Hillary Clinton’s litmus tests for Supreme Court nominees

Hillary Clinton’s litmus tests for Supreme Court nominees March 30, 2016

Conservatives have had to be careful to say they would apply no “litmus test” for Supreme Court nominees, when it comes to abortion or other controversial issues.  But Hillary Clinton is saying that she WILL have a litmus test for her nominees.  They must be pro-abortion, believing that Roe v. Wade is settled law.  They must also be pro-campaign finance reform, believing that previous Supreme Court decisions are NOT settled law.

Instead of deciding such issues according to the Constitution, potential justices must agree with Mrs. Clinton’s political beliefs.  This is what we will be getting in a Clinton presidency.

From Hillary Clinton would impose abortion, campaign finance litmus tests on Supreme Court nominees – Washington Times:

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton urged her supporters to demand that the Senate approve President Obama’s Supreme Court pick — even though she herself seemed to undercut Judge Merrick Garland, saying she wanted justices with more varied “life experience” than what he brings to the bench.

Mrs. Clinton said she wouldn’t second-guess Mr. Obama’s decision to pick Judge Garland to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, but added that if she were in the Oval Office she would search for nominees in the mold of Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Mrs. Clinton said Justice Mayor’s Hispanic heritage and underprivileged upbringing brought needed perspectives to the high court.

Mrs. Clinton also said she would impose litmus tests on abortion and campaign finance. Her nominees, she said, would have to prove that they would uphold the Roe v. Wade decision establishing a national right to abortion and would have to show that they would overturn the Citizens United decision that established free speech campaign rights for interest groups.

“I would not appoint someone who didn’t think Roe v. Wade is settled law,” Mrs. Clinton said while campaigning in Madison, Wisconsin, where the next primary is slated for next week.

Source: Hillary Clinton would impose abortion, campaign finance litmus tests on Supreme Court nominees – Washington Times

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