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SCOTUS politics is nasty as it wants to be… Kagan may not be getting much support from Republicans, but 2 Live Crew front-man Luther Campbell likes her. (Hat tip: Politico's Gerstein.) As an associate at Williams & Connolly, Kagan wrote a brief for the Recording Industry Association of America arguing that 2 Live Crew's music had artistic value. Campbell writes in the Miami New Times: 'She realized these words did not meet the standard of appealing to prurient interests. She did a great job fighting on 2 Live Crew's behalf, which lets you know that Kagan is not easily swayed by public opinion or by politicians with their own hidden agendas,' Campbell writes in this week's Miami New Times. 'She is not going to let any person or group tell her what is right or wrong. Kagan will judge each case based on the law of the land. She has demonstrated she can protect the Constitution by doing the fine work she did to protect 2 Live Crew's freedom of speech.'"
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Well, with that endorsement, she is a LOCK! :)
A rather weak argument whining that Kagan raised millions from Harvard alumni, that was her job then. I doubt that Kagan will remember who donated how much if some Harvard alumni argue in front of her.
Who cares what 2 Dead Crew has to say? Never heard of these conservative crappers and could care less what their braindead conservative frontman has to say.
Man,
You really are stupid. Don't speak on something you know nothing of.
2 Live Crew Conservative?....LOL
You couldn't hold Lukes dirty drawers. this is still one of the most popular rap groups of all time.
As a matter of fact I'm going to cut and paste what you said over on a very popular rap site and encourage all to sign up on the vine to let you know who the 2 Live Crew is.
The attack on Kagan based on her unprecedented success at her old job is kind of unusual...so she's a bad candidate for the Supreme Court because she's a capable individual, a go-getter, and is apparently a "people person"?
I don't know how helpful anyone from 2 Live Crew can be to Kagan's confirmation. She wrote that brief on behalf of the RIAA because she was paid to do that. It wasn't like she filed an Amicus Curiae brief for free. Briefs lawyers file in cases involving their clients are not necessarily their own personal beliefs, merely their attempt to advocate their clients' position.
Okay Eric. I know from your previous posts that you are a more middle-of-the-road guy. But, sometimes in these heated political times we get a little trigger, er, keyboard happy. I agree with you on the weakness of the fundraising conflict argument against Kagan. But just so you know, 2 Live Crew is a black rap group that had their heyday couple years ago. They are certainly not what we would call conservative. Republicans would rather pay for gay sex with a known pedophile than be associated with this rap group. Put it this way: 2 Live Crew would never be asked to perform at or attend an event for a dead Republican, let alone a live one!