Would you vote to confirm a Communist to the Supreme Court?

[A18]

People's views don't 'get in the way' of interpretation - they create their interpretations.  All these so called judicial theories such as strict constructionism are just methods of making the constitution promote ones ideology. 

Yeah, that's why the three dissenters in Gonzales v. Raich were so liberal.

[AuH2O]

A more apt question would be, should a Senator be hung for voting to confirm a communist?

[??????????]

A more apt question would be, should a Senator be hung for voting to confirm a communist?

LOL Possibly. But I'd much prefer to have a Senator McCarthy type in congress rooting out communists and embarrassing them in front of the cameras for all the nation to see.

[Schmitz in 1972]

Certainly not! Some conservatives have gotten angry with liberals and have said things to the effect of "If a person is qualified they should be confirmed regardless of ideology!" I could not agree less. For me the ideological perspectives and theories on interpretation would purely form the basis of my decision. I really could care less if they were "well qualified" or not.

Communist: I don't care about the Constitution.

Kennedy: He seems very qualified.

That's sadly a very convincing prediction of what Ted would say.

[Democratic Hawk]

No, he or she would be too dogmatic

Dave

[MasterJedi]

No because they'd probably try to get things ruled that violate the constitution to push their cause.