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Souter Giving Up Gavel
The liberal justice conservatives love to hate is leaving the Supreme Court: David Souter, who was appointed by President Bush in 1990, will retire after this year’s term, according to NPR. At 69, Souter is only the Court’s fifth-oldest judge, but apparently he dislikes Washington and wants to return to his home state of New Hampshire. According to NPR, “Souter was apparently satisfied that neither the court's oldest member, 89-year-old John Paul Stevens, nor its lone woman, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery over the winter, wanted to retire at the end of this term. Not wanting to cause a second vacancy, Souter apparently had waited to learn his colleagues' plans before deciding his own.”
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allonfla
LOL!! = This. Is. Teh. Awesome. - GOP is going to go nuts.
socialworklady
Oh, yah. Count on it :)
IsidoroRDL
"Power is the great evil with which we are contending. We have divided power between three branches of government and erected checks and balances to prevent abuse of power. However, where is the check on the power of the judiciary? If we fail to check the power of the judiciary, I predict that we will eventually live under judicial tyranny." - Patrick Henry
AlanD2
But remember that Patrick Henry hated our Constitution. (See http://www.rense.com/general79/patri.htm.) He would doubtless have supported the South in the Civil War.
Progressive2
Hmm hopefully we'll have another that knows how to uphold the law.
squiggy
Now we'll see if the GOP in congress have a backbone, win or lose.
flyoverland
Any bets? The legal counsel for the ACLU or Acorn. Which one gets it?
maxpower1013
I don't see what's wrong with lawyers from the ACLU.
muddog
Acorn?......Please.....
Ritarita
fly-
That's just
Dumb.
You don't usually
Sound that dumb.
cbeenthere
You mean flyover never baits?? Huh?? Besides look who else is considering retirement. So what is the threat about the court changing. It just won't be stacked like it could have been. Whew!
AndreainNY
Can Obama nominate himself? What with all that audacity...
socialworklady
Everything is breaking Obama's way! Hee Hee.
Let teh games begin!
Ritarita
It's so true.
He's not just
Smart
He's lucky.
It's amazing.
AlanD2
You call being in charge of the second great depression and two unwinnable wars lucky? (Swine flu being an optional extra. :-)
TavernWench
I would like to take this opportunity to thank George H.W. Bush for the appointment of Justice Souter.
Bet he wishes he could take that one back. :-) Way to go, Poppy! Thanks!!!
Thank you for your dedicated service, Justice Souter!
AndreainNY
Yes, it's always about Bush, right?
Ritarita
It's going
To take years
To wash that
Oily slime from
The public memory
Andrea
Better get a strategy
To handle it.
cbeenthere
That is exactly what I was thinking.
cbeenthere
Tavern Wench
Ozone69
Hopefully, President Obama will nominate a judge who is fair, competent and adheres to the Constitution. Or am I just whistling in the dark?
AlanD2
Well, this kind of judge wouldn't fit in very well with the current conservative Supreme Court justices, unfortunately.
dennisl59
I nominate William Ayers for Supreme Court. Alternate: Chris Matthews. 2nd Alternate: Nancy Pelosi.
AndreainNY
Why not Kerry to bring that European perspective?
Zorkadork
Regardless of politics, Justice Souter's intelligence was probably unmatched on the panel. His decisions cut both directions, and were generally well-respected.
It is sad, though, that Clarence "Uhhh" Thomas hasn't yet decided to step down from the bench.
Banjo1
GHWB, father of the well-know frat-boy flop, appointed this mama's boy hoping the Democrats would like him. They LOVED him instead. I hope Jeb Bush isn't entertaining any hopes of national office. We've had enough of that country-club clan. The country couldn't survive another.
Martyz42
Please make the person 45 or under, Please make "her" a female person of color. (Any color), Please make her come from a VERY poor family, Please make her know the feeling of being poor, Please make her understand what it means to be an underclass person.
cbeenthere
I don't think you are being honest. Naughty, naughty
cbeenthere
Look everybody, Marty is really Lou Dobbs!
muddog
LOL!!!!! G.O.P. is going bonkers!!!.
1st the Presidency.
Then get killed in in the House and Senate.
Then there approval ratings drop ( and contineu to do so ).
Then Spector defects.
Now this..
Got a love it!
Ritarita
It is fun
To gloat
But we need two
Parties
To run a real
Democracy.
Banjo1
People have short memories in this attention deficit society. As soon as GWB begins to fade from the national consciousness GOP fortunes will rise.
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