WHITE HOUSE PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE SUPREME COURT RESIGNATION

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[frmrda]

WHITE HOUSE PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE SUPREME COURT RESIGNATION

[frmrda]

Nothing follows.

[Catspaw]

That narrows it down, huh?

[Orangedog]

Marvelous....[sarcasm/] If it's one of the conservitives, we're screwed.

[TonyInOhio]

Please God, let it be J.P. Stevens!

[Pokey78]

You can make this prediction every year at this time.

[Kwilliams]

Who's the oldest SCOTUS Justice? Is it Rhenquist?

[Andyman]

Two Points

1. Well, DUH! They would not be doing their job if they did not always have one or two nominations in the queue. This headline is like saying "Newspaper Preparing for Death of Major Celebrity"
2. Good luck to GW in getting a conservative justice confirmed in the Senate. Having as much trouble as he is with little Tommy and federal judges, imagine the anal exam his SCOTUS nominees will face.

[mhking]

???!!!

[frmrda]

Hey guys, don't kill the messenger, I'm just reporting it. If the resignation is one of the conservatives, Bush will get his way. Except if its O'Conner, who is the swing abortion vote. If its Stevens, or one of the other liberals, then hell is going to break loose.

[r9etb]

Ginsburg underwent chemo for colon cancer.

Rehnquist (78) is allegedly ailing and has long been rumored to be considering retirement.

Ditto for O'Connor (72).

Stevens is old (82, and my guess for the one leaving).

If it's Rehnquist, then the WH has to gear up for two fights: one for the new justice, and the other for the Chief Justice.

Politically the timing is actually pretty good news for the R's, as it offers them a pre-election chance to highlight the D's foot-dragging on judicial appointments, and from there to their general obstructionism. Tommy and crew always look bad when that happens.

As for the confirmation fight itself, I would hope that the Bush folks decide to take the bull by the horns and let their nominee speak freely.

[mrs9x]

Several professors at my law school have said that O'Connor probably wants to retire first. We'll see.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Most likely Rehnquist due to health. Scalia next most likely as he wants more money.

[Khepera]

Don't worry, anyone GWB nominates will be rejected.

[Fred Mertz]

My guess is O'Connor.

[umgud]

If we don't get the senate majority back, we won't get the kind of judges we need. It's that simple.

[mrs9x]

In the case of Rehnquist resigning, here's what the White House should do:

1. Nominate Thomas or Scalia for chief justice. The libs will go nuts, and will focus all their attention on defeating them. Then nominate a conservative to replace Rehnquist. The dems will waste all their political capital against Scalia or Thomas that the new nominee might go under the radar screen!

This is what happened when Rehnquist was nominated as Chief Justice. Scalia was approved by a huge margin because everyone was focusing on Rehnquist.

[berned]

I wonder how the Pledge flap will play into the inevitable food fight in terms of how far the dems can go to blast a judge for being "conservative".

[Michael.SF.]

Actually, if we combine this with the Ninth Circuit's opinion on the Pledge of Allegiance, then the timing is perfect.

If a Supreme resigns, at this time, then President Bush could point to the Ninth Circuit opinion as a reason for the need to appoint a strict Contsitutionalist and not another activist/moderate.

If he really had balls he would appoint Robert Bork.

Personally I would love to see that, but no way that would happen.

[Psalm 73]

...how far the dems can go to blast a judge for being "conservative".

Nice thought - this could be great timing, after all!
Esp. w/ the focus on Senate foot-dragging on Judicial nominees, already.
Could this be a fore-shadowing of great and Godly things to transpire this November?

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

President Bush's list should start with only his first choice for the job as any compromise nominee will get shot down anyway. He should start with his choice, then if he or she is denied, run Bork at them again. Let even the morons see that the Dems are only playing political games and don't care about the country.