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       Who will be the next Supreme Court justice? Well I can report that it definitely won't be a confirmed ultra-left wing Liberal. And I'm pretty sure it won't be confirmed ultra-right wing Conservative, but I am pretty certain it'll be somewhere in between. How's that for a prediction?
       The real question comes down to when we can expect the U.S. Senate to consent to the appointment of a justice. Let's suppose that President Obama chooses a clearly capable, qualified moderate with the potential for by-partisan support. And if Mr.Obama is interested in the well being of the country and the people, that's exactly the kind of person he should nominate. Then what's the likelihood that nominee will be confirmed? Unfortunately the likelihood is nobody will get confirmed and that is not in the best interests of America.
       So who would vote against such a person? Well, I believe both of the Republican Senators who are running for President have said they would not vote for anyone submitted by President Obama even though he clearly has the right and responsibility to nominate someone. But what about Senator Sanders? He would probably vote to confirm. And what about Senators from so called purple states like Pennsylvania? Casey would vote to confirm. Toomey? Since he's so very close to the Tea Party, my guess is he won't. But that's not in the best interests of Americans or Pennsylvanians.
       And why would Senator Toomey vote against anyone Obama would nominate? In the hopes that a Republican would get elected president in November. But that would mean a wait of over a year. More than a year before any controversial court case would be decided. It would keep the coal industry in limbo all that time. Same with voting rights for lots of people. And what about cases not even scheduled yet?  So Senator Toomey, will you vote the best interests of your fellow Pennsylvanians or will it be the Tea Party wing of the Republican party?