Senate blocks appointment of unqualified left wing radical

[PokerGuy]

Phew! Thank goodness for some repub senators, or we would have had another completely unqualified nutjob as a federal district court judge.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_new...s-block-lius-judicial-nomination?ocid=twitter

He's never even been a judge (hey, apparently you don't need any experience to be a supreme court justice either, look at Kagan), he's admitted to favoring judicial activism, holds all sorts of radical ideas including reparations and generally is a loon.

Thank goodness that the senate blocked his nomination. :thumbsup:

 

[spidey07]

That Obama even picked this guy in the first place is the bigger story.

Alaska GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski broke with her party to support Liu's nomination.

Hard core RINO

 

[marincounty]

Liu had testified against the nominations of Supreme Court Justices Roberts and Alito.
Sounds like a smart guy to me.
We need more geniuses like Clarence Thomas and Harriet Miers on the Supreme Court.

 

[wuliheron]

Likely a political favor Obama just paid off never really expecting the guy to be accepted.

 

[CallMeJoe]

I realize that "Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley" and opposition to President Bush's Supreme Court nominees push a lot of "Conservative" buttons, but do you have anything else to support your "unqualified left wing radical" or "unqualified nutjob" characterizations?

 

[boomerang]

Sanity is fleeting in DC. A victory that will no doubt be trumped by the usual insanity in the near future.

 

[Fern]

I realize that "Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley" and opposition to President Bush's Supreme Court nominees push a lot of "Conservative" buttons, but do you have anything else to support your "unqualified left wing radical" or "unqualified nutjob" characterizations?

As regards the "unqualified" part, I suppose one's personal definition of what counts as qualifications/experience would be important. Anyway from wiki:

Prior to his nomination, Liu had not served as a judge and had argued only one case at the appellate court level as a lawyer.

I'd say he has experience/qualification in teaching, but zippo as far as being an appeals judge.

Fern

 

[Sinsear]

Liu had testified against the nominations of Supreme Court Justices Roberts and Alito.
Sounds like a smart guy to me.
We need more geniuses like Clarence Thomas and Harriet Miers on the Supreme Court.

Actually we need more hispanics so we can just cede the country to them legally.

 

[Jhhnn]

Standard right wing raving. Here's a list of former SCOTUS justices with no judicial experience- check the two at the top of the list, wing nuts-

http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/justices/nopriorexp.html

But do rave on...

 

[Bowfinger]

I realize that "Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley" and opposition to President Bush's Supreme Court nominees push a lot of "Conservative" buttons, but do you have anything else to support your "unqualified left wing radical" or "unqualified nutjob" characterizations?

Sure there was some minor stuff -- several rapes, convicted serial killer, that sort of thing -- but good God man, he was a professor ... at Berkeley!!! What more do you want?

 

[CallMeJoe]

As regards the "unqualified" part, I suppose one's personal definition of what counts as qualifications/experience would be important. Anyway from wiki:
I'd say he has experience/qualification in teaching, but zippo as far as being an appeals judge.
Fern

His qualification may be questionable, but PokerFace flatly declares him "unqualified" and adds both "left wing radical" and "nutjob".

Out of curiosity (too lazy to do the research myself), does anyone know how many current federal appellate court judges do have prior judicial experience?
Is the OP merely assuming that an appellate nominee without judicial experience is unusual, or are there statistics to back it up?

 

[fskimospy]

His qualification may be questionable, but PokerFace flatly declares him "unqualified" and adds both "left wing radical" and "nutjob".

Out of curiosity (too lazy to do the research myself), does anyone know how many current federal appellate court judges do have prior judicial experience?
Is the OP merely assuming that an appellate nominee without judicial experience is unusual, or are there statistics to back it up?

An appellate nominee without judicial experience is somewhat unusual, but by no means unheard of. Hell, a large percentage of Supreme Court justices had no prior judicial experience. (Rehnquist, Warren, and a whole load of other ones) So, judicial experience certainly isn't required for high judicial office.

 

[DominionSeraph]

You say he is unqualified to go over the decisions of lower courts, PokerGuy? Well, just what are your qualifications for determining the makeup of the courts?

Ah yes, I forgot that in the conservative world an IQ of 70 grants "perfect" perception.

 

[Patranus]

Considering his position that white people are inherently racist, yes, he is a radical.

 

[Greenman]

I realize that "Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley" and opposition to President Bush's Supreme Court nominees push a lot of "Conservative" buttons, but do you have anything else to support your "unqualified left wing radical" or "unqualified nutjob" characterizations?

Did you miss the sentence that said "Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley"? That's the smoking gun.

 

[Greenman]

You say he is unqualified to go over the decisions of lower courts, PokerGuy? Well, just what are your qualifications for determining the makeup of the courts?

Ah yes, I forgot that in the conservative world an IQ of 70 grants "perfect" perception.

Have you always been bitter and ignorant, or is it a recent development?

 

[Jhhnn]

Considering his position that white people are inherently racist, yes, he is a radical.

You'll link that for us, I'm sure... Right? Right?

 

[CanOWorms]

I'd say he has experience/qualification in teaching, but zippo as far as being an appeals judge.

That is in no way the only qualification to be an appellate judge, and historically not necessary. He also has experience as a practicing lawyer, a Supreme Court clerk, DC circuit clerk, worked in the Executive Branch, and in academia. He is extremely well qualified.

 

[RabidMongoose]

Sounds like the guy is incredibly well qualified. It's just that some people disagree with his judicial views.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

You'll link that for us, I'm sure... Right? Right?

I am going to guess it's an echo of the opposition's on-going misrepresentation of this matter.

http://inheritingthetrade.com/blog/?category_name=barack-obama

 

[artikk]

Phew! Thank goodness for some repub senators, or we would have had another completely unqualified nutjob as a federal district court judge.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_new...s-block-lius-judicial-nomination?ocid=twitter

He's never even been a judge (hey, apparently you don't need any experience to be a supreme court justice either, look at Kagan), he's admitted to favoring judicial activism, holds all sorts of radical ideas including reparations and generally is a loon.

Thank goodness that the senate blocked his nomination. :thumbsup:

As some of the posters have already pointed out, you have no idea what the qualifications for a supreme court judge are. Some good supreme court judges haven't had a lot or any appellate judge experience when they were appointed to their positions. This is besides you being a partisan hack, as per bolded section above, which is behind the motivation for you posting this thread.

Sounds like the guy is incredibly well qualified. It's just that some people disagree with his judicial views.

This.

 

[CallMeJoe]

As some of the posters have already pointed out, you have no idea what the qualifications for a supreme court judge are. Some good supreme court judges haven't had a lot or any appellate judge experience when they were appointed to their positions. This is besides you being a partisan hack, as per bolded section above, which is behind the motivation for you posting this thread.

FWIW, the appointment at issue is to a federal appellate court, not the Supreme Court.

 

[DominionSeraph]

Have you always been bitter and ignorant, or is it a recent development?

I am neither kind to nor patient with anybody behind me in intellectual growth. This usually results in what is effectively the expectation that my subordinates lay down 15 years of high level philosophical thought in 15 minutes, but that's just a cross to be borne around me.
I'm glad I don't have to put up with me. Even though the eagerness to improve and the brute intelligence of someone like myself would serve to soothe my impatience, I'm always going to be a bit snippy towards anyone beneath me.

I am an excellent student, but I am in no way emotionally suited for teaching.

So quit wasting my time.

 

[boomerang]

I am neither kind to nor patient with anybody behind me in intellectual growth. This usually results in what is effectively the expectation that my subordinates lay down 15 years of high level philosophical thought in 15 minutes, but that's just a cross to be borne around me.
I'm glad I don't have to put up with me. Even though the eagerness to improve and the brute intelligence of someone like myself would serve to soothe my impatience, I'm always going to be a bit snippy towards anyone beneath me.

I am an excellent student, but I am in no way emotionally suited for teaching.

So quit wasting my time.

Are you intelligent enough to diagnose the types of mental disorders you exhibit? I'm just curious what your self-diagnosis would be. Do you self-medicate?

 

[Jhhnn]

I am going to guess it's an echo of the opposition's on-going misrepresentation of this matter.

http://inheritingthetrade.com/blog/?category_name=barack-obama

Heh. Repubs apparently gain their inspiration from Breitbart...