Supreme Court Justice Thompson?
Written by Nate on May 27th, 2005With the looming battle over Bush’s Supreme Court nominees, I think it would be appropriate for us to debate and discuss who these nominees should be. Most talk and speculation has centered on our current Attorney General, which to be honest does not excite me that much from what I have heard about him. In my opinion, the best candidate Bush could pick, and who would have good chances of getting approved, would be former Sen. Fed Thompson from Tennessee. Thompson was a great Senator and is a strong constitutionalist. He is overwhelmingly popular, even with some on the left. He would have to give up his day job as an actor on “Law and Order,” but so did Reagan. Thompson also stared in one of my favorite movies, “The Hunt for the Red October.” Thompson has a great line in the movie about “things getting out of control.” Ask Mark about it if you want to hear it authentically. You always know something bad is going to happen when Marks starts throwing that quote around. One such instance was during a race that was just days away from Election Day. Mark had just gotten off the phone and immediately started mumbling the famous line. Sure enough, he had learned that the very expensive direct mail piece that had just gone out was sent to the wrong district, to voters who could not even vote for us. I new heads would roll for this and they did.
But back to my point, I can think of no other better candidate than Thompson.
It would be very difficult for the liberals to block a former member of their chamber. Any other suggestions?
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I’ve heard Mitch McConnell mentioned as well, although his popularity may have dipped during the filibuster drama.
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I would think that you all would be backing a candidate more in line with Marilyn Musgrave, and not a centrist like Thompson.
My best bet would be Orrin Hatch, a strong pro-life senator, a strict constitutionalist, whose conservative credentials cannot challenged. His confirmation would be over in a heartbeat, and he’d be in Rehnquist’s chair. I’ve heard that Hatch doesn’t want it, but I’d find it hard to say no to the President.
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I would not have a problem with Hatch, and like you said he is a strong pro-lifer. He, like Thompson would also have a much easier confirmation. I believe Thompson has more leadership qualities and will be a bit bolder than Hatch on controversial issues. Thompson does not care about winning points with the press or anybody else. But I agree Hatch is a name to consider.
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Hatch may be pro-life but he also favors stem-cell research. So I don’t know about him.
I personally prefer Scalia for Rehnquist’s chair, but I know Scalia travels around the country trying to raise support for strict interpretation of the constitution. My only concern is if him being Chief Justice would prevent him from doing that as much as he does now.
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Yes, discount one of the greatest minds because he has a well founded belief on an issue that will never come up before SCOTUS.
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