Posted on 02/04/2017 6:44:06 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Yes and no.
One qualification needed for the job is the ability to be confirmed. Perhaps if she is female, it will make the confirmation easier.
I’m very hopeful that we can finally retire out village idiot (Bob Casey Jr.) in 2018 because Governor Wolf, who heads the ticket, is a long shot for re-election.
What do you mean? You do know that SCOTUS members are appointed for life? He could be there 20+ more years.
Who decides how many Justices are on the Court? Have there always been nine? The Constitution places the power to determine the number of Justices in the hands of Congress. The first Judiciary Act, passed in 1789, set the number of Justices at six, one Chief Justice and five Associates. Over the years Congress has passed various acts to change this number, fluctuating from a low of five to a high of ten. The Judiciary Act of 1869 fixed the number of Justices at nine and no subsequent change to the number of Justices has occurred.
I wouldn't put it past the dems to try and get this number low so the next time they are in power they can increase the number by installing leftist judges. They are sneaky that way after all. Any fair and right leaning judge who has been thinking about retiring should do so within Trumps first term simply because there are no guarantees he will have a second one, hopefully so, but nothing is guaranteed unfortunately. Trump won't rig the election like obama did in 2012.
Pancreatic cancer ? No two ways about it, that’s a game ender.
Toast
Dear Ruth,
We would like to invite you to an all expenses paid all women’s quilting retreat in beautiful Prairie Portage, Minnesota on the shores of Moose Lake. The trip includes an exhilarating Ski/Sea Plane ride to and from our dock. The weather has been spectacular for this time of year. Despite all the manmade global warming you should remember to bring your sweater and a down filled snow suit.
Unfortunately, our Beaver Ski/Sea plane will not have enough room for your security detail. But accommodations for them will be provided free of charge by our “next door neighbors” who live just 80 miles away down a snow covered dirt trail from our quilting camp accessible by snow machine whenever the wind dies down.
Sincerely,
Your Friends from the Minnesota Chapter of the New Zealand Quilter’s Association.
Dear Ruth,
The head of your security just got back to us and no, our camp is not located in the thriving metropolis of Moose Lake, home of the beautiful Willow River Minnesota State Correctional Facility. It is located on a much more peaceful setting in the Superior National Forrest on the shores of Moose Lake. So you really will be able to enjoy yourself away from the busy bustle of a big town like Moose Lake. But we do have shopping nearby... there is a gift store just a short snowshoe walk away from the Canadian Ranger Station that carries Cliff Bars and Molson Beer if you get thirsty.
Sincerely,
Your Quilting Friends
She has cancer for lots of years. At 83, she could meet her maker any time as we speak.
We need an American.
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I agree, why are so many pushing a Cubanadian?
You care to point out a federal district court that’s not in a very liberal city? Would you prefer Austin? Atlanta? DC? New York? Boston? Philly? San Francisco? Chicago?
btt
Save the female nominees for Ginsberg's replacement.
Maybe now it’s time to prove Obama was an “Imposter” and had no legal right to appoint the two hags to the Supreme Court.
Thanks for the article. And it was written in 2009. Very interesting.
There is a prophecy from Mark Taylor, that says President Trump will have FIVE to replace. One will die (Scalia), two will retire, and two will resign due to scandal.
“Is Ginsburg going on any retreats soon?”
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At her age a simple infection (UTI or similar) could poison her brain to the point where she can’t remember how to comb her hair or brush her teeth.
You do know that SCOTUS members are appointed for life?
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He’s compromised, we know it and of course HE knows it... he’s already reached the pinnacle of his profession... he could be talked into retirement. It would benefit his legacy and the country.
.............and two will resign due to scandal.
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I can think of one that should be impeached for refusing to recuse herself...
“I everybody aware that Neil Gorsuch is living in Boulder Colorado, aka, The Republic of Boulder? Hope this isn’t a red flag.”
Another David Souter (who fooled them by acting conservative until he was on the court) who was replaced by Sotomayor..???
Hope NOT!!!
Per Wiki:
At the time of Souter’s appointment, John Sununu assured President Bush and conservatives that Souter would be a “home run” for conservatism. In his testimony before the Senate, he was thought by conservatives to be a strict constructionist on constitutional matters; however, he portrayed himself as moderate who disliked radical change and who attached a high importance to precedent.
However, in the state attorney general’s office and as a state Supreme Court judge, he had never been tested on matters of federal law.
Initially, from 1990 to 1993, Souter tended to be a conservative-leaning justice. In Souter’s first year, Souter and Scalia voted alike close to 85 percent of the time; Souter voted with Kennedy and O’Connor about 97 percent of the time.[citation needed] The symbolic turning point came in two cases in 1992: Planned Parenthood v. Casey, in which the Court reaffirmed the essential holding in Roe v. Wade; and Lee v. Weisman, in which Souter voted against allowing prayer at a high school graduation ceremony.
In Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Anthony Kennedy considered overturning Roe and upholding all the restrictions at issue in Casey. Souter considered upholding all the restrictions but still was uneasy about overturning Roe. After consulting with O’Connor, however, the three (who came to be known as the “troika”) developed a joint opinion that upheld all the restrictions in the Casey case except for the mandatory notification of a husband while asserting the essential holding of Roe, that a right to an abortion is protected by the Constitution.
After the appointment of Clarence Thomas, Souter moved to the middle. By the late 1990s, Souter began to align himself more with Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsburg on rulings, although as of 1995, he sided on more occasions with the more liberal justice, John Paul Stevens, than either Breyer or Ginsburg.
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