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Saying in an e-mail, quote, shot a trailblazer throughout her career, 2010 white house on elena kagan, chaser, a trailblazer for women lawyers, 2005 white house on harriet miers. the implosion of the miers nomination having begun on this day in the bush administration when ms. miers began meeting with senators on capitol hill, and fellows began to questioned whether she was qualified for the lifetime position. not so, kagans fellow democrats. majority leader reid saying he is confident she is th...

Saying in an e-mail, quote, shot a trailblazer throughout her career, 2010 white house on elena kagan, chaser, a trailblazer for women lawyers, 2005 white house on harriet miers. the implosion of the miers nomination having begun on this day in the bush administration when ms. miers began meeting those on capitol hill and those questioned whether she was qualified for the lifetime position. not so, kagans fellow democrats. majority leader reid saying he is confident she is the right choice to su...

Political reasons. >> elena kagan is gearing up for a long summer of republican scrutiny during her confirmation process. but president obama says the u.s. solicitor general has a proven ability to bring people with differing views together. and yesterday she seemed up to the task. >> my parents lives and their memory remind me every day of the impact public service can have. and i pray every day that i live up to the example they set. mr. president, i look forward to working with the senate in ...

Last year. i worked with her last year all the time. i think age probably had little to do with it. its in her benefit as a weight in the scale. i think she -- its her personal qualifications, her professional experience, her political mainstream aspects of her life. her personal life story which is extraordinary that i think is the reason she got the nomination. >> youve already heard from senator mcconnell, the republican leader kind of obtding to her qualifications saying she doesnt have much...

First female law dean and serving as adviser to president clinton do not count as real world experience of nominees that have not served as judges. >> the american people want a nominee with the requisite legal experience. they know a lifetime position on the supreme court does not lend itself to on-the-job training. of course one does not need to have prior experience as a judge before being appointed to the countrys highest court. but it strikes me that if a nominee does not have judicial expe...

This confirmation hearing, understanding that the court has taken a right-word corporate-leaning direction in the last few years. >> we can imagine what the republican response has been. mitch mcconnell, senate minority leader says "the american people also want a nominee with requisite legal experience. they instinctively know that a lifetime position on the supreme court does not lend itself to job training." jeff sessions of alabama also on the judiciary committee says "the judiciarys ranking...

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Court not a lifetime position. but an 18-year, i think, position. it would involveç changing the u.s. constitution, as far as i can tell. >> its interesting. you see what perry is trying to do. congress has a 13% approval rating. they dont work hard enough. they are doing only part-time work. i understand what hes trying to do politically. the challenge is this. when you look at things hes proposing, whether it be eliminating agencies within the federal government -- >> do you know the three h...

Fourth woman overall on the supreme court, so thats a little bit of history being made. shes also only 50 years old. shell be the youngest member of the court, and her influence could last for decades depending on how long she decides to stay on the court. its a lifetime position. cant kick her off the court. she can be there as long as she wants. but she has -- >> sorry. go ahead, bill. >> so she has the possibility of having years and years of influence. right now the court has a shaky 5-4 con...