Scalia wants to be Chief Justice. No more need be said...
I feel Thomas or Scalia would be a great choice. I think Bush will nominate Thomas just to watch the rats attack a black man.
That is the most insulting thing I have ever heard about Justice Scalia. Perhaps it's true, but he may have made this decision anyway. Do you really think Bush would factor something like this into his decision. Doesn't matter anyway, Hillary Clinton is going to choose the next chief justice, and it won't be Scalia.
Have to agree. Scalia politicking for Chief Justice.
I agree.
Exactly right. Thomas is apparently the only justice on the court who consistently adheres to the Constitution and our founders' intent.
Good point ... and from Scalia's own mouth the reason why Thomas is THE most superiro Justice on the subpreme court! [BTW, the court got this one wrong, as usual, emphasizing once again why the appointing of high court judges is so crucial. Of what good are state or U.S. legislatures if activist, drag-tail (as in stare decesis even if a previous ruling is wrong) judges are too powerful and denying the very Constitution the supposedly pledged to defend and uphold? [It has been interesting to note the duplicitous rhetoric where 'a doctor patient right' is touted with abortion slaughter but denied with a medicinal application. 'Keep the courts out of our prescription lists' isn't ringing too loudly, is it?]
Libertarian Ping! (I think the break between Scalia and Thomas and Renquist is the big news out of this ruling - I can't say I understand the legaleeze behind Scalia's thought processes. But then again, who needs to? Scalia seems to me to be a G.W. Bush Republican - increase government in the ways good for Republicans, shrink it in ways bad for Democrats. But shrink it overall - they do not.)