OH SNAP! CHIEF JUSTICE WILLIAM REHNQUIST HAS DIED!

[IonYou]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: FoBoT
he was a great man

Antonin Scalia will be the next Chief justice

I say Clarence Thomas

Long dong silver?

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Eli
Why should I care about this again?

they are responsible for interpreting the law and constitution.

You can thank them for the law of imminent domain....basically illegal seizure of your land has now been legalized.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: RMSistight

Originally posted by: Eli
Why should I care about this again?

More conservative judge appointments for an already divided Supreme Court.

Again, why care? Rehnquist was the most conservative judge on the court. It's a 1 for 1 deal. If anything, the threat of filibuster will have Bush appointing a less conservative judge.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: RMSistight

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: FoBoT
he was a great man

Antonin Scalia will be the next Chief justice

I say Clarence Thomas

A black man as Chief Justice? Not that I have a problem with it but don't you think the voters for Bush will have a problem with it? Aren't chief justices traditionally white like Presidents? If Clarence Thomas becomes Chief Justice, it will be one step closer to a black President. As long as they do their job well, I don't really care who is president or chief justice.

I'd vote for Condy for president...and I think conservatives would rather have Clarence Thomas in as well. He leans to the right more plus he is younger so he should last awhile.

 

[KarenMarie]

listen... reinquist was a great man who served this country with honor and pride. whether ones agrees with hs opions or not.. does not detract from this fact.

we dont need political bu!!sh!t and cheap shots.

 

[RMSistight]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Eli
Why should I care about this again?

they are responsible for interpreting the law and constitution.

You can thank them for the law of imminent domain....basically illegal seizure of your land has now been legalized.

Thank God Congress found a way to stop this from happening. They will not provide any highway improvement funding if any state uses imminent domain to build malls, shopping centers, etc.

 

[vtqanh]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
listen... reinquist was a great man who served this country with honor and pride. whether ones agrees with hs opions or not.. does not detract from this fact.

we dont need political bu!!sh!t and cheap shots.

thank you.
And like Amused pointed out, he was the most conservative judge in the Supreme Court, it'll be just an equal if not less conservative replacement

 

[skyking]

maybe we oughta lock this one up and start over, with a Mod admonition to "keep it to respectful condolences", and let the P&N crowd speculate on the rest.
RIP.

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
listen... reinquist was a great man who served this country with honor and pride. whether ones agrees with hs opions or not.. does not detract from this fact.

we dont need political bu!!sh!t and cheap shots.

Great service he was doing in Arizona when he would stand outside of polling places threatening Hispanic voters. He was a party hack till the end. And now, at last, he is a good Republican.

 

[RMSistight]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
listen... reinquist was a great man who served this country with honor and pride. whether ones agrees with hs opions or not.. does not detract from this fact.

we dont need political bu!!sh!t and cheap shots.

Agreed. But you have to realize that this is a HUGE opportunity for the Bush administration to nominate a chief justice to replace the great Reinquist.

 

[raildogg]

Originally posted by: RMSistight

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
listen... reinquist was a great man who served this country with honor and pride. whether ones agrees with hs opions or not.. does not detract from this fact.

we dont need political bu!!sh!t and cheap shots.

Agreed. But you have to realize that this is a HUGE opportunity for the Bush administration to nominate a chief justice to replace the great Reinquist.

delete

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: RMSistight

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
listen... reinquist was a great man who served this country with honor and pride. whether ones agrees with hs opions or not.. does not detract from this fact.

we dont need political bu!!sh!t and cheap shots.

Agreed. But you have to realize that this is a HUGE opportunity for the Bush administration to nominate a chief justice to replace the great Reinquist.

Again, SO WHAT???

Rehnquist was the most conservative judge on the court. A Bush replacement will be a wash. No gain for conseravtives, no loss for liberals.

The ignorance here is simply amazing.

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: raildogg

Originally posted by: RMSistight

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
listen... reinquist was a great man who served this country with honor and pride. whether ones agrees with hs opions or not.. does not detract from this fact.

we dont need political bu!!sh!t and cheap shots.

Agreed. But you have to realize that this is a HUGE opportunity for the Bush administration to nominate a chief justice to replace the great Reinquist.

and HUGGEEEEE opportunity for the so-called leftists to bash Bush and the Bush administration

remember, the radical leftists are not liberals

Nah, I will reserve this thread for remembering Rehnquist. Plenty of other opportunities to deal with other stuff. Why so defensive?

 

[Eli]

Sorry, I didn't mean to sound cold, it was an honest display of ignorance. I don't know who the guy is.

 

[raildogg]

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: raildogg

Originally posted by: RMSistight

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
listen... reinquist was a great man who served this country with honor and pride. whether ones agrees with hs opions or not.. does not detract from this fact.

we dont need political bu!!sh!t and cheap shots.

Agreed. But you have to realize that this is a HUGE opportunity for the Bush administration to nominate a chief justice to replace the great Reinquist.

and HUGGEEEEE opportunity for the so-called leftists to bash Bush and the Bush administration

remember, the radical leftists are not liberals

Nah, I will reserve this thread for remembering Rehnquist. Plenty of other opportunities to deal with other stuff. Why so defensive?

yes, sorry. not the place or time for that. i will delete my post

but really, why do we have to bring such petty politics into every event?

this is not looking good for anyone.

lets put aside our political views for one second. please

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: RMSistight

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
listen... reinquist was a great man who served this country with honor and pride. whether ones agrees with hs opions or not.. does not detract from this fact.

we dont need political bu!!sh!t and cheap shots.

Agreed. But you have to realize that this is a HUGE opportunity for the Bush administration to nominate a chief justice to replace the great Reinquist.

Again, SO WHAT???

Rehnquist was the most conservative judge on the court. A Bush replacement will be a wash. No gain for conseravtives, no loss for liberals.

The ignorance here is simply amazing.

He's partly right. Rehnquist was going to have to stepdown soon as well due to health reasons. If he did this during a Republican administration, the repubs could get a younger guy to replace him for the next 20-25 years. Thomas is 12 years younger that's why I think Bush will tap him as the next Supreme Court Chief Justice. He's only 57 while Scalia is almost 70.

 

[Babbles]

It's sad to see the passing of Rehnquist.

It is arguably sadder to see the political hackery that so many asshats here on ATOT will resort to.
You all should be ashamed of yourselves.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: RMSistight

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
listen... reinquist was a great man who served this country with honor and pride. whether ones agrees with hs opions or not.. does not detract from this fact.

we dont need political bu!!sh!t and cheap shots.

Agreed. But you have to realize that this is a HUGE opportunity for the Bush administration to nominate a chief justice to replace the great Reinquist.

Again, SO WHAT???

Rehnquist was the most conservative judge on the court. A Bush replacement will be a wash. No gain for conseravtives, no loss for liberals.

The ignorance here is simply amazing.

He's partly right. Rehnquist was going to have to stepdown soon as well due to health reasons. If he did this during a Republican administration, the repubs could get a younger guy to replace him for the next 20-25 years. Thomas is 12 years younger that's why I think Bush will tap him as the next Supreme Court Chief Justice. He's only 57 while Scalia is almost 70.

It doeswn't matter who the Chief Justice is. Chief Justice has no more pull than any other justice.

The true issue is a new appointment. And in this case, it's a wash.

 

[RMSistight]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: RMSistight

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
listen... reinquist was a great man who served this country with honor and pride. whether ones agrees with hs opions or not.. does not detract from this fact.

we dont need political bu!!sh!t and cheap shots.

Agreed. But you have to realize that this is a HUGE opportunity for the Bush administration to nominate a chief justice to replace the great Reinquist.

Again, SO WHAT???

Rehnquist was the most conservative judge on the court. A Bush replacement will be a wash. No gain for conseravtives, no loss for liberals.

The ignorance here is simply amazing.

I didn't say there was going to be a lost for conservatives. A Supreme Court Chief Justice nomination happens only once in a long time. It's going to be a greater headache to get a Chief Justice confirmed....let alone an associate justice like John Roberts.

 

[RKS]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: RMSistight

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
listen... reinquist was a great man who served this country with honor and pride. whether ones agrees with hs opions or not.. does not detract from this fact.

we dont need political bu!!sh!t and cheap shots.

Agreed. But you have to realize that this is a HUGE opportunity for the Bush administration to nominate a chief justice to replace the great Reinquist.

Again, SO WHAT???

Rehnquist was the most conservative judge on the court. A Bush replacement will be a wash. No gain for conseravtives, no loss for liberals.

The ignorance here is simply amazing.

He's partly right. Rehnquist was going to have to stepdown soon as well due to health reasons. If he did this during a Republican administration, the repubs could get a younger guy to replace him for the next 20-25 years. Thomas is 12 years younger that's why I think Bush will tap him as the next Supreme Court Chief Justice. He's only 57 while Scalia is almost 70.

It doeswn't matter who the Chief Justice is. Chief Justice has no more pull than any other justice.

The true issue is a new appointment. And in this case, it's a wash.

The CJ does make a slight difference. The CJ decides who writes the opinion. Sometimes the dicta in these opinions is used by advocates in lower courts.

RIP Rehnquist.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: RMSistight

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: RMSistight

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
listen... reinquist was a great man who served this country with honor and pride. whether ones agrees with hs opions or not.. does not detract from this fact.

we dont need political bu!!sh!t and cheap shots.

Agreed. But you have to realize that this is a HUGE opportunity for the Bush administration to nominate a chief justice to replace the great Reinquist.

Again, SO WHAT???

Rehnquist was the most conservative judge on the court. A Bush replacement will be a wash. No gain for conseravtives, no loss for liberals.

The ignorance here is simply amazing.

I didn't say there was going to be a lost for conservatives. A Supreme Court Chief Justice nomination happens only once in a long time. It's going to be a greater headache to get a Chief Justice confirmed....let alone an associate justice like John Roberts.

Bah. Again, CJ is largely irelevant. The REAL issue is the new appointee. And in this case trading one conservative for another is a wash.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: RKS

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: RMSistight

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
listen... reinquist was a great man who served this country with honor and pride. whether ones agrees with hs opions or not.. does not detract from this fact.

we dont need political bu!!sh!t and cheap shots.

Agreed. But you have to realize that this is a HUGE opportunity for the Bush administration to nominate a chief justice to replace the great Reinquist.

Again, SO WHAT???

Rehnquist was the most conservative judge on the court. A Bush replacement will be a wash. No gain for conseravtives, no loss for liberals.

The ignorance here is simply amazing.

He's partly right. Rehnquist was going to have to stepdown soon as well due to health reasons. If he did this during a Republican administration, the repubs could get a younger guy to replace him for the next 20-25 years. Thomas is 12 years younger that's why I think Bush will tap him as the next Supreme Court Chief Justice. He's only 57 while Scalia is almost 70.

It doeswn't matter who the Chief Justice is. Chief Justice has no more pull than any other justice.

The true issue is a new appointment. And in this case, it's a wash.

The CJ does make a slight difference. The CJ decides who writes the opinion. Sometimes the dicta in these opinions is used by advocates in lower courts.

RIP Rehnquist.

Again, no big deal. The vote is already decided, and the CJ has no influence over the vote. The big deal here is the new appointee, and in this case, it's a wash.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
listen... reinquist was a great man who served this country with honor and pride. whether ones agrees with hs opions or not.. does not detract from this fact.

we dont need political bu!!sh!t and cheap shots.

:thumbsup:

KarenMarie for elite!

 

[swimscubasteve]

Let the evil man rot in hell.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: RKS

The CJ does make a slight difference. The CJ decides who writes the opinion. Sometimes the dicta in these opinions is used by advocates in lower courts.

RIP Rehnquist.

Again, no big deal. The vote is already decided, and the CJ has no influence over the vote. The big deal here is the new appointee, and in this case, it's a wash.

the opinions are more valuable than the vote.