Posted on 11/14/2004 11:55:12 PM PST by kattracks
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer yesterday warned that a Clarence Thomas nomination for Supreme Court chief justice would "evoke a fight" from Democrats.[snip]
Thomas has been eyed as a likely replacement for ailing Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
Schumer didn't predict a bitter fight over Alberto Gonzalez, Bush's pick to succeed outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft. Gonzalez is viewed as more moderate than Ashcroft.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Interesting. The democrats have thrown down the gauntlet on Supreme Court nominees, some on the right have thrown it down on the chairmanship of the committee.
We've got to wipe out Specter before we worry about the Dems.
Keep those calls and letters flooding in!
What additional power does a chief justice have that the other Supreme Court justices don't have? I've seen a number of decisions over the years where Rehnquist was in the minority. Is the chief justice position really all that important?
Dear Chucky;
You seem to be confused. You are not the President. You are a Senator whose job is defined by the constitution.
I guess Chucky will filibuster Thomas's elevation to Chief Justice in between rounds of beating guns into submission...
The symbolism of Thomas getting the slot would be of great significance. Once could probably harness the energy from the body of former Chief Justice Roger B. Taney spinning in his grave (a good thing).
With what????
SPITBALLS???????
Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..... kattracks:
If the Dems start screaming about Justice Thomas. Again. Can the Republicans charge the Dems with Racism???
Jack.
Oh look, Chuckie Schumer got his name in the paper.
So much for the unity the Democrats pretended they wanted
Anyway. It would be nice for Scalia to be Chief Justice before he retires in a couple of years. The GOP might even have 60 Senators after the 2006 election....
on another forum I saw some guy post that schumer will take over for daschle. HAW HAW HAW.
he needs to get out of hillarys shadow first. and then, maybe
"great philosopher Rousseau (a contemporary of Jefferson and Madison)"..... Rousseau's ideas are an antithesis of the American ideal.The reason for judicial review of legislation is so that laws enacted by the legislature do not violate the constitution. The Legislatures are not designed to do this kind of appeal, precisily because they are elected by voters with narrow interest.
According to Wikipedia.com:
In addition to the duties of the Associate Justices, the Chief Justice has the following duties:
If the Chief Justice is in the majority on a Supreme Court case, he or she may decide to write the Opinion of the Court, or may assign it to an associate justice of his or her choice.
Presides when the Senate tries impeachments of the President of the United States. Two Chief Justices, Salmon P. Chase and William Rehnquist, have had the duty of presiding over Presidential impeachments and trials--Chase in 1868 over the proceedings of President Andrew Johnson and Rehnquist in 1998 over the proceeding against Bill Clinton.
Traditionally officiates at the inauguration of the President of the United States. (This is not a Constitutional responsibility, however. All federal judges are empowered by law to administer oaths and affirmations, and the Chief Justice administers this oath due to the pomp and circumstance. The incoming President technically could choose any judge or any other officer with notarial powers.)
Serves as the Chancellor of the Smithsonian Institute (also not a Constitutional responsibility).
They wisely adhere to the philosophy first put forth by the great philosopher Rousseau ...
This is the vile human being is who brought us the liberal ideal and creed that it is society that makes man bad. This is the basis for the liberal orthodoxy that no one is responsible for their actions, it's all society's fault. Rousseau is also the prototype for all the angry iconoclastic 'artists' we have today. He would be Hollywood's darling if alive today. Rousseau had caused almost as much trouble with his idiotic ideas as Marx.
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