Earl Warren. One if the most influential chief justices of SCOTUS, serving from 1953 - 1969. Liberals loved him, overlooking that he locked up Japanese-Americans and took their property in WW2. Messed up in-state politics bigly with Reynolds v Sims. Was a lot of things, including Gov of California and leader of The Warren Commission to "investigate" JFK's assassination, but until becoming chief justice of SCOTUS, had never previously been a judge.
So, not to justify Kagan... but it's happened before.
Earl Warren. One if the most influential chief justices of SCOTUS, serving from 1953 - 1969. Liberals loved him, overlooking that he locked up Japanese-Americans and took their property in WW2. Messed up in-state politics bigly with Reynolds v Sims. Was a lot of things, including Gov of California and leader of The Warren Commission to "investigate" JFK's assassination, but until becoming chief justice of SCOTUS, had never previously been a judge.
So, not to justify Kagan... but it's happened before.
These demons have been installed for a while. I take it. Not the first time.