Preparing for World War III (Replacing Rehquist First)

The Weekly Standard ^ | September 8, 2005 | John Hinderaker

[ClearCase_guy]

I like the idea of a recess appointment of Robert Bork, with Bork making an announcement that he will step down upon the naming of his successor.

Then name Janice Rogers Brown as the proposed successor. The Dems can dis the black lady and keep Bork, or they can do the right thing.

[zendari]

"None of the other solidly conservative candidates appears any less likely to engender controversy. So President Bush faces a choice: he can either nominate another conservative and trigger the most bitter confirmation battle since Robert Bork, or he can bow to pressure from the Democrats and the media and appoint a moderate, thereby forgoing, perhaps forever, his opportunity to move the Court in a conservative direction."

To battle, then.

[Digger]

Luttig. That's the guy I would pick. I would do it now as RUSH suggested. Keep putting so many obstacles in front of the commies that they won't know where to spread their venom.

[Blood of Tyrants]

It is just a delay.

[TonyXL]

Nominate Janice Rogers Brown, and let the Dems filibuster. If they do, it will be political suicide. Plus, there's always the chance Teddy Kennedy will have a heart attack from getting all worked up about it.

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

In your dreams! The pubbies lost their balls a long time ago.

[Little Ray]

Actually, we're on WWIV. WWIII was the Cold War and we won. I guess this would be WWV.

[ModelBreaker]

So President Bush faces a choice: he can either nominate another conservative and trigger the most bitter confirmation battle since Robert Bork, or he can bow to pressure from the Democrats and the media and appoint a moderate, thereby forgoing, perhaps forever, his opportunity to move the Court in a conservative direction.

And therefore foregoing, forever, any link between conservatives and the Republican party.

[TruthFactor]

I like it....

[hershey]

That's quite an idea. Nominate Bork in a recess appt., with Bork saying he'll step down upon the naming of his successor. But I'd hate to lose Bork after having him even for a short while.

[hershey]

That's quite an idea. Nominate Bork in a recess appt., with Bork saying he'll step down upon the naming of his successor. But I'd hate to lose Bork after having him even for a short while.

[DmBarch]

...every component of the Republican coalition not only agrees that conservative, strict-constructionist judges should be appointed to the Court, but also views such appointments as among the most important presidential decisions.

A problem with this is that Sen. Specter is not part of the Republican coalition!!

[ops33]

I don't believe the Constitution allows the President to make a recess appointment to a vacancy in the Judicial branch of our government. Recess appointments are allowed only in the Executive branch.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

"Preparing for World War III"

Too late, I witnesed the war lost from within at New Orleans, and it only took one day for civilization to evaporate.

[SAJ]

You are mistaken. Among numerous others, Earl Warren was a recess appointee.

[ops33]

From Article II, Section 2
"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. "

I stand corrected.

[Ancesthntr]

" I like the idea of a recess appointment of Robert Bork, with Bork making an announcement that he will step down upon the naming of his successor.

Then name Janice Rogers Brown as the proposed successor. The Dems can dis the black lady and keep Bork, or they can do the right thing."

" I like it...."

" That's quite an idea. Nominate Bork in a recess appt., with Bork saying he'll step down upon the naming of his successor. But I'd hate to lose Bork after having him even for a short while."

Bork? BORK!!?? You've got to be kidding! First of all, he's a chain-smoking 78-year-old. Second, and far more importantly, he's a Class A statist. For Bork, as long as a law is passed by Congress and signed by the President, it is OK. Not exactly comforting for those of us who believe in the inalienable rights of INDIVIDUALS. Me, I'm big into the 2nd Amendment and what it protects...and I'm scared to death of what statists like Bork have done to emasculate it.

Bork - no thanks!

[SAJ]

Great thing about FR, it gets lots of people to actually read the Constitution...something I daresay the bulk of the political class hasn't done in decades.

;^)

[RightWhale]

Actually, we're on WWIV. WWIII was the Cold War and we won. I guess this would be WWV.

WWV is the time station. This is WWW.