O'Connor steps down (merged threads)

[SacTown Chronic]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Prudence and Sac - do you not think that it is also going to be an opportunity for the left to use scare tactics about how any conservative justice will erode their rights?

I'm looking forward to it. I will engage in scare tactics at every turn.

I find that to be particularly humorous being that the recent decisions have been voted for and ruled in the affirmatived by primarily those justices seen as left leaning, like Souter, Ginsberg, and Breyer. You didn't see those categorized as right leaning - specifically Scalia and Thomas - voting to drastically change the law on private property rights.

Recent decisions have been disappointing, to say the least.

Kennedy, Shumer, and all the usual dem suspects will be shouting from the rooftops how extreme the nominee is.

Um, 'cause the nominee will be extreme.

I read something funny this morning somewhere....can't racall where...it was something like this:
"Bush nominated George Washington to the Supreme Court today. Democrats immediately attacked his enviornmental record because of his cherry tree chopping incident."

Dubya's not dumb enough to nominate a dead man. Or is he?

Originally Posted by Nephythys

Thank God for Leo

Don't you mean, "Thank Bush for Leo"? And I agree, Leo is a prince of a fellow.