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How did the Republican Agenda, begun by the Nixon administration, affect the appointment of Supreme Court Justices in the 1970s? Did the appointments promote this agenda?
republicans attempted to appoint conservative judges, who would interpret the constitution in a strict manner. (democrats try to appoint liberal judges, who will be more activist in nature) a study of the judges appointed since FDR will show that a good portion of them have been a "disappointment" to the president and/or his party, as they have turned out to be more liberal (or at least less conservative) than wanted by the republicans, and more conservative than wanted by the democrats who appointed them
about the only thing that can be said for certain of the supreme court judges, whether that were appointed by a republican or democrat, is that they knew they could not be fired, and so they voted the way they wanted to vote, usually voting their conscience, no matter who put them on the bench
July 5th, 2010 at 10:45 am
republicans attempted to appoint conservative judges, who would interpret the constitution in a strict manner. (democrats try to appoint liberal judges, who will be more activist in nature) a study of the judges appointed since FDR will show that a good portion of them have been a "disappointment" to the president and/or his party, as they have turned out to be more liberal (or at least less conservative) than wanted by the republicans, and more conservative than wanted by the democrats who appointed them
about the only thing that can be said for certain of the supreme court judges, whether that were appointed by a republican or democrat, is that they knew they could not be fired, and so they voted the way they wanted to vote, usually voting their conscience, no matter who put them on the bench
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