[BuckeyeTexan]

The clerk will distribute (refer, hand, submit) the petition to the Court. That doesn't mean the clerk has the authority to distribute a case for conference by the full Court. Only justices may send a case to conference and even that is done according to seniority. The justice who sends the case to conference is the justice who leads the discussion at conference.

[hoosiermama]

Thank you Buckeye Texan for clearing this up this facet of the problem.

Hats off to you both, gentlemen for clarification of this ridiculous dialog between plebeians searching for answers to very complex issues.

Now, ALL, instead of questioning each other constantly let us ALL agree to be more civil to each other. The name calling is ridiculous. This is critical time in our country we are facing a constitutional crisis. Stop fighting about the process and unite in fighting the problem. And if you doubt that there is a problem with qualifications check out the INS # presented last evening. It's the data entry that supports the hypothesis.

Jim R. Is it possible to ban some words....Like we did with “Bushbot” on the dose thread. Each side could suggest the most harmful, hurtful they would like to see disappear.

Certainly, the flow of open discussion is positive, but I have been appalled by the Judicial Temperament exhibited by some professed lawyers to lay people who are searching for answers. There is only one person that comes to mind as more arrogant......