BREAKING NEWS! supreme court opening?! O'Connor Retires

[Ferocious]

It's unfortunate.

This generation deserves to suffer for electing Bush. But now future generations stand to suffer.

Not good.

 

[zendari]

Originally posted by: tss4

Originally posted by: zendari
So you don't get c*cokblocked by the dems.

I suspect the senate wont hesitate to use the nuclear option over this one. Its too big an opportunity for them.

Without a doubt.

A look at likely supreme court candidates

 

[preCRT]

This truly sucks. Little Bush is going to destroy this country. He doesn't have the intelligence or wisdom of his father, got us stuck in a hell hole quagmire in Iraq, and now we're screwed for the next 20+ years by one or more openings on SCOTUS. :thumbsdown:

 

[cliftonite]

 

[Czar]

Originally posted by: Ferocious

Originally posted by: Czar
Isnt Gonzales a really bad choice?

Well he's from the South, so that aint a good start.

more like that he is involved in the torture case

 

[Hossenfeffer]

Son of a bitch....

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: Czar
Isnt Gonzales a really bad choice?

I think that's an understatement..

 

[PatboyX]

Originally posted by: zendari

Originally posted by: tss4

Originally posted by: zendari
I don't understand why rehnquist hasn't retired. He's about to drop dead, and Bush's politics match his own pretty well.

My guess is he is waiting for 2006 to see if the Republicans get 60 senators.


Good news for Bush.

why would he wait for 60 senators? Doesn't he assume that his replacement would be conservative like himself? I can't imagine bush not putting a conservative up. Its a golden opportunity for him to do so and it would go along way towards appeasing the core of his party.

So you don't get c*cokblocked by the dems.

what a perfect choice of words...

 

[wakawaka]

Originally posted by: Ferocious

Originally posted by: Czar
Isnt Gonzales a really bad choice?

Well he's from the South, so that aint a good start.

Well, aren't you a sad case :thumbsdown:

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

CNN link

 

[NeenerNeener]

This may mean that Roe vs. Wade gets overturned next year.

 

[phillyTIM]

Originally posted by: Ferocious
It's unfortunate.

This generation deserves to suffer for electing Bush. But now future generations stand to suffer.

Not good.

I couldn't have said it better, or more eloquently, myself.

 

[NeenerNeener]

Gonzalez? Isn't he the one that defined torture when he was Bush's personal attorney?

 

[NeenerNeener]

http://www.artisanpublishers.com/cgi-bi...i?user_action=detail&catalogno=HS00154

What a joke!

 

[shoegazer]

gonzalez is pro-choice right? at least that's something. though he might fold to bush's will on it.

unfortunately he's also pro-torture.

 

[NoMoreFakeNews]

Originally posted by: shoegazer
gonzalez is pro-choice right? ...
unfortunately he's also pro-torture.

i assure you, the base of the conservative movement wants that the other way around.

 

[Infohawk]

Im my experience, the anti-filibuster position always assumes that only Dems have ever used it, which is not the case.

 

[filterxg]

Gonzo is personally prochoice, but state's right, so he would overturn Roe V Wade. I follow this stuff pretty closely and I think they are waiting for Reinquest to retire before putting up Gonzalez. To replace a moderate they need an easy confirmation. Dark Horse: Orrin Hatch. He would be easy bc he has a lot of friends in the senate, and is definetly a conservative.

 

[ntdz]

I want a good conservative on the court, but I don't want Roe v. Wade overturned. I think it'll create a backlash against the court and Republicans in general.

 

[Taggart]

Originally posted by: ntdz
I want a good conservative on the court, but I don't want Roe v. Wade overturned. I think it'll create a backlash against the court and Republicans in general.

I want a judge that is against the private eminent domain ruling. The sooner that is turned over the better. Since O'Connor opposed it, I guess it doesn't really matter, though.

 

[ShadesOfGrey]

i want someone who will uphold the Constitution appointed. If it takes a "Liberal" or "Conservative" to get that person, so be it.

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: NeenerNeener
This may mean that Roe vs. Wade gets overturned next year.

It will never be overturned. Dem's use the possibility of Roe V Wade being overturned to scare the more ignorant into line.

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: nutxo

Originally posted by: NeenerNeener
This may mean that Roe vs. Wade gets overturned next year.

It will never be overturned. Dem's use the possibility of Roe V Wade being overturned to scare the more ignorant into line.

The last major cast that I'm aware of that dealt with it was a 5 to 4 decision with O'Connor in the majority; so you never know.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: nutxo

Originally posted by: NeenerNeener
This may mean that Roe vs. Wade gets overturned next year.

It will never be overturned. Dem's use the possibility of Roe V Wade being overturned to scare the more ignorant into line.

So they would scare you into line?

 

[daveshel]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: Czar
Isnt Gonzales a really bad choice?

I think that's an understatement..

No worse than Bush was, and look what happened!