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Supreme Court Justices are the Reason to Vote ABB (I posted this earlier, but I think we need to keep it in mind).
Last Presidential election cycle, 4 or 5 of the Justices said they would retire in the next 4 years, if a Republican won to appoint their replacement. They made sure that this would happen. I expected that they would quickly leave and Bush would appoint the most extreme Judges.
None have quit. Did they have "buyers regret"? Also, only one Justice shows up for Bush's State of the Union addresses. This has never happened before.
We can not hope that they can all hold on for another 4 years of Bush's second (really first) term, (wonder if he would try for a third, stating that since he really didn't win the first time, he is entitled to another term...oops, the mind is getting weird thoughts). They are getting old, and even if they don't retire, they may well die or become disabled. Remember, several of the "Religious leaders" have prayer circles praying for the deaths of those who don't decide the way "they think" they should. Bush will appoint a Chief Justice and probably 3 or 4 others. Can you imagine what kind of judges he will appoint? The Democrats have done their best to stop his most extreme appointments to the lower courts, but they are not showing much of a backbone all around and this will be a long, dirty fight.
We must do our best to make sure ABB happens! And, we must also work hard to replace the members of the House and Senate, so that a Democratic President has the Congress which will work with him. And don't forget the Governors!
DEMOCRATS ACROSS THE NATION!
William H. Rehnquist, born: October 1, 1924...79 years old.
John Paul Stevens, born: April 20, 1920...83 years old.
Antonin Scalia, born: March 11, 1936...67 years old.
Sandra Day O'Connor, born: March 26, 1930...73 years old.
Anthony M. Kennedy, born: July 23, 1936...67 years old.
David Hackett Souter, born: September 17, 1939...64 years old.
Clarence Thomas, born: June 23, 1948...55 years old.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, born: March 15, 1933...70 years old.
Stephen G. Breyer, born: August 15, 1938...65 years old.
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