Biden, in Iowa, just floated Harris as a future Supreme Court justice, attorney general or president

[highplainsdem]

Tweet from Bo Erickson of CBS News:

Link to tweet

[dem4decades]

1. That's gotta make a number of people happy, including me.

[katmondoo]

3. I'm good with that. She would be an excellent Supreme Court Judge

[woodsprite]

28. Hadn't thought about that! That would be excellent! nt

[fleur-de-lisa]

2. Wonderful!

[peggysue2]

4. Good one on Joe!

He knows quality when he sees it. Kamala Harris would be an excellent choice for any of those roles.

[FM123]

5. Of course, she is a brilliant woman with many years & many more accomplishments ahead of her!

[mainstreetonce]

6. He won't say the magic letters

VP

But he is thinking it.

[lunatica]

22. He's smart

He needs to keep the VP name very close to the vest.

[FailureToCommunicate]

23. Oh, but he DID say those magic letters.

[OnDoutside]

29. Or he's thinking he can peel off some of her support ?

[Bleacher Creature]

7. Yes, please!!

[Peacetrain]

8. I posted that yesterday in an op!!

Think Supreme Court!!! What a great addition she would be, and young.. Just boggles the mind to think about it

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287366081

[LakeArenal]

9. Prefer Obama for justice.

But Harris? Anything but VP is good for me.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

10. Absolutely!!! He's a constitutional lawyer

[NewJeffCT]

13. sadly

by the time a Democrat took office in 2021, Obama would be close to 60 and is a former smoker

Michelle is 3 years younger and women live longer...

[LakeArenal]

17. You say potato and I say...Obama.

[lunatica]

25. LOL!

Really?

[NewJeffCT]

31. yes really

Republicans seem to have no problem nominating people around 50 years old for SCOTUS so they can serve for 30 years or more - Gorusch is only 52 today, Kavanaugh is now 54 years old. John Roberts was 50 when he was named Chief Justice. Alito was an old one at 56 when he moved to SCOTUS. Clarence Thomas was 43 years old - he's been on the court for 28 years and is only 71. He could be there another 15 years.

[lunatica]

32. Their age was never a factor.

Never.

[NewJeffCT]

36. they could have chosen from hundreds of right wing judges, lawyers and politicians

why was everybody around 50 years old?

[lunatica]

37. So you know because you read minds now?

[NewJeffCT]

43. No

Age as a requirement has been openly stated in the past - they want to pick people in certain age ranges so they can stay on the court for 20-30 years or more.

Laurence Tribe is one of the leading constitutional scholar in the nation by many accounts and has been for decades - why did his name never come up as a potential SCOTUS nominee under Obama - because he was too old to nominate for the role by the time Obama was president - his time would have been under Dukakis (if he had beaten Bush Sr) or maybe Bill Clinton's first term.

[redstatebluegirl]

30. Can you imagine 45 if they put President Obama on the court.

If he isn't in full blown dementia by then, this would push him over the edge.

[LakeArenal]

35. Plus, we'd have the most qualified Justice ever!!!

[redstatebluegirl]

39. No doubt!

[SaschaHM]

34. Not sure Obama on the SC so soon would be good for the ACA and other holdover policies

There would be a clear case of him needing to recuse himself and unlike most dishonorable republican judges, I think he would.

If the history of Roe v. Wade is any indication, republicans will continue to tee up test cases meant to tear down the ACA (and anything built on it), they'll get support from Trump circuit/appeal judges, and probably cert from the SC. At that point, given how close he is to the ACA, the drumbeat for recusal (backed by the media on their "both side's" bullshit) will be deafening.

[EveHammond13]

11. yes please

[Gothmog]

12. I would love to see Harris as Joe's VP

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[marble falls]

16. My very first thought when I heard she was leaving the race.

[LanternWaste]

14. As a SC justice, I think she would be at her most effective.

Not saying she wouldn't be effective as AG, but the strength (and eloquence) of her arguments are so very incisive.

[Hortensis]

27. True. As a justice, though, her oral arguments wouldn't need

to be any stronger or more eloquent than their maintenance crew's. That's for the guys standing in front of her. P

I know from her record that she's a solid liberal, but her CA AG record is strongly influenced by administering laws passed by others and current powers and politics. I wonder what kind of justice she would be. Liberal side, of course, but then?

Interesting that Biden put her name out there, though....

[marble falls]

15. She's going to have a lot more of a part to play in our future and I look forward to it.

[lunatica]

26. Me too!

I can hardly wait!

[colorado_ufo]

18. Best as AG.

[shenmue]

19. 'Bout time

[Hortensis]

20. That's nice. Only the second would be in his power, first maybe,

but USAG would be a nice expansion of her resume and being CA AG is a nice qualification.

[pinkstarburst]

21. I want Obama on the supreme

court. But I'd really, really like KH or EW as vice president. Extremely qualified.

[stopdiggin]

24. kind words

and appropriate for the time and place. But I don't think there an ounce of "hinting" or flag pole here. Just gracious words and behavior.

(Anything particularly wrong with keeping her in the Senate for a few years? Can't she advocate and serve well there?)

[treestar]

40. +1

and look how Biden graciously included President as a future possibility - staying in the Senate would promote that.

[Cha]

33. Great statement from Biden on Kamala

leaving the race.. Thank you, hpd!

Link to tweet

[onetexan]

38. agree, i feel Kamala would do well in any of those roles.

She is supremely gifted and highly qualified.

[DarthDem]

41. Love the SCOTUS Idea

I would support her as the VP choice, as AG, or a SCOTUS choice. I would only be sorry to lose an outstanding senator whom I was delighted to help elect.

[mcar]

42. As well he should

Thanks Joe.

[brer cat]

44. Kamala on the same court as rapist Kavanaugh!

He would probably hide in his office under his desk rather than catch her eye.