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To: Ramius
"On July 1, 2005, Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced her retirement from the Supreme Court effective upon the confirmation of a successor. President George W. Bush first nominated John Roberts to the vacancy; however, when Chief Justice William Rehnquist died on September 3, Bush withdrew Roberts' nomination to fill O'Connor's seat and instead nominated Roberts to the Chief Justiceship.

On October 3, President Bush nominated Harriet Miers to replace O'Connor. However, Miers withdrew her acceptance of the nomination on October 27 after encountering widespread opposition."

66 posted on 07/01/2012 8:30:50 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2; uncbob

OK. I stand corrected. I had it the other way around.

But I still say the Miers nomination looks pretty good now, in comparison.


68 posted on 07/01/2012 8:36:15 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us one chance in three. More tea anyone?)
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