John Fredrick Parker
Donor
So we did talk about this PoD a few years ago, but I thought in light of recent events we might look into it again. So -- what if three Senate votes that went "yes" for confirming Clarence Thomas OTL, instead voted either "no" or "present", such that his nomination failed?
One obvious place to start might be who President Bush Sr nominates second (Emilo Garza, Edith Jones, etc); from there, we might possibly ask how he or she might rule differently in Supreme Court decisions over the next few years. There's also the question of how this might affect the 1992 Election; whether this sets any larger precedent for Supreme Court nominations in general; and the question of whether having Anita Hill's (and others) testimony successfully sink a Supreme Court nomination (possibly in conjunction with said changes to 1992) has a different impact on how the country deals with sexual harassment. And maybe other issues I'm not thinking of.
Thoughts?
One obvious place to start might be who President Bush Sr nominates second (Emilo Garza, Edith Jones, etc); from there, we might possibly ask how he or she might rule differently in Supreme Court decisions over the next few years. There's also the question of how this might affect the 1992 Election; whether this sets any larger precedent for Supreme Court nominations in general; and the question of whether having Anita Hill's (and others) testimony successfully sink a Supreme Court nomination (possibly in conjunction with said changes to 1992) has a different impact on how the country deals with sexual harassment. And maybe other issues I'm not thinking of.
Thoughts?