On Monday, Arizona Senator John McCain stated that if Hillary Clinton is elected, Republicans will come together to block any and every person she nominates to the Supreme Court. “I promise you that we will be united against any Supreme Court nominee that Hillary Clinton, if she were president, would put up,” he declared. He then went on to state the importance of retaining control of the Senate. As many people know, the current court consists of eight individuals. It has been operating as such since the untimely passing of Justice Antonin Scalia back in February. While it may not be exactly shocking that McCain would make these claims, the importance and potential ramifications should not be overlooked.
Clinton’s Vision
“I want to appoint Supreme Court justices who understand the way the world really works, who have real-life experience, who have not just been in a big law firm and maybe clerked for a judge and then gotten on the bench, but maybe they tried more cases,” Clinton said. Hillary Clinton has taken what many believe to be a good stance on the Supreme Court subject. By laying out her vision, it has given people the opportunity to understand exactly what it is she’s trying to do. She has alluded to Sonia Sotomayor’s belief that “we are not as diverse as some would like in many important characteristics”. Not only that, but from a rhetorical perspective, she has been effective as well. “The Supreme Court is never going to be a melting pot reflective of the country,”. This is a quote from Sotomayor that’s featured in Clinton’s vision. It stresses the importance of language and also provides some imagery as to what our country needs but hasn’t necessarily attained.
