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To: arbusto99

Wrong - a Chief Justice can be elevated from among the Associate Justices on the current court and the new nominee could simply be one of 8 "Associate Justices" - not saying that will necessarily happen, just that it could.

Say hello to Chief Justice Scalia or Chief Justice Thomas!!! :^) (maybe, I sure don't claim to know)


163 posted on 07/19/2005 4:59:31 PM PDT by Enchante (Kerry's mere nuisances: Marine Barracks '83, WTC '93, Khobar Towers, Embassy Bombs '98, USS Cole!!!)
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To: Enchante

However, I don't see what significance the "chief justice" has. Last Feb., my students and I spent two hours with Justice Thomas, and he outlined how the Court does things, and he basically said the CJ has no special power, no extra influence, nothing. Just one vote.


434 posted on 07/19/2005 5:28:57 PM PDT by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of news)
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To: Enchante

"Say hello to Chief Justice Scalia or Chief Justice Thomas!!!"

I don't claim to know either, but that's what I'm hoping for too.


531 posted on 07/19/2005 5:42:02 PM PDT by LucyJo
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