Michael Doyle provides a crucial
reminder of the importance of considering the kinds of
Supreme Court and lesser court appointments a presidential candidate is likely
to make. Today the court system
exerts an enormous amount of power, and the need to appoint well-qualified,
constitutionalist judges to the federal bench is more important than ever. Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain have
drastically different visions for the future of the court, and we as citizens
should consider them carefully before we step up to the ballot box. Here is an excerpt from Michael’s piece:
The next president will tip the courts, one
way or another.
Supreme Court openings are all but
guaranteed, and that's just the start: 44 trial and appellate federal judicial
vacancies already await filling. There will be more.
Curt
Levy discusses the kinds of Supreme Court nominees we are likely to see
from an Obama administration here.