Posted on 06/21/2005 4:48:41 PM PDT by Tree of Liberty
Hugh Hewitt just said, moments ago, that, according to his sources, Chief Justice William Renquist will announce his retirement on Monday, and that the President will announce his nominee on Tuesday.
One thing I would like to see is a Justice that is not too bloody old, a Justice that perfectly comfortable with new technologies, stuff like the internet, file-sharing, issues that are currently on the line.
Sweet. My favorite is the odds favorite.
Besides, I can't take my computer to the pool or to my son's house when I am watching the grandkids.
I NEED XM radio!
Better they should just ask the democrats who would be acceptable, nominate that jerk, and softly and cowardly retire to the background.
This republican congress sucks!
I'll make a bet: no one that Bush nominates will be acceptible to the democrats nor will they be approved in the democratic controlled senate.
What a joke!
Better they should just ask the democrats who would be acceptable, nominate that jerk, and softly and cowardly retire to the background.
This republican congress sucks!
I'll make a bet: no one that Bush nominates will be acceptible to the democrats nor will they be approved in the democratic controlled senate.
What a joke!
I have been known to actually LEAVE the general area of my computer, thank you very much. :-)
LOLOL. My alma mater is the only one in VA, with TWO nobel laureates on staff. One day, my graduate advisor sent me to a oral defense by an economist...well, you get it.
re litigating recess appointments.. there isn't a whole lot to litigation. The Constitution provides:
"The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session."
Maybe you do need XM radio, but Howlin freeps every waking moment. She has an FR implant that posts her thoughts directly to the appropriate thread.
Thanks, you just saved me from reading thru 253 posts......
Maked no mistake about it. I support the President. I'm not totally convinced he has what it takes to play hardball. I believe he needs or needed to twist certain Republicans (e.g., Frist and Santorum) in a brutal manner... the "Uncle Vito" concept.
YESSSSSSSSSS--I like Cornyn also...
I was kidding, pretty much, Texas is choke full of lunatics!
Paul Begala is from Texas---
That guy that tried to frame President Bush with Rather in Rathergate was from TExas...
I am not a fan of Gonazalez though--since I found out he is on pro-life, and is pretty pro- amnesty, I think.
I Second the Judge Bork Nomination! He has waited long enough for a Fair Hearing and man would that be a sweet appointment.
I rather suspect that's a bluff. I just can't see the lawyers permitting the Dems to choose the UN Ambassador term appointment as their test case. It'd be stupid. If it ever happens I'd expect it to almost certainly involve a Supreme Court recess appointee that the Senate won't confirm. The ideal test case would be a Supreme Court justice that the Senate votes to not confirm.
For the record, I've thought ever since high school civics that recess appointments as frequently exercised are of dubious constitutionality. I'm not gonna make a big deal about it though, especially since it'll be seen as some kind of anti-Bush statement when it's nothing of the kind (if it is ruled constitutional, he has as much right to do it as any other president).
I'll just be curious to see the disposition if it ever goes before the Supreme Court.
"The fact is... the Republicans have control."
I guess in your math 55 - 7 = 51?
Republicans control the House.
Republicans have difficulties with the Senate, because in my math 55 - 7 = 48.
Anyway, here's some poop from the Supreme Court Nomination Blog:
Candidates > Others | 08:58 PM | Tom Goldstein | Comments (4) | TrackBack (3)
Today's Washington Post has an interesting Page 1 story on possible replacements for the Chief, should he retire. One thing that this piece and other recent press accounts together make clear is that the White House has been exceptionally effective at keeping its deliberations secret. The piece also gives us the opportunity to write a bit more about Attorney General Gonzales.
The Post states definitively in its first sentence that "President Bush's advisers are focusing their search for a new Supreme Court justice on a trio of candidates": "Judges John G. Roberts and J. Michael Luttig and possibly Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales." But then we learn that the reference to "advisers" is not to people within the White House who make recommendations. In fact, "Bush and his inner circle have had tightly held deliberations" and the list of three names is sourced to "outside advisers" and "advisers with close ties to the White House."
The strong sense one takes from the piece is that (a) the White House has floated Attorney General Gonzales's name, and (b) social conservatives leaked that fact in order to take the opportunity to express their displeasure. "[M]any conservative leaders see him as too moderate on issues such as abortion and affirmative action, and a Gonzales-for-Rehnquist trade would effectively move the court somewhat to the left." "[A] Gonzales nomination could trigger internal dissension among GOP activists, some of whom have warned the White House against naming the attorney general. At a meeting of conservative groups last week to plot strategy for a possible Supreme Court nomination, one leader spoke out against a Gonzales appointment, according to people in the room." "[A]nother activist said of Gonzales, 'It would be a disaster if that happened.'"
The Post points to three potential reasons Gonzales might be named: (i) the opportunity to name the first Hispanic Justice (as Chief Justice, no less), (ii) Gonzales's personal relationship with the president, and (iii) "that's an easy confirmation -- that's the easy confirmation."
Continue reading "Analysis: Today's Washington Post" »
Then appoint Janice Rodgers Brown for Scalia's slot!
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