A question about Supreme Court appointments over the years

[Carl]

Why is it that those appointed by Republican Presidents are at best 50/50 faithful to conservative reasoning?
I can`t think of one liberal Justice appointed by a democrat that has ever veered from leftist ideology so why?

[thundley4]

Why is it that those appointed by Republican Presidents are at best 50/50 faithful to conservative reasoning?
I can`t think of one liberal Justice appointed by a democrat that has ever veered from leftist ideology so why?

Liberal judges are appointed based on their ideology, not on their adherence to the law.

[franksolich]

Why is it that those appointed by Republican Presidents are at best 50/50 faithful to conservative reasoning?
I can`t think of one liberal Justice appointed by a democrat that has ever veered from leftist ideology so why?

I've always wondered that myself, why justices once on the Supreme Court swing left, never right.

The only recent exception of which I can think is Byron White, appointed as a liberal judge by John Kennedy, who later turned conservative.

Many years ago, for some reason, when the first George Bush appointed the ostensibly conservative David Souter, I figured he'd ultimately go left, and he did.

[Eupher]

I've always wondered that myself, why justices once on the Supreme Court swing left, never right.

The only recent exception of which I can think is Byron White, appointed as a liberal judge by John Kennedy, who later turned conservative.

Many years ago, for some reason, when the first George Bush appointed the ostensibly conservative David Souter, I figured he'd ultimately go left, and he did.

Bush #1 wasn't a conservative. Not by a long shot.

[txradioguy]

Why is it that those appointed by Republican Presidents are at best 50/50 faithful to conservative reasoning?
I can`t think of one liberal Justice appointed by a democrat that has ever veered from leftist ideology so why?

Because the GOP tries to play by some stupid rule book that says we should pick a candidate that everyone can agree on while the Dems say f*ck you...this is our candidate we don't care what You think and he/she is going to get appointed no matter how many parliamentary tricks we have to pull or rules we have to change and whether you like it or not.

[franksolich]

Because the GOP tries to play by some stupid rule book that says we should pick a candidate that everyone can agree on while the Dems say f*ck you...this is our candidate we don't care what You think and he/she is going to get appointed no matter how many parliamentary tricks we have to pull or rules we have to change and whether you like it or not.

I think that's basically it.

Republican presidents choose justices likely to be agreeable to most segments of the public, while Democrat presidents choose justices conforming with certain special interests.

[J P Sousa]

I can`t think of one liberal Justice appointed by a democrat that has ever veered from leftist ideology so why?   

I watched this very question asked. The response was; "republicans think everyone has 'good points' but democrats think conservatives are EVIL".

Yup, in a "nut" shell, so to speak.