It all started when the scotus

[Who]

Quit being nonpartisan.

Change we can believe in.

[Antknot]

Take it to sports!

[Animal]

I will give you this much. When Roe v Wade was passed originally by the Supreme Court, there were 9 justices and Eisenhower (a Republican) nominated 4 of them and 2 of his appointments were democrat judges. All 4 of them voted for Roe. Nixon (a Republican) nominated 2 justices and one of them was a Democrat who voted for Roe.

Overall the court was 5 democrats and 4 republicans at that time.

[CHEEZY17]

Your girl should have retired when all the Lefties wanted her to.

[Who]

Your girl should have retired when all the Lefties wanted her to.

Ruth screwed the pooch

[CHEEZY17]

Your girl should have retired when all the Lefties wanted her to.

Ruth screwed the pooch

Depends on your perspective.
Yes, she screwed the Lefties. Thats no ones fault but hers.
If the Liberals have the opportunity to appoint more justices do you really think theyre NOT going to appoint people who are ideologically aligned?

[Biker]

When was this glorious time that SCOTUS was non-partisan?

[Animal]

When was this glorious time that SCOTUS was non-partisan?

Well if you look back at the original Roe V Wade decision, and the court and who appointed each judge and their political affiliations. Then look at how they voted.

I would say it was pretty much non-partisan then. 1973.

[Biker]

When was this glorious time that SCOTUS was non-partisan?

Well if you look back at the original Roe V Wade decision, and the court and who appointed each judge and their political affiliations. Then look at how they voted.

I would say it was pretty much non-partisan then. 1973.

Thats one ruling and not necessarily indicative of its being non-partisan

[Animal]

When was this glorious time that SCOTUS was non-partisan?

Well if you look back at the original Roe V Wade decision, and the court and who appointed each judge and their political affiliations. Then look at how they voted.

I would say it was pretty much non-partisan then. 1973.

Thats one ruling and not necessarily indicative of its being non-partisan

well, if you had read what i posted and put a little thought into it you would have found that there were 9 justices on the court in 1973.

4 of them were appointed by Dwight Eisenhower, a republican president. Of his 4 appointments, 2 of them were Democrat and 2 of them were Republican.

2 of them were appointed by Richard Nixon, a republican president. Of his 2 appointments, 1 of them was Democrat and the other Republican.

the point is pretty simple.

[Biker]

When was this glorious time that SCOTUS was non-partisan?

Well if you look back at the original Roe V Wade decision, and the court and who appointed each judge and their political affiliations. Then look at how they voted.

I would say it was pretty much non-partisan then. 1973.

Thats one ruling and not necessarily indicative of its being non-partisan

well, if you had read what i posted and put a little thought into it you would have found that there were 9 justices on the court in 1973.

4 of them were appointed by Dwight Eisenhower, a republican president. Of his 4 appointments, 2 of them were Democrat and 2 of them were Republican.

2 of them were appointed by Richard Nixon, a republican president. Of his 2 appointments, 1 of them was Democrat and the other Republican.

the point is pretty simple.

Yes, no doubt your point and argument is simple but youve provided only one case. One case does not establish a pattern one way or the other

SCOTUS has always been a political institution. Look at what FDR did to get his New Deal to hold up; he expanded the court and installed partisan hacks

[Animal]

When was this glorious time that SCOTUS was non-partisan?

Well if you look back at the original Roe V Wade decision, and the court and who appointed each judge and their political affiliations. Then look at how they voted.

I would say it was pretty much non-partisan then. 1973.

Thats one ruling and not necessarily indicative of its being non-partisan

well, if you had read what i posted and put a little thought into it you would have found that there were 9 justices on the court in 1973.

4 of them were appointed by Dwight Eisenhower, a republican president. Of his 4 appointments, 2 of them were Democrat and 2 of them were Republican.

2 of them were appointed by Richard Nixon, a republican president. Of his 2 appointments, 1 of them was Democrat and the other Republican.

the point is pretty simple.

Yes, no doubt your point and argument is simple but youve provided only one case. One case does not establish a pattern one way or the other

SCOTUS has always been a political institution. Look at what FDR did to get his New Deal to hold up; he expanded the court and installed partisan hacks

I did not provide a case at all. I simply used the time from of the original Roe decision, which was 1973. And in 1973 I explained how president's chose supreme court justices. The Roe case has nothing to do with it.