Posted on 09/03/2005 9:29:54 PM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died Saturday evening of cancer, ending a remarkable 33-year tenure on the Supreme Court and creating a rare second vacancy on the nation's highest court.
Rehnquist, 80, was surrounded by his three children when he died at his home in suburban Arlington.
"The Chief Justice battled thyroid cancer since being diagnosed last October and continued to perform his duties on the court until a precipitous decline in his health the last couple of days," said court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg.
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And now the left will go out of their minds with Bush getting another Supes appointment!!
do you know if there will be any threads on the chief justice's death?
May God bless William Rhenquist.
God bless his soul. I think the poor thing was hanging on until Roberts was confirmed.
Man he has died like 5 or 6 times already
That scraping sound you hear are the RATS pulling out their long knives.
7 threads on his death and counting....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=rehnquist
Now the fight for the Supreme Court will be intensified.
There are six threads on this. Fox has gone bonkers. Everyone get a grip. The US has survived worse conditions.
sarcasm doesn't require a serious response, but thanx for playing.
posted 19 times already
Oops. I did a search but I didn't see any other threads. I guess I searched the wrong words!!
Sorry guys
All these threads sure put you in snotty mood.
Sorry I checked. Take some warm milk and go to bed.
and thanx for coming along to point out the snot.
Kind of hard to miss.
Yes, agreed.
I believe he hung on to help keep peace so long as possible until Roberts was confirmed. He was a good man and a Great Justice. Thank you, sir, for your service.
That is so sad.
God bless this good man.
If a certain group of Senators engage in a filibuster, they should be picketed by protesters carrying signs that say "No Justices, No Peace!"
And from the lovely DUmmies:
98. If they were the REAL MEN they say they are, they'd nominate Bork or Starr
(You know they want to...)
Mercifully, they're cowards, but the downside of that is that they'll send in guys (and they WILL be guys) who are in their 40s with very little track record. Following the fear-based conservative M.O., they'll force both of the votes through as if Chicken Little and his falling sky were about to hit any moment.
I did not agree with most of his ruleings but we are all Gods creatures may he rest in peace.
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