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ElenaKagan 9 - 16 May 2010 - Main.SaswatMisra
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 Is anyone else disappointed with this nomination (from a non liberal/conservative point of view)?

I think it is terribly disappointing that we keep getting these Ivy League judges on the Supreme Court. Sure, Kagan has no "bench" experience, so in that aspect she is diverse. She is also female, which may be needed. But, she is still what at least 7 out of the other 8 are on the court: legal intellectuals. Frankly, I would have liked to have seen (and would like to see in the future) non-intellectuals grace the halls of the court again. There used to be a time when one did not have to go to an Ivy league law school to be on the court. Now, it is a prerequisite. And, I can't think of a nominee that would be a bigger intellectual than Kagan: law prof turned Harvard Law School Dean. But, I don't know the woman, so, maybe I'm wrong.

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 For anyone that is interested, I highly recommend watching the West Wing episode "The Short List." It deals with a lot of the issues that have been raised here - albeit with a more political tilt and the brilliantly-written dialogue of Aaron Sorkin.

-- TaylorMcGowan - 16 May 2010

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>		Today's Washington Post presents an argument for nominating only elites to the Supreme Court. I guess that Supreme Court justices are nominated based on the same criteria used to hire in most professions (and from which we will all benefit from at some point in our careers) - comfort with the candidate on a personal level and risk-minimization on a professional level.

-- SaswatMisra - 16 May 2010

 
 
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