Which posters would you appoint to the Supreme Court?

[Torie]

Antonio's court is not actually that ideologically unbalanced. It in fact is unbalanced only in being over-represented by centrists. I think I know with that court what the gay marriage result would be however.

True!

In fact, constitutional interpretation is one of the few issues where I sometimes find myself in disagreement with many of my fellow liberals. Not that I have any sympathy for the hacktivists of the right side of the court, or even for Kennedyesque moderation. I believe in judicial restraint above all and am pretty wary of activism in general. That's why I think it's good to have a lot of moderates in it. Actually, I would probably disagree with my own court with regard to gay marriage.

i actually don't think the court should rule that gay marriage is a Constitutional right either.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Antonio's court is not actually that ideologically unbalanced. It in fact is unbalanced only in being over-represented by centrists. I think I know with that court what the gay marriage result would be however.

True!

In fact, constitutional interpretation is one of the few issues where I sometimes find myself in disagreement with many of my fellow liberals. Not that I have any sympathy for the hacktivists of the right side of the court, or even for Kennedyesque moderation. I believe in judicial restraint above all and am pretty wary of activism in general. That's why I think it's good to have a lot of moderates in it. Actually, I would probably disagree with my own court with regard to gay marriage.

i actually don't think the court should rule that gay marriage is a Constitutional right either.

Good! If you favor a similar restraint when it comes to campaign finance reform and health care, you've got my appointment locked in!

[Oldiesfreak1854]

IdahoBlueDogDem (Chief Justice)
Cathcon
MattfromVT
Clarence
Inks
Tmthforu94
MilesC56
Simfan34

Thanks oldies

You're welcome!

Oldiesfreak (only for the Clarence Thomas factor )

How's that?

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Bacon King (Chief Justice)

AJs:
Torie
Afleitch
Al
Polnut
SJoyce (every court needs at least one committed civil libertarian!)
Franzl
Badger
Ernest

[Donerail]

SJoyce (every court needs at least one committed civil libertarian!)

I like this philosophy.

[Goldwater]

CJ: Torie

AJs:

Antonio
Bacon King
Cathcon
Ernest
Hagrid
Inks
SJoyce
Smid

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

SJoyce (every court needs at least one committed civil libertarian!)

I like this philosophy.

If only we could get a President who actually shared it

[Bacon King]

CJ Torie presiding,
Antonio V
Badger
Beet
Ernest
Inks
Mikado
Lief
SPC

I selected people based on their ideology and what I perceive to be their judicial temperament, while also trying to get some differing viewpoints in their to foster genuine discussion so it's not just an echo chamber (note especially SPC's selection as the token diehard civil libertarian originalist and Lief's selection as an incredibly pragmatic type who'd certainly keep a keen eye on the greater implications of a ruling). I also thought of names in a hurry, here, so there's probably several superior candidates I'm passing over because I don't want to waste a lot of time thinking them up.

Bacon King

Bacon King

Bacon King

Bacon King

Bacon King (Chief Justice)

Bacon King

d'awwww, thanks guys!

[Antonio the Sixth]

Thank you, BK! I'm so sorry I forgot to put you in there! Actually, there are many people I missed and not enough spots for all of you... Guess what, I'm going to pull a FDR and expand the SC to 15 Justices, so as to allow more collegiality and to fit in all the people who I feel can't be left out.

Chief Justice: Polnut

Associate Justices:
- Marokai Blue
- Snowguy
- Franzl
- Mikado
- Bacon King
- Afleitch
- Mr. Moderate
- Politicus (as difficult as it might be to find a woman on the Atlas, we can't have an all-male court!)
- SJoyce (Mr. X is right about libertarians)
- Ernest
- Torie
- NCY
- Inks
- TJ in Cleve

[tmthforu94]

Cool idea!

Chief Justice:
- Torie

Associate Justices:
- Scott
- Badger
- Bacon King
- Afleitch
- Ernest
- Sjoyce
- Inks.LWC
- TJ in Cleve

[Napoleon]

Chief Justice

Opebo

Associate Justices

bgwah
Ebowed
Lief
Keystone Phil
Winfield
Jbrase
Badger
Oldiesfreak

I want a liberal but diverse court.