Posted on 06/20/2005 8:22:33 AM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
Interesting comments from Senator Ted Kennedy on the Supreme Court in this little-noticed Bloomberg News article from Friday:
Kennedy, 73, said he believes that the consideration on Rehnquist's replacement should be more than just "replacing one right-winger for a right-winger." Still, the Senate debate on any Rehnquist replacement would "clearly" be much different than the discussion about a nominee who would tip the ideological balance of the court.
"It's clear it's going to have a significant impact" on the Senate debate that "Rehnquist is leaving and not" one of the court's moderates, the Massachusetts Democrat said in an interview.
He added that he thinks that two sitting justices, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, "would be completely troublesome" as nominees. He ruled out any possibility of Thomas being selected, while acknowledging that Scalia might be harder to defeat.
Yet he suggested that Bush would tap a younger conservative jurist who could serve for many years. "I do think it will be a younger, more aggressive" nominee who "will be a force on the court," Kennedy said.
Intriguingly, Kennedy said that of the three oft-mentioned, younger appeals court judges who are candidates for the chief justice slot - J. Michael Luttig, John Roberts or Michael McConnell - one would be acceptable. "I'm not going to get into which one" because that would be "the kiss of death" for that person, he said...
Hey Kennedy .. I DARE you to block Thomas
...with Robert Bork.
If Ginsburg left the Court would he be for "replacing one left-winger for a right-winger."
I was going to saY:
The only person Kennedy has "effectively ruled out" was Mary JO Kopechne.
I want the Swimmer charged for Treason. Sometimes, we don't get what we want.
Given Scalia's recent turn toward the dark side in order to win political favor with the administration, I can only hope that Thomas ends up in the top spot when the time comes.
I'm trying to figure out how to interpret his "kiss of death" phrase. Does that mean the guy might be subject to a Foster moment.
Re: Kennedy
To quote Bugs Bunny, "What a maroon!"
It's time to nominate Thomas as SCOTUS-CJ
.."the kiss of death for that person..."
Whats that?, getting into a car with you? I cannot believe this guy is still in the senate, what a disgrace.
Who cares what that drunken murderer thinks.
Anyone but Bork. There are several RKBA cases that could reach the High Court and Bork is no friend of RKBA.
Time for a little judo here!
If Teddy says he'd go for McConnell, let's go right NOW!
Can you say Fillabuster?
Come on teddy, you can say it!
Bring it on you circus side show!
Can you say "Constitutional Option" Ted? Come on big boy, you can do it!
the republicans should make a statement like this:
"We are pleased to know that a drunk driver who killed a woman and a former KKK Kleagle don't want Clarence Thomas, a black man, to be on the supreme court."
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