Get ready for the fight of the century everyone. No matter who President Bush nominates to replace Justice Rehnquist, it will be a nock down drag out fight to confirm, as will subsequent nominations thereafter. The possibility of placing 4 new judges to the Supreme Court bench has had liberals sleepless for months and from their ideological spectrum, rightfully so. The selection of these new judges will change the complexity of our highest court potentially for decades. The main cause of their insomnia is the realization that their only true source of power in this country is the court. Over the past twenty years they have slowly lost touch with America's heartland and voters have migrated to the center on many issues and in the process have only held the white house for 8 of those years and have lost control of the majority in congress for the first time in decades. I believe they see this as their Alamo.
This court, as have many in the nation, has become an activist court, chosing to make law rather than their constitutional duty to interpret their constitutionality. Roe vs. Wade is only one example however it will most likely become the poster child for objections to Mr. Bush's nominations. Get ready folks, it will be time for you to take a stand on what direction our country will head.
Jun 10, 2005
Liberals to Fight Supreme Nominations At All Costs
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Just for reference the current court makeup is as follows:
Justice: Nominated By:
Thomas President Bush (sr)
Stevens President Ford
Souter Unknown by me
Scalia President Reagan
Rehnquist President Reagan
O'Conner President Reagan
Kennedy President Ford
Ginsburg President Clinton
Breyer Unknown by me
OK PA Here are the 2 that you did not know:
Justice Souter was nominated by President Bush (Sr)
Justice Breyer was nominated by President Clinton.
Source of Information: www.oyez.org/oyez/portlet/justices
At any rate a nomination to replace Chief Justice Rehnquist, could result in the Mother of all filibusters, because the Chuck Schumer's of the world will never allow a conservative to be nominated to the Supreme Court.
Sorry, I know that sounds a bit judgmental, but I just don't have any time for this guy! I admit that there are few Senators that get such an extreme reaction out of me, but this one pushes all the buttons.
So let me ask you a question: If and they by all means are never obligated to vote one way or another... Five of the present 9 justices were appointed by Republican Presidents - who is the holdout on Roe V Wade?
That's quite a difficult question to answer. My guess is that it could be either Breyer or Ginsburg since they were both nominated by Clinton, but that may not be the best way to try and figure that out. Also, you may or may not know that Ginsburg was an attorney for the ACLU, prior to her appointment to the High Court.
Oh, I had absolutely assumed that both of them were a nay vote. My question actually was why we don't have a majority 5-4 for abolishment at this point.
Thomas, Scalia, Souter, Rehnquist, and O'Conner would make it a majority and all were appointed by republicans. Again that doesn't really assure anything at all but it does seem interesting.. as to which one would not vote to overturn.
Given the breakdown you just cited, I would have to conclude that Souter would most likely be the hold-out. And assuming that Ginsburg and Breyer are automatic NO votes, Stevens & Kennedy would be "wild-cards" and that makes me nervous.
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