More Reasons Why Goodwin Liu is Unfit for the Federal Bench

President Obama has nominated Prof. Goodwin Liu for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals despite his having no substantial experience, beyond teaching, and no experience at all as a judge. It is clear that the nomination was made based not on qualifications but is a result of a shared ideology. He may, of course, be considered brilliant by his promoters on the left but he is certainly far from qualified.

In order to mask his radical views Liu purposely neglected identifying all his legal and scholarly activities as required in preparation for his hearings before the Senate. This indicates that he either doesn't respect the Constitutional process (what a surprise as neither does Obama) or he fails to understand the Advice and Consent role of the Senate (what a surprise as neither does Obama). In either case, his "omissions," as he put it, place serious doubt as to his fitness for the bench as a Federal Magistrate let alone an Appeals Court Justice.

Now, the Ninth Circuit is well known to be the most liberal Circuit Court in the nation and is situated in San Francisco on the Left Coast of the United States. The Ninth Circuit has so diverged from mainstream legal thought that it is often said in legal circles that there is the law of the United States and then there is the law of the Ninth Circuit. In that respect Liu, with his radical left-wing ideas would probably fit right in; but the danger of his being confirmed surfaced this week with the indications that Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, widely considered a liberal on the court even though he was appointed by Gerald Ford, would retire soon. It is not too far a stretch to assume that President Obama will use that retirement to nominate a liberal, if not radical, jurist to that seat. If Liu is confirmed despite his clear antipathy towards the process of confirmation, then he would clearly fill one of the President's primary considerations: The proper ideology.

Follow the link to read an excellent post from Michelle Malkin.