Why is Kavanaugh so unpopular?

[°Leprechaun]

This is a no brainer, and yet many of you seem to fail to see the underlying issue.

There will be a conservative majority on the Court for a long time, perhaps decades.

Kavanaugh himself could be on the Court for as many as 30-40 years.

Shouldn't that be of concern to anyone who doesn't want to see that happen?

This shouldn't be such a personal issue.

[°Leprechaun]

This is a no brainer, and yet many of you seem to fail to see the underlying issue.

There will be a conservative majority on the Court for a long time, perhaps decades.

Kavanaugh himself could be on the Court for as many as 30-40 years.

Shouldn't that be of concern to anyone who doesn't want to see that happen?

This shouldn't be such a personal issue.

Roberts is not all that conservative.  His voting record is very close to Kennedy.

At worst, there will be 4 strong conservatives, 1 in the middle, 2 liberals, and 2 strong liberals.  That assumes that both Gorsuch and Kavanaugh (if confirmed) team up with Thomas and Alito.

I don't think that there is enough information to classify Gorsuch, but so far, he is more liberal than Thomas or Alito.

I'm wondering if we will see more 7 to 2 decisions.   

OK, he may not be as conservative as the other four, but I think he is more often than not a conservative.

[°Leprechaun]

OK, he may not be as conservative as the other four, but I think he is more often than not a conservative.

I can say the same thing about Beyer and Kagan, except that they tend to a bit more to the left of center as Roberts is to the right.  Further both Ginsburg and Sotomayor have moved to the left.

If we appoint a liberal we get a liberal majority.  Is your argument against Kavanaugh that you want a liberal majority on the Court.

While it is true that I don't want a conservative Court, that wasn't the point of my response. I was answering the thread question as to the underlying issue with regard to Kavanaugh, namely that it would change the makeup of the court and do so for a long time since the more conservative members are young enough to be there for a very long time. That should be a no brainer.

[°Leprechaun]

I don't agree with the idea that the SCOTUS is always above politics. Kennedy's decision to retire before a new Senate is sworn in was political. Bush v Gore was also political.

It is true that Justices are not always partisan, but sometimes they are.