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O'Connor to Retire From Supreme Court (Confirmation of Earlier Rumors; NEW INFO)
Washington Post ^ | 7/01/2005 | AP?Gina holland

Posted on 07/01/2005 7:40:16 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

WASHINGTON -- Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court and a key swing vote on issues such as abortion and the death penalty, said Friday she is retiring.

O'Connor, 75, said she expects to leave before the start of the court's next term in October, or whenever the Senate confirms her successor. There was no immediate word from the White House on who might be nominated to replace O'Connor.

It's been 11 years since the last opening on the court, one of the longest uninterrupted stretches in history. O'Connor's decision gives Bush his first opportunity to appoint a justice.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


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1 posted on 07/01/2005 7:40:17 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
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To: Admin Moderator; Sidebar Moderator

Mods: NEW INFO. Please do not delete! :)


2 posted on 07/01/2005 7:40:59 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-G-d, PRO-LIFE..." -- FR founder Jim Robinson)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Now that we need a new Supreme Court Justice, we are left with but one option.
Vote Pedro for Supreme Court Justice!
Because quoting Napoleon Dynamite makes us witty and original.


3 posted on 07/01/2005 7:42:30 AM PDT by Right_at_RiceU (You don't need a gun to kill hippies, just soap or work.)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Well, there's no hiding now. President Bush's true colors will soon be shown. If he blows the nomination (or the GOP senators blow the
confirmation) the true conservatives of the country will never forgive him
and will turn their back on him for the next three years of his
administration.


4 posted on 07/01/2005 7:43:13 AM PDT by MIT-Elephant ("Armed with what? Spitballs?")
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To: Right_at_RiceU

He would make our wildest dreams come true.


5 posted on 07/01/2005 7:43:17 AM PDT by Constitution Day (Scenam illumino et ineptum incero etsi candelam faciam)
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To: Constitution Day

This nation's public schools would be well served if Justice Pedro mandated statues of the Holy Santos in the hallways, for starters.


6 posted on 07/01/2005 7:46:14 AM PDT by wideawake (God bless our brave troops and their Commander in Chief)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Three words... JANICE ROGERS BROWN
7 posted on 07/01/2005 7:46:40 AM PDT by johnny7 (How often does a '47 Rodham require servicing?)
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To: wideawake

Bush could always try dancing on the floor of congress to convince the 'rats.

... you know this boogie is for real...


8 posted on 07/01/2005 7:48:09 AM PDT by Right_at_RiceU (You don't need a gun to kill hippies, just soap or work.)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

NO way to Al Gonzales we must have a conservative!!!!!!!!!!!


9 posted on 07/01/2005 7:48:21 AM PDT by Gipper08 (Mike Pence in 2008)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
O'Connor's appointment in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan, quickly confirmed by the Senate, ended 191 years of male exclusivity on the high court.

Which only goes to show that women can screw up the Framer's intent of The Constitution as well as men can.

10 posted on 07/01/2005 7:48:35 AM PDT by Noachian (To Control the Judiciary The People Must First Control The Senate)
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To: MIT-Elephant

If he blows the nomination (or the GOP senators blow the
confirmation) the true conservatives of the country will never forgive him and will turn their back on him for the next three years of his administration.
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It is bigger than that. Real Americans worked hard to give the Repubs a majority to make critical things happen for this country. If the Repubs blow it, it will impact not only the future of WHAT THIS COUNTRY IS GOVERNMENT-WISE but what happens to us as citizens, our freedoms and liberties, that so many have sacrificed to preserve.

** IT IS NOW TIME TO STAND AND DELIVER REPUBS!!! **


11 posted on 07/01/2005 7:48:37 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

I am so glad to hear this. I hope that I hear of about five (5) more.


12 posted on 07/01/2005 7:49:49 AM PDT by AIC
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To: johnny7

As much as I would like to see Edith Hollan Jones get the nomination, I think it would be nearly impossible for the Democrats to argue against Brown with a straight face after declaring her fit for the Fed. Appeals court just a few weeks ago.


13 posted on 07/01/2005 7:50:30 AM PDT by Rutles4Ever
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
I have just the replacement:

Michael M. Bates: My Side of the Swamp

14 posted on 07/01/2005 7:50:41 AM PDT by Mike Bates (Irish Alzheimer's victim: I only remember the grudges.)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
We know what this guy "wanted to do" about abortion. Quote Unquote

Let us see what this guy attempts to do about abortion.


15 posted on 07/01/2005 7:52:02 AM PDT by Idisarthur
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Re:conservatives of the country will never forgive him and will turn their back on him for the next three years of his administration.

Who's side are you on ?

16 posted on 07/01/2005 7:52:02 AM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: johnny7

Too soon - I want her to be on the Federal court for at least a couple or years. Estrada.


17 posted on 07/01/2005 7:53:16 AM PDT by nina0113
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To: Noachian
Which only goes to show that women can screw up the Framer's intent of The Constitution as well as men can.

Absolutely. O'Connor's type of mental breakdown is experienced in ALL sexes, races, & creeds.

18 posted on 07/01/2005 7:53:57 AM PDT by johnny7 (How often does a '47 Rodham require servicing?)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

This is too easy to predict. The Dems will never, EVER allow Bush to replace her with someone fair-minded. Her seat will go unfilled until a recess appointment in 2007. Until then, an eight justice, 4-4 court will fail to overturn most cases brought before it. As more justices retire, the court will become one of recess-appointed justices (unless the Senate gets 60 reliable Repubs).


19 posted on 07/01/2005 7:54:48 AM PDT by pabianice
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To: Right_at_RiceU

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, you fat lard, come get some DINNER!... Tina, eat. Food. Eat the FOOD!


20 posted on 07/01/2005 7:55:45 AM PDT by Fierce Allegiance (Si quaestio exsisteret, solutionem offerem)
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