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Short list begins for Supreme Court - (preparations well under way; 6 names at top of list!)
WASHINGTON TIMES.COM ^
| MAY 21, 2005
| JOSEPH CURL
Posted on 05/20/2005 11:38:03 PM PDT by CHARLITE
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To: Malesherbes
Souter--I thought the spanglish for that was Pinche Cavrone
To: SmithL
The President should nominate anyone he chooses, but he should also make a recess-appointment of Judge Bork, while they're waiting on the Senate to read the Constitution. Bork's 78. Assuming that he replaces Rehnquist then that would make him the second oldest justice on the court. Why waste an appointment on someone who won't be on the court for any length of time?
To: billclintonwillrotinhell
I'm all for a recess appointment for someone like Bork, but wouldn't Bush have to wait for an actual recess before making a recess appointment? The Senate seems to spend half it's time in recess.
To: Malesherbes
What do Chrissie Whitman, Colin Powell and Alberto Gonzalez all have in common?
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posted on
05/21/2005 5:06:07 AM PDT
by
ZULU
(Fear the government which fears your guns. God, guts, and guns made America great.)
To: SmithL
To: CHARLITE
"Christian Legal Society"Now THAT scares me.
To: onyx
Robert Heron Bork (born March 1, 1927)
Theodore Bevry Olson (born September 11, 1940)
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posted on
05/21/2005 1:36:30 PM PDT
by
kcvl
To: kcvl
You're my hero! Thanks kcvl.
I'll remember this information.
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posted on
05/21/2005 1:40:52 PM PDT
by
onyx
(Pope John Paul II - May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005 = SANTO SUBITO!)
To: SmithL
Duh......you can't recess appoint a Supreme Court justice.
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posted on
05/21/2005 1:44:00 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(Up or down on Janice Brown!)
To: johnmecainrino
If Spector and Hagel vote against the nuclear option Harry Reid, Schumer, and Ted Kennedy will have all the power to approve what judges are acceptable.From what I hear from D.C., that IS the deal they are trying to make: two nominees would not get through -- probably Saad and Myers. Then, the Senate would actually compile a list of "acceptable" nominees for the President to choose from. And here's the kicker - they could still filibuster to their hearts content, even from the 'acceptable' list.
And to make it worse: they would vote FOR cloture -- thus letting Owen get an up or down vote and NOT triggering the need for the constitutional option.
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posted on
05/21/2005 1:46:48 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(Up or down on Janice Brown!)
To: MonroeDNA
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posted on
05/21/2005 1:48:03 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(Up or down on Janice Brown!)
To: Howlin
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posted on
05/21/2005 5:36:20 PM PDT
by
SmithL
(Proud Submariner)
To: Howlin
Duh......you can't recess appoint a Supreme Court justiceThat's not true at all. There's been maybe 10 Supreme Court recess appointments over the years. Earl Warren, William Brennan, and Potter Stewart are the more recent ones.
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posted on
05/21/2005 9:13:00 PM PDT
by
Sandy
To: Sandy
I had NO idea you could do that. Do they just serve until the end of the term or the president's term?
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posted on
05/21/2005 9:43:27 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(Up or down on Janice Brown!)
To: Howlin
They would serve until the end of the following Congress if not confirmed before that time. Historically, they've mostly been confirmed before the temp term expires.
Here's some good info. If you don't feel like reading that whole thing, scroll down to the Appendix on page 15 and check out the tables.
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posted on
05/21/2005 10:36:19 PM PDT
by
Sandy
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