Donald Trump needs to consider any Supreme Court prospects carefully. Our nation depends on it.
FILE - The sun flares in the camera lens as it rises behind the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, June 25, 2017. The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Vista, Calif., CBD hemp oil company fighting a …In 2016, President Donald Trump produced two lists of 21 Supreme Court prospects to replace Justice AntonioScalia.
“I’m going to be putting together a list of judges — great judges — a list of about 20. I think it’s important to reveal who your Supreme Court justices will be,” Mr. Trump. “There are people who say the list helped me win the election last time. Frankly, I think Biden should be doing the same thing.”Trump’s idea is great, except that it creates inner tension because it calls for “great” prospects, but also seeks a list of about 20. The problem is there aren’t 20 great prospects.
There is a process for creating a list of great Supreme Court prospects: First, establish an objective written standard for measuring prospects. Second, evaluate prospects according to that standard. Third, publish a list with only those prospects.have already agreed upon a standard for evaluating and choosing the best Supreme Court prospects.
The Center for Judicial Renewal has researched 11 policy areas under this standard, and it truly separates the wheat from the chaff.When it comes to selecting Justices who will serve on the High Court for a generation, there is no substitute for research and written evaluations. In the past, too many presidents have relied on personal endorsements. For example, John Sununu famously told President George H.W. Bush that David Souter would be a “home run” on the Court.
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