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Barack Obama already has the chance to nominate another justice to the Supreme Court with the retirement of the Court's oldest member, Justice John Paul Stevens. Stevens was appointed by Gerald Ford, a Republican, but was, as Elizabeth Holtzman says, a member of a long tradition of fair-minded independent justices. Holtzman, a former U.S. Representative from New York, has known Stevens for years and joins Laura in studio to discuss the recent swing of the Court toward right-wing ideology, and what Obama can do to change it. Her recommendation for Stevens' seat? Let's just say it's unexpected. GRITtv with Laura Flanders brings participatory democracy onto your computer screen and into your living room, bridging the gap between audience and advocates. Watch any show, at any time: http://grittv.org Distributed by Tubemogul.