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First, a moment of respect.
How many posts does it take to evolve into a flame war?...
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First, a moment of respect.
How many posts does it take to evolve into a flame war?...
Well there's your 8-hour moment of silence. 2 vacancies in 4 months - that's pretty rare.
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*silence*
No, you're wrong; Rehnquist didn't die, liberal-fascist scum!!!!
Five posts, but it was intelligent design, not evolution ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave_Sinkula
*bowed head*
Roberts has been nominated to replace him. It is both a safe political (Roberts is going to be confirmed) and practical (maintains a full court) move.
> maintains a full court
Eh? Roberts was already filling a vacancy. Shifting him to fill another vacancy won't fill the court.
O'Conner's resignation is worded so that she will continue to serve until she is replaced. By having Roberts replace Rehnquist, you don't replace O'Conner, and therefore, the court stays full.
Roberts will not replace Rehnquist -- O'Conner will. Roberts will be just filling a vacant chair.
I'm sorry, but you're incorrect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ancient Dragon
Ah, I wasn't aware of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by kermi3
WTH?!? Why is he not nominating a current justice for the chief justice spot? Isn't that how it traditionally worked?
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Originally Posted by kermi3
I always thought the job of Chief Justice belonged to the senior member of the U.S. Supreme Court.
No. The job is nominated by the president...I had to wiki it. But in acuality only 3 of the 16 C. Justices have been nominated from the court:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_J..._United_States