What Do You Think Will Be The Most Important Decision(s) The Next President Will Make?
NewsWeek
Anna Quindlen
What are the issues that top your list?
In my case it is the choosing of Supreme Court nominees.
Harry Blackmun, a ’supposed’ conservative was the Justice that who wrote Roe v. Wade.
Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered the decision on Brown v. Board of Education
A few of the decisions that have changed history are;
The display of the Ten Commandments in public buildings. The scope of eminent domain. The reading of rights to defendants. The ability of taxpayers to litigate against faith-based government-funded programs. School prayer. Medical marijuana. Campaign ads, desegregation, abortion, affirmative action and capital punishment.
Who will the next President appoint to the SCOTUS?
Can you name the the nine members of the Supreme Court?
| Justice | Appointed In |
Appointed By |
At Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| John G. Roberts (Chief Justice) |
2005 | G. W. Bush | 50 |
| John Paul Stevens | 1975 | Ford | 55 |
| Samuel A. Alito Jr. | 2006 | G. W. Bush | 55 |
| Antonin Scalia | 1986 | Reagan | 50 |
| Anthony Kennedy | 1988 | Reagan | 52 |
| David Souter | 1990 | Bush | 51 |
| Clarence Thomas | 1991 | Bush | 43 |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | 1993 | Clinton | 60 |
| Stephen Breyer | 1994 | Clinton | 56 |
Click on a name for a short biography of the Justice.
Current (2008) salary for the Chief Justice is $217,400 per year, while Associate Justices make $208,100.
What issues will shape your vote for the next President of the United States of America?
Remember, the next President will appoint extraordinary people that will make decisions affecting us for years to come.
