Full Court Press – OT

A new Rasmussen poll released today, indicates that 56% of American voters believe that it is fair for United States Senators to “oppose an otherwise qualified court nominee because of disagreements over ideology or judicial philosophy.” In addition, the poll indicates that 52% of voters believe that when selecting a Supreme Court Justice, “a nominee’s legal background is more important than ensuring a court that is as diverse as American society.” Another interesting finding of the poll is that 39% of voters believe the Supreme Court is too liberal, 25% believe it is too conservative and 27% believe it is about right.  And finally, 45% of voters believe that President Obama’s nominee(s) to the court will be too liberal, 41% believe the nominee(s) will be just about right in political balance and almost none believe the nominee(s) will be too conservative.

What does all of this tell us?  Well, I believe it supports the premise that Republicans should prevent the appointment of a replacement for Justice John Stevens until the November mid-term elections are complete (see blog:  Full Court Press).  I believe most Americans will understand the need to do this and will support the Republican’s on principle.  A great defense usually wins.

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