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U.S. Supreme Court shocker.

metirish Jul 01 2005 11:30 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 01 2005 11:31 AM

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court, announced today that she is resigning.... Justice O'Connor, 75, is widely viewed as the critical swing vote on abortion, affirmative action and other hot-button issues that have divided the court, and her departure is sure to ignite a passionate ideological battle throughout the summer. Her departure, which had been the subject of rumors for weeks but was still a surprise, will give President Bush his first opportunity to name a justice to the Supreme Court. http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/01/resignation.supreme/index.html

seawolf17 Jul 01 2005 11:31 AM

I think this could get ugly.

ScarletKnight41 Jul 01 2005 11:31 AM

I'm not shocked. Justice O'Connor has had health problems in recent years, IIRC. I wish her a peaceful and enjoyable retirement.

metirish Jul 01 2005 11:37 AM

I thought Rehnquist would go if anyone, incredibly Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is high on Bush's list.

Edgy DC Jul 01 2005 11:38 AM

A lot of columnists had suggested she would retire before the Chief Justice.

metirish Jul 01 2005 11:39 AM

A list of candidates, http://slate.msn.com/id/2121270/?nav=fo

Yancy Street Gang Jul 01 2005 11:49 AM

How do I get my name on that list? I'm job hunting anyway, so I might as well throw my hat in the ring. You may remember how close I was to being named pope a few months ago.

seawolf17 Jul 01 2005 11:50 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 01 2005 11:53 AM

(sigh) And much like when the Pope died, I'm not even on the candidate list. seawolf17 Age: 29 Graduated from: SUNY Geneseo, Long Island University He clerked for: your mama. He used to be: Producer of the short-lived Joan Hildebrand Show on WHAM 1180 in Rochester, NY. He's now: Searching Connecticut for the best students and stealing them away to a major research university on Long Island. His confirmation battle: Seawolf is basically a nobody in this race. He's never judged anything, although he does have extensive training and practice as a counselor. A little too left-leaning for the Republicans, not crazy enough for the Democrats. Civil Rights and Liberties: All for them. Thinks the Patriot Act is crap, thinks gay marriage is A-OK. Separation of Church and State: Yes. Environmental Protection and Property Rights: Very pro-environment. Enjoys having air and natural resources; endorses replacing Montana and parts of Wyoming into "giant solar panels so we can heat the whole country." Criminal Law: Against criminals of most kinds. Thinks OJ did it. Abortion: Has strong feelings, but would "rather not go there at this time," because he "doesn't want the CPF to get too political." Judicial Philosophy: Taking what he calls a "laissez-faire" judicial approach, Seawolf says he would "certainly not spend all that much time writing long, tedious decisions like the rest of these buckos. Two, three paragraphs and I'm out of there."

Frayed Knot Jul 01 2005 11:53 AM

"Loosen up Sandy baby"

metirish Jul 01 2005 12:08 PM

Easy to follow guide as to how the Supreme Court works. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/americas/04/us_election/govt_system/html/supreme_court.stm

Edgy DC Jul 01 2005 12:22 PM

Riggins should be on the list of potential nominees.

seawolf17 Jul 01 2005 12:40 PM

I know he was a Super Bowl MVP and all, but Supreme Court Justice? Seems a bit much.

ABG Jul 05 2005 07:50 PM

"Ask Riggo" is one helluva talk radio segment on Thursdays during football season. If his decisions were anywhere near those answers, he'd have to be nominated for the comedy factor alone.

metirish Jul 19 2005 03:25 PM

W will announce tonight at 9PM would gets his nod, speculation is that it's Edith Brown Clement http://slate.msn.com/id/2121270/?nav=fo

ScarletKnight41 Jul 19 2005 03:36 PM

We need one of those NCAA-type posters, like we had for the Pope.

Rockin' Doc Jul 19 2005 09:38 PM

Too late for brackets. The nominee is U.S. Circuit Court Judge John Roberts, Jr..

Vic Sage Jul 20 2005 01:11 PM

a conservative, middle-aged WASP lawyer... gee, what were the odds?

Frayed Knot Jul 20 2005 03:01 PM

He's Catholic.

Vic Sage Jul 20 2005 03:37 PM

practicing or lapsed?

Willets Point Jul 20 2005 03:41 PM

Why does it matter? Either way he's not a W.A.S.P.

Yancy Street Gang Jul 20 2005 03:47 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: He's Catholic. That means he was also eligible to be elected pope. He missed out on that, but the Supreme Court is a nice consolation prize.

ScarletKnight41 Jul 21 2005 04:07 PM

If you're looking for something to watch at 8:00 tonight, catch the rebroadcast of last night's The Daily Show on Comedy Central. Jon Stewart was very funny in discussing Judge Roberts. My favorite part was when some talking head described Roberts as being nicer than Justice Scalia. Stewart opined that statement was the equivalent of referring to him as being whiter than Justice Thomas. Trust me - it was funnier when Stewart said it....