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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:11 PM Original message |
Breaking: Justice Stevens will retire under Obama, to decide in "about a month" |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. Court turn right? "There's no doubt. You don't have to ask me that. Look at Citizens United." |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. "You can say I will retire within the next three years. I'm sure of that." |
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rampart (192 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. only 1 repub can "hold" confirmation of obama's choice |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Then a nuclear option will be invoked |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 04:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. those can be broken if necessary |
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adamuu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 07:09 AM Response to Reply #10 |
47. not if he waits a full year, when Senate has opportunity to adjust rules. n/t |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 07:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
48. I will bet anyone almost anything the one Obama chooses will not be a Liberal.. |
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beyurslf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
3. We need him and Ginsburg to retire so Obama can replace them both. |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. God that would be sooooo nice |
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beyurslf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Or if Thomas and Scalia got into a duel and shot each other? |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 04:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. or if Roberts had a major fit |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 04:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. Maybe they'll go duck hunting with Cheney. |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 08:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
30. That would be so fabulous |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 12:54 AM Response to Reply #7 |
42. A twofer? I'd bet it's more likely one of them will end like this: |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. If they both want to retire.... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 10:34 AM Response to Reply #3 |
55. With who? |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 10:38 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Other than that he is a smart guy and knows what not doing so would mean? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 11:04 AM Response to Reply #56 |
59. A smart guy with corporate masters |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 11:13 AM Response to Reply #59 |
62. Am I wrong in believing that he will come through in the end? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 12:36 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. I hope you're correct |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. The sexual harassment he gets from Clarence Thomas might be the deciding factor. n/t |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 06:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
28. By now he might enjoy it more than his activism |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. "very unhappy with" D.C. v. Heller and Bush v. Gore in 2000. |
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terrell9584 (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Bush v. Gore was a bad decision |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 10:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
38. Leaving the direct legal question aside, as a policy matter Heller was bad. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 08:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
32. Heller v. D.C. and soon McDonald v. Chicago. |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
8. updated title |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
11. Thank you Gerald Ford for that appointment. |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 04:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. No memory of that |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 08:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
33. Fuck Ford |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 07:53 AM Response to Reply #33 |
49. You want to diss Ford for his Chief of Staff? |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 08:28 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Um, yes. |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 09:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
35. Probably the one thing Ford got right. |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 09:51 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Got to give him credit for that |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
12. I think Stevens will wait until after the November elections to decide |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. I doubt it. If there's "trouble" in November it will be too late. |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 04:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. But anything so close to an election brings in other issues |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 08:34 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Bringing in "other issues" is what we WANT. |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 04:14 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. I agree now would be best |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 10:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
39. As long as we're 51 we're fine, just keep nominating hispanics and women |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 05:45 AM Response to Reply #39 |
46. There is no guarantee that we'll have 51 after November. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 03:36 PM Response to Reply #46 |
67. Either hispanics or women are fine |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 03:55 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Neither poll shows Specter as safe |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
15. While it's sad to see someone who defended our rights |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. +1 |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
17. my choice for a replacement: Vincent Bugliosi |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. What is his age? |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 09:17 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Well into his 80's is my recollection. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 05:29 AM Response to Reply #27 |
45. Justice Stevens born April 20, 1920. So he'll be 90 next month n/t |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
26. In month means that we will have it done before Nov, assuming he chooses to retire |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
29. Justice Thomas' wife having a tea party seems to have generated more buzz here |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
37. I love this man! |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
40. He's probably sick of facing those RW activist scums on the bench. |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-14-10 11:51 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. I think he loves it but knows he can't be there much longer |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
43. If he's watching the political scene, he'll step down in the next 3 months. |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 04:05 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. I would be suprised if he didn't |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
51. While Liu & Kagan are excellent choices |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 09:55 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Has their ever been a SCOTUS filibuster? |
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Hawaii Hiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 10:44 AM Response to Reply #53 |
57. I don't think so - There was controversy when LBJ tried to promote Abe Fortas |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 10:47 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. back when their were moderate Republicans |
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Hawaii Hiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 11:17 AM Response to Reply #58 |
63. Yeah, moderate Republicans (esp. in the senate) are a thing of the past. Now, |
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Hawaii Hiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
52. I'm hoping for Goodwin Liu for the next SCOTUS nominee |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 09:55 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. I have been impressed with him as well... |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 11:09 AM Response to Reply #52 |
60. It was okay for ClarenceThomas, though |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
61. it is to bad this has to happen in an election year. |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. On the other hand, we may have more votes in the Senate now |
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piratefish08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-15-10 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
65. will they replace him with an exec from AIG? |
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