[Hank Rearden]

I am so happy he was at work, in his office, three weeks ago. He wanted his lifetime appointment and he finished it with his boots on.

Well, it'll take a few years for the true story to come out, I expect - but we'll see. Go read about the last few months of Thurgood Marshall, for example. Apparently, my dog would have better comprehended day-to-day Court activities.

I think Rehnquist should have been packing up his desk right after the Inauguration. Cocooned, ivory-tower, deathgrip-on-the-bench Supes may not be best for our country; keep 'em hard to remove, but set a mandatory retirement age.

[SW6906]

Cocooned, ivory-tower, deathgrip-on-the-bench Supes may not be best for our country; keep 'em hard to remove, but set a mandatory retirement age."

Ditto that. Strongly.

[Borges]

A mandatory retirement age would encourage Presidents to nominate as young a Justice as possible possibly to the detriment of qualifications. One 12 year Term limit is better.