What about sleeping violets? 
Posted on 06/04/2006 10:16:53 AM PDT by new yorker 77
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has shown a surprising degree of unanimity and harmony since Chief Justice John Roberts took over last fall.
But recent signs of tension and a rush to finish the court's work by month's end could fray the justices' tenuous show of unity.
"I feel at this point like the fellow who jumped off the Empire State Building, passed the 50th floor and said, 'So far, so good,'" Roberts said recently to a group of lawyers. "But the hard part is coming up."
The "hard part" will include issuing rulings in about 31 cases dealing with thorny issues such as terrorism, the death penalty, politics and campaign spending, the environment, and domestic violence.
'No shrinking violets' "There's no question, the court benefited [from] having some breathing room early on, where everyone could get used to the new members of the court, and they could get a real feel for the institution and a new dynamic," said Thomas Goldstein, a Washington appellate attorney who has argued many times before the justices.
"The question is whether that feeling is long for the world, and it seems unlikely," Goldstein said. "There are no shrinking violets on that court."
Among the big cases to be decided: a major test of presidential authority over planned military tribunals of suspected foreign terrorists.
Those trials have yet to begin, and the high court has been asked to lay out clear procedures to ensure the defendants are treated within constitutional and international norms.
About 500 prisoners are being held at the U.S. naval station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but less than a dozen would face military review of alleged war crimes.
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About time for the court to limit it's vacations to private industry standards. A robust work schedule might push a few into retirement limiting the damage that they inflict.
LOL.......nothing like getting to the heart of the matter....
We're hardly pampering the justices. All of them could probably make at least 5-10 times their current salaries if they moved to the private sector.
They pamper themselves and accept the lower earnings willingly. Work still remains unaddressed.
This will be the acid test to determine if Bush actually managed to get real conservatives on the bench, or just a couple of more Sandra Day O'Connors.
I'm not holding my breath.
The more difficult we make their jobs, the less likely it is that the most qualified ones would be willing to take the position. We already lost Luttig from the CoA when he moved to Boeing.
Why are so many here never happier when they can take a shot at the President? Bush has appointed conservatives to the court. It was Reagan that gave Sandra the job, remember.
It beats me. I'm hardly a fan of much of what Bush has done, but I'm hoping for and expecting the best from his judicial appointments (they're the main reason I voted for him, anyway).
When I see Kelo vs New London overturned and our Constitution read accurately and acted on accodingly, then I'll know we have a Just Supreme Court.
What about sleeping violets?
Not like they weren't all set for life before they made it to the court. What is money, but power? And how much money would it take to equal the power in the hands of a Supreme Court Justice?
The Unappeasables are never ever satisfied.
good....maybe the strain will just be too much for the liberal fossils still on the court.....better hope the republicans win in november if only for that....
she was just the first turncoat....probably won't be the last...
She is tying her tennis shoes.
I actually thought, I would love to see this guy run for president some day.
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