If you were considering the confirmation of a U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee, what questions would you ask

Question

If you were a member of the Senator Judiciary Committee considering the confirmation of a U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee, what questions would you ask the nominee?

Answer 1

Honestly, I would want to sit down with them privately, maybe take them out to lunch and have a conversation with them, ask them questions, see if they seemed intelligent and reasonable, even if we didn't agree on everything. That's fine, as long as they're intelligent, fair, and reasonable.

Answer 2

Could you do what the law says even if it goes against your moral or religious beliefs?

Answer 3

are you a liberal.then if he/she said no.i would look at their record on the bench.if he/she  was,they would be gone.

Answer 4

Do you believe the Constitution is a living document?

Answer 5

It depends on the nominee. I would examine their judicial record and read their decisions and law review articles. Then I would ask them about anything in the record that concerned me. I can't think of anything that I would automatically ask to everybody.

Answer 6

party affiliation??

would you let your party affiliation get in the way of a contraversial case?

(liberal or conservative)

do you think for yourself or let yourself get persuaded into something??

stuff like that..

Answer 7

Explain the 2nd Amendment.

Explain the 3 branches of Government and OPENLY STATE you have NO authority AT ALL to create law, but only determine if it is Constitutional or not.

How many of the Federalist Papers have you read?

Can you name 1 good thing about "liberalism" in the modern sense?

Why has Socialism and Communism failed in every place it has ever been tried?

Do Americans have a freedom OF religion, or a freedom FROM religion?

Answer 8

1) Do you believe that the Due Process Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee those principles known commonly as "procedural due process" ONLY, or instead does the clause guarantee some kind of substantive rights, as well as procedural rights?

2) The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment was obviously written with the idea of guaranteeing racial equality, but the Clause does not mention race. Is there an objective way to explain why the Clause can be extended beyond race? By "objective," I mean is there a way you can expand that Clause beyond race without getting your own political views involved in your reasoning?

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