Supreme Court Justice O'Connor retires

washingtonpost.com ^ | July 1, 2005 | James Vicini

[26lemoncharlie]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court and a moderate conservative who often cast the decisive vote on abortion and other contentious issues, announced her retirement on Friday, and a political battle immediately began over her successor.

[bgnn32]

Come on there was very little conservitive about her, so was a total moderate leaning liberal.

[Chairman Fred]

Janice Rogers Brown.

[MJY1288]

Shouldn't this be in "Breaking News" :-)

O'Connor was a Moderate Liberal. I think the record will show that on the major issues that affected social policy, she sided with the Liberal Activist more often than she did conservative Originalist like Scalia

[MJY1288]

AMEN, I would love to see her nominated for the SCOTUS. I have read a lot about her, and her life story is something all Americans could be proud of. She is a brilliant woman who I think would make a great Supreme Court Justice

[clee1]

Good riddance, Sandra Dee.

[26lemoncharlie]

I believe you may be right!! OOPS!

[MJY1288]

I was just kidding, This was breaking news over 14 hours ago :-)

Sandra Day O'Connor handed in her resignation early this morning, and by 11:30 AM est. George W. Bush held a special Presser to announce her retirement, and to congratulate her for her service on the bench

[Happy2BMe]

Sandra Day O'Conner's retirment and ensuing replacement will be very interesting.

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Is There A Backbone In The House?

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Has the Supreme Court Shown the Hand of Authoritarian Free Enterprise?

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"These judges who legislate instead of adjudicate, do it without being responsible to one single solitary voter for their actions. Among the signers of the Declaration of Independence was a brilliant young physician from Pennsylvania named Benjamin Rush.

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The next step in denying God's sovereignty over the United States will go to these nine people . .

"The question is or at least ought to be, how can such a small, godless, minority have such influence over our courts and legislative processes?"

Answer:

U.S. Supreme Court, 2005 - The Oligarchy*

(All Your Sovereignty Are Belong To Us!)

Back Row (left to right): Ginsburg, Souter, Thomas, Breyer
Front Row (left to right): Scalia, Stevens, Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy

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Pronunciation: 'ä-l&-"gär-kE, 'O-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -chies
Date: 1542
1 : government by the few
2 : a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes; also : a group exercising such control
3 : an organization under oligarchic control

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Date: 14th century
1 obsolete : supreme excellence or an example of it
2 a : supreme power especially over a body politic b : freedom from external control : AUTONOMY c : controlling influence
3 : one that is SOVEREIGN; especially : an autonomous state

[ovrtaxt]

Seeeee Ya!

[Schwaeky]

COme on now, the only issue where she had a solid liberal record on was the abortion issue. On other issues she had a solid conservative record. Given where she's from (Arizona), who suggested her to Reagan (Senator Barry Goldwater, who held the senate seat until McCain was elected to it in the late 80s, as well as Strom Thurmond). I think they probably knew full well what they were getting on that issue, but felt other conservative issues where she had unimpeachable conservative credentials were more important. We're not going to have someone who agrees with us 100% of the time, or even 99.99% of the time... Remember--Scalia supports flag burning....

[ovrtaxt]

You're equating 'flag burning' with abortion?

Hello?

[Schwaeky]

well, its another issue near and dear to liberals, and on that Scalia is the left's darling...

[ovrtaxt]

Ok, I see your point.

Actually, I'm hoping for at least 3 vacancies before 2008, and an actual conservative response from Bush-- (Yes, I may be delusional here). O'Connor is as good as any to me.

I just hope W stops listening to Rove long enough to do what's right, rather than what's politically expedient. This exact Supreme Court issue is why I supported Bush the last 2 elections- it certainly wasn't for his love of small government. It had better be worth it.

[devolve]

O'Con was/is an internationalist

Like John Kerry and Teddy Kennedy and Nancy Pelosi

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were/are not internationalists

My ancestors left Europe and it's poisons on a small ship and arrived here in the dead of winter

O'Con, Ginsberg, Souter, Kennedy, Stevens - are actively admitting they are using foreign laws - and even unratified treaties and foreign agendas and opinions - and salting in some of their own personal views - when considering a case

This way lies treason

There is a consequence for treason

Refer to Thomas Jefferson's own Virginia "consequences"

They are not subtle or gentle


SCOTUS and those like it should realize there are some Americans who are Jeffersonian in this issue

Even those at DU now see that the Euro-think Socialism lead them into facing a New London, CT confiscation of their own homes and property - we at FR may disagree with the DU bunch on many things - but we agree on private property and the restrictions of government to simply "take" the way SCOTUS just said they unconstitutionally shall/may (shall is "strict scrutiny" ask yer attorney) now do


Don't mess with America


There are consequences



The tea is in the sea

The Fantasy Five on SCOTUS must now drink their own poisons


Hemlock SCOTUS? It's the "easy way out" as O'Con has decided now......

[Happy2BMe]

"My ancestors left Europe and it's poisons on a small ship and arrived here in the dead of winter."

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As did mine, sir.

And now that bastion of individual freedom and liberty is repeating the mistakes of what those that built it fled from in the beginning.

This ship is heading for the rocks. The storm is about to hit gale force, and the captain has gone asleep at the wheel.

[Smartass]

Glad to see the leftie go. Like Souter, Kennedy, and Stevens, she was a huge swinging disappointment. That rumbling earthquake in California is Ronald Reagan rolling over in his grave.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Seadog Bytes]

I think we'll all just have to see if Bush nominates someone less 'moderate'. With all the talk about the AG (Gonzales), especially that which seems to be coming from the White House, I have to wonder. How about you?

(i.e.: ...Don't 'count your chickens...'???)

[Smartass]

It's a tough call. Whoever Bush chooses, you can bet the DemOrat pit bulls will try to tear him/her apart.