supreme Court justice. Not even close to it.

[Thermodolia]

This Guy

Two, actually. Taft was never in Congress.

Close enough

[New Frenco Empire]

I mean, I don't think he'd be that awful of a choice, but I doubt he'd really want to.

[Thermodolia]

Obama has done many great things, except I wish he was more progressive.

Whatever. Point is Obama is not qualified to be Supreme Court justice. Not even close to it.

There are no qualifications for SCOTUS. If I became president I could nominate you if I wanted to.