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Old September 25, 2012, 10:06 PM   #18
Aguila Blanca
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Originally Posted by Daggitt
You don't get appointed to the Seventh Circuit because you helped out with the campaign.
On the other hand, the two newest female members of the SCOTUS were not appointed for their brilliant intellects or their incisive legal acumen. Kagan and Sotomeyor were political appointments, nothing more and nothing less. maybe not because they contributed to O's campaign, but political nonetheless.
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