<p>Another change SCOTUS</p>
<p>Who do we think Bush is gonna pick, this outa be fun</p>
<p>Scalia is a lunatic; Thomas can’t even talk.</p>
<p>Scalia would be scary; Thomas would be scarier.</p>
<p>I have a feeling that George W. Bush would appoint someone outside the court as Chief Justice. Furthermore, this Chief Justice would be more conservative than anything we have seen. Help us!</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/09/03/rehnquist.obit/index.html[/url]”>http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/09/03/rehnquist.obit/index.html</a></p>
<p>It will either be Thomas or someone outside the court. If it is not Thomas it will be someone of latin decsent or a woman. It don’t think it will be someone too conservative because this person has to get through the senate.</p>
<p>JVD: but, after a long fight over Roberts, the Dems will not have enough to oppose another person - and high court term starts in October. </p>
<p>Scalia is not a lunatic - you just don’t happen to agree with his jurisprudence. I don’t think that Stevens is a heartless, soulless whackjob because of his decision to allow private land to be seized by the gov’t for the profit of huge corporations - lousy jurisprudence, yes; horrible interpretation of the Takings Clause, yes; bad person or bad psyche, no.</p>
<p>I will just add the anecdote. One of my law school profs, clerked on the High Court for Justice White and told us the Rehnquist had a not so nice nickname around the court: “Backdoor Bill.” Each Justice’s chambers has a law clerk who was in charge of making sure that drfat opinions that came from Rehnquit’s chambers actually contained the wording agreed to by the other justices – as that ofetn was not the case, and extra verbiage was thrown in. Hence the name, “Backdoor Bill.”</p>
<p>Make what you will of that.</p>
<p>My condolences to his friends, followers and family. I am grateful that the womans right to choose out lasted him…I wish it continued luck under the next court.</p>
<p>A white male under 60, would be my guess.</p>
<p>Ariesathena,</p>
<p>I am not so certain that there will be a long fight over Roberts. It appears that he does not have enough in his background for those that oppose him to vote against him. After the overwhelming approval of Ruth Bader Ginsberg after she refused to answer questions on topics that may come before the court I expect that same for Roberts . . . though perhaps to a lesser extent.</p>
<p>Secondarily, regarding Rehnquist, I think his administrative skills have been overlooked. Regardless of what you think of his politics he may have been the right shoice for Chief Justice after running the attorney general’s office earlier in his career.</p>
<p>This settles it, I’m moving to Europe after college, or law school…hmmm, international law could be interesting. I’m scared of even the best case scenario after Bush adds his picks.</p>
<p>It is curious how Roberts papers disapeared after white house staffers went to visit the Regan library. One thing we should all remember about Rehnquist…how he advocated and fought for state’s rights consistently with only one exception…appointing George Bush to the White House.</p>
<p>Agree re: Rehnquist as a good choice for Chief Justice. Also agree that he’s been good for state’s rights.</p>
<p>One thing to remember is that replacing a conservative with a conservative is a wash in terms of what it does for the make-up of the court. If a Kennedy or Ginsberg retired or died, it would be a different story. </p>
<p>IMO, if Roberts doesn’t have any sort of background to question him on, that alone is enough to render him not entirely qualified to sit on the highest court in the land. Only 18 months on the bench, and they want him in the ultimate chair. 
Conservative that I am, I’m still really upset about that. Also his age - 50? C’mon, how about someone with experience… oh, wait, then he wouldn’t have as long a reign on the court. Not a fan of mandatory retirement, but I do think that appointing justices for a limited tenure (ex. 18 years, no matter what) might be preferable to the current system, which favours putting on younger and younger justices.</p>
<p>Reading ROberts papers, his snipes, his petty remarks about minorities, women, etc makes him unqualified</p>
<p>Renquist was a lone dissenter on many many cases, I find that interesting</p>
<p>He is has little problem with religion and government blending</p>
<p>This is gonna be scary</p>
<p>And, unless you are a white, working, Christain male, be warned…you will lose with this new Supreme Court You have been warned. Deny it all you want, but if you have a daughter, be very concerned. </p>
<p>And I am not just talking about choice. We have jobs, pay, Title Nine, you name it…wanna bet which ones get hurt first></p>
<p>What derogatory remarks about women and minorities has Judge Roberts made? You consistently ruin thread with your made-up statements and unserious bombast.</p>
<p>I changed it to petty, which is a better fit. Made up> You said I made it up about ther mercanaries as well. You called me full of it and I was right. So don’t say I make things up.</p>
<p>What petty remarks has Judge Roberts made about women and minorities, then? The US hasn’t hired mercenaries to serve in Iraq. You made that up.</p>
<p>“whether encouraging homemakers to become lawyers contributes to the common good.”</p>
<p>“The US hasn’t hired mercenaries to serve in Iraq.”</p>
<p>that is sick if its true.</p>
<p>OK, you’re way over your head again, CGM, and just mouthing lines from your various collection of web favorites. Do you know anything at all about the arguments for and against the ERA (the context for your little quote)? But more importantly, don’t you recognize a “lawyer joke” when you hear one? Here’s a simpler one for you: How can you tell when a lawyer’s lying? A: His lips are moving.</p>
<p>Fine driver, ignore the posts that were shown you before, if you can’t handle facts, well, why bother…</p>
<p>waste of my time giving you facts, cause you don’t like ones htat show your idol Bush, is imperfect</p>
<p>ANd yeah, even the Army made comment about the money, cash, airlifted there and handed out</p>
<p>But hey, Republicans are perfect, almost Godlike for some</p>
<p>Ciao driver…</p>