O'Connor Retires From Supreme Court

AP ^ | 07/01/05 | AP

[Honcho]

Just for fun... I'd like to see John Bolton nominated for Supreme Court Justice. :)

[eureka!]

Re#12 I want Estrada too. Not just because of the political side. He is young, conservative, bright and will be a great justice. That the Dems will go even crazier is the cherry on top...

[Dat Mon]

Echo that sentiment.

Add this...Estrada's strong intellect..combined with Scalia and Thomas would be a ticking time bomb for liberalism.

Finally...as a once poor but legal immigrant who barely spoke English...Estrada serves as a role model to Hispanics to show that you don't need special government handouts and concessions and amnesty bills to come here..as a LEGAL immigrant....and make your mark based on your own hard work and ability.

[eureka!]

Very well said...

[hispanichoosier]

Which Hispanic has a knowledge of the Constitution and loyalty to America sufficient to be a Supreme Court Justice?

Miguel Estrada. He came to America from Cuba as a teenager & worked his a** off to get to where he is today.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Estrada came from Nicaragua.

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

"I will leave it [the US Supreme Court] with enormous respect for the integrity of the court and its role under our constitutional structure."

Respect for the integrity of rule by judicial oligarchs? Respect for the role these oligarchs have in undermining our Constitution? Buh bye, Sandy, and good riddance. Please take John McCain back to Arizona with you.

[deport]

as a replacement for Scalia or Thomas when they get bumped up for Chief.

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What makes you think that will be the case?.... History tells us differently and President Bush is a traditionalist to a large degree but does march to his on drummer.

[hispanichoosier]

Yeah, you're right. My bad.

[Dat Mon]

I didnt say that was traditional, or was a done deal ..I meant that IMO, that was the best possible choice to replace Rehnquist....my preference.

Who do you favor to replace Rehnquist?

[deport]

Who do you favor to replace Rehnquist?

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I don't..... But I suspect the President will select someone other than an Associate Justice to move into the position..

[Republic of Reagan]

Indeed. I also think that the fact that Bush is now finding a replacement for O'Conner, and not Renquist as originally thought, that it will also change his strategy for whom he chooses. He will be more inclined to replace a woman with a woman, knowing that that he will also definitely have another shot when CJ William does finally resign.

[Happy2BMe]

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Is There A Backbone In The House?

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Has the Supreme Court Shown the Hand of Authoritarian Free Enterprise?

ol•i•gar•chy
Pronunciation: 'ä-l&-"gär-kE, 'O-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -chies
Date: 1542
1 : government by the few
2 : a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes; also : a group exercising such control
3 : an organization under oligarchic control

sov•er•eign•ty
Variant(s): also sov•ran•ty /-tE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English soverainte, from Middle French soveraineté, from Old French, from soverain
Date: 14th century
1 obsolete : supreme excellence or an example of it
2 a : supreme power especially over a body politic b : freedom from external control : AUTONOMY c : controlling influence
3 : one that is SOVEREIGN; especially : an autonomous state
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"These judges who legislate instead of adjudicate, do it without being responsible to one single solitary voter for their actions. Among the signers of the Declaration of Independence was a brilliant young physician from Pennsylvania named Benjamin Rush.

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The next step in denying God's sovereignty over the United States will go to these nine people . .

"The question is or at least ought to be, how can such a small, godless, minority have such influence over our courts and legislative processes?"

Answer:

U.S. Supreme Court, 2005 - The Oligarchy*

(All Your Sovereignty Are Belong To Us!)

Back Row (left to right): Ginsburg, Souter, Thomas, Breyer
Front Row (left to right): Scalia, Stevens, Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy

ol•i•gar•chy
Pronunciation: 'ä-l&-"gär-kE, 'O-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -chies
Date: 1542
1 : government by the few
2 : a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes; also : a group exercising such control
3 : an organization under oligarchic control

sov•er•eign•ty
Variant(s): also sov•ran•ty /-tE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English soverainte, from Middle French soveraineté, from Old French, from soverain
Date: 14th century
1 obsolete : supreme excellence or an example of it
2 a : supreme power especially over a body politic b : freedom from external control : AUTONOMY c : controlling influence
3 : one that is SOVEREIGN; especially : an autonomous state

[Schwaeky]

Ted Olsen or John Ashcroft

[Schwaeky]

Wasn't Cardozo a Sephardic Jew???

[Schwaeky]

I would like to see Ashcroft, Olsen, or Bork replace Rehnquist...

(hopeffuly the last one because if nothing else it would give us cause to tell Senator Teddy "the Lush" Kennedy, that we have UNFINISHED BUSINESS!!!

[Republican Wildcat]

The nation also deserves a dignified process of confirmation in the United States Senate, characterized by fair treatment, a fair hearing and a fair vote.

And I'm sure Harry Reid and company will demonstrate this fairness as always.

[Republican Wildcat]

LOL

[AuH2ORepublican]

I just found out that Justice Cardozo was indeed "Hispanic"---his ancestors were Sephardic Jews who emigrated from Spain to the Netherlands to Great Britain and eventually to the U.S. http://www.michaelariens.com/ConLaw/justices/cardozo.htm