O'Connor Dismisses Rumors That She Plans to Retire From Court

The New York Times ^ | July 6, 2003 | JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr.

[sarcasm]

Through commerce, through globalization, through the spread of democratic institutions, through immigration to America, it's becoming more and more one world of many different kinds of people," he continued. "And how they're going to live together across the world will be the challenge, and whether our Constitution and how it fits into the governing documents of other nations, I think will be a challenge for the next generations."

Puke

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Forget retirment, the court needs to forcibly eject her.

[onyx]

SC Justice's have no business appearing on political talk shows.

Was Sandra promoting her new book, or merely there to counterbalance Breyer (if so that's a laugh of its own) or to lend 'balance' to an otherwise leftie-weighted sham of David Brinkey's old show?

I'm hurling right along with you!

[TLBSHOW]

whether our Constitution and how it fits into the governing documents of other nations

DOUBLE PUKE.......

[Dog Gone]

Other nations need to follow our example, and not the other way around.

[iopscusa]

O'Conner is a traitor to our Constitution and her oath to the Citizens of the USA! Impeach her!

[upchuck]

Sandy's not about to retire. She want to be Chief Justice when Rhenquist retires later this summer.

[BenLurkin]

"They missed it by 'that' much".

[BenLurkin]

I can't believe a member of the U.S. Supreme Court would utter such a treasonous statement. This must be a mis-quote?

[oceanview]

I think this is the main reason why Rehnquist will not retire, he will not allow her to become chief justice. They are both going to stay on as long as health permits.

[Types_with_Fist]

Damn!

[LaraCroft]

This makes my blood boil.

Do they even KNOW WHAT THEIR JOBS ARE "SUPPOSED" TO BE?

[undergroundwarrior]

I heard Rush talking about this. Very scary, and a very real possibility. G.W.B. might elevate Sandie as a way to generate some of the female vote.

[deport]

But when neither Justice O'Connor nor any other justice announced a retirement when the court's term ended in June, it was widely seen as making those campaigns moot.

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It didn't keep the Novaks etal from using unnamed sources to further the speculation...... lol

[LaraCroft]

It's no suprise that those two were on TV talking about social revision.

Treason, Lake of Knowledge, Arrogance, Selfishness, Patronizing, Politically correct, Shortsided. The seven deadly sins of ruling judges.

[skr]

I guess having a part of a building almost drop on one's head isn't enough of a clue that something's amiss.

[ImphClinton]

Their difference was over whether the court should pay attention to legal opinions of other world courts, such as the European Court of Human Rights. Justice Breyer held that the foreign court's view that gay men and lesbians had a fundamental right to privacy in their sexual behavior showed that the Supreme Court's prior decision to the contrary was unfounded in the Western tradition. Mr. Scalia said that the views of foreign jurists were irrelevant under the United States Constitution.

Boy now we are ruled by the European Courts.

These "justices" must be impeached. This is the United States of America not the Peoples Republic of the World.

[TLBSHOW]

These "justices" must be impeached. This is the United States of America not the Peoples Republic of the World.


BUMP

no wonder they don't go on TV much their true nature shows but GOOD.....

[Cicero]

I think this is just as well. I share everyone's opinion of O'Connor as a lousy judge and a terrible appointment to the court. But I also suspect that she would have stepped down now if Bush had been getting his judicial appointments through the senate confirmation process. But he's not. Probably nothing can be done until after the 2004 election, when the Republicans may with luck gain a better edge in the Senate. Until then, we're better off keeping this confused jerk on a little longer.