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neoteric lefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 11:19 PM
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Who will now be Chief Justice???
Edited on Sat Sep-03-05 11:20 PM by neoteric lefty
My first thought would be that Thomas could get the nod. Bush would love to be able to spout that he placed the first black to the highest seat in SCOUTS. However, Bush could use this opportunity to place a younger, right-winger (like Janice Rogers-Brown) in the CJ chair so he can have that seat sown up for decades to come. What do you think?
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rwheeler31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 11:22 PM
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1. Moran the Magnicent
nt
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neoteric lefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 11:23 PM
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2. magnicent??? nt
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longship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 11:30 PM
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3. Scalia.
He wants two appointments for the price of one. He'll appoint Scalia.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 11:41 PM
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4. Nomination of a current Justice to Chief Justice is subject to consent of
Edited on Sat Sep-03-05 11:42 PM by TahitiNut
... the Senate. There would then be another nomination the the Justice's seat vacated by that nomination. In other words, a nomination of Scalia to be Chief Justice would bring the number of Senate consent hearings and votes to THREE: O'Conner's seat (Roberts), Scalia as Chief Justice, and a third person as Justice.

Do the Bushoilinis want THREE Senate advise and consent processes conducted almost simultaneously? Or would they rather keep it to two?
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Yupster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 11:48 PM
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5. I think they might like
to have Roberts seated before he nominates another one, so maybe the Scalia for Chief Justice could stall things until Roberts is seated.
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Alcibiades Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 12:00 AM
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6. It probably will be Scalia
Scalia's replacement will probably be another nominee in the Roberts mold--young, conservative, and with little in the way of a track record, especially on abortion.

Rather than risk appointing a Chief Justice who would be an unknown quantity on the bench (the ghost of Earl Warren still haunts conservatives), Bush will probably want Scalia. That being said, Scalia is 69. He may want someone younger, particularly since it's increasingly evident that the Republicans will not be able to steal the next election. Clarence Thomas is only 57.
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VADem11 Donating Member (783 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 12:24 AM
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7. I agree
Who will replace Scalia is another question.
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Carla in Ca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 12:40 AM
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11. That's my guess
The other oxymoron...Justice Scalia
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Sparkly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 12:33 AM
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9. Yup. nt
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 06:51 AM
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19. I agree. It's Scalia.
Edited on Sun Sep-04-05 06:52 AM by terrya
Bush wants him, I'm sure, plus it will be payback for Bush v Gore
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neoteric lefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 12:32 AM
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8. this reminds me of the west wing ep. "the Supremes"
Edited on Sun Sep-04-05 12:34 AM by neoteric lefty
where an extremely conservative justice suddenly dies. The pres. wants to nominate a very liberal nominee (Glenn Close payed her I think) but in order to appease the conservative Congress, he convinces an old liberal justice to step down and nominates a very conservative nominee to fill the first vacancy. I was a kind of "keep the balance" solution while avoiding milquetoast centrist candidates. BTW, The conservative portrayed in the show was an actual conservative, not a right-winger. If only this were TV :).
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cobaindrain Donating Member (731 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 12:35 AM
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10. the far right fundies would never let him appoint thomas
as much as he'd love to, for immediate political gain with black voters, the far right wing which steers the party has tied his hands. Scalia will be chief justice.
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win_in_06 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 12:45 AM
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12. I disagree. Thomas is a favorite amongst the most fervent
right wingnuts. I think Clyde will be the next CJ.

Heaven help us.
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liberalpragmatist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 01:02 AM
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13. Roberts
I believe Bush will use the opportunity to knock Roberts up to CJ (most Chief Justices are new to the bench, not promoted) and nominate someone else for Associate Justice, that way not having to deal with THREE confirmations.
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ProudDad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 01:09 AM
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14. Shudder....
What an awful thought...
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liberalpragmatist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 01:57 AM
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15. Well, take your pick: Roberts, Scalia, or Thomas
It's gonna be one of them. Out of that batch I'd have to go with Roberts. I hope most Dems vote against him and maybe something will emerge that will make him "borkable." But if that doesn't happen we will have to resign ourselves to Roberts as a SCJ - elections have consequences, in this case, unfortunate ones for our side.
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CityDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 02:06 AM
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16. Agree -- it will be Roberts
Thomas does not want it -- does not want to go through confirmation hearings.

Scalia is too old -- late 60's.

Roberts appears to have a fair amount of dem support -- it will take a smoking gun to vote him down. Only requires one confirmation hearing which is only a week away.

Bush will appoint another conservative nominee to replace Rehnquist -- someone like Luttig. They will attempt to get this done in a hurry because the court will be divided 4-4 on several major cases.
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MissMarple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 02:08 AM
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17. The nastiest son of bitch they can find.
And I am not taking a single word of that back. It's the truth.
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Zen Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 03:14 AM
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18. It will be one of the Supreme Appointers of 2000, I predict.
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Hubert Flottz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 06:55 AM
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20. Clarance "Long Dong Silver" Thomas!
He will place Kenny Boy on the court, to fill the empty spot.
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Pepperbelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 07:10 AM
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21. Fat Tony is a cinch. Bush loves his old crazy ass. nt
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Totally Committed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-04-05 07:14 AM
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22. I'm guessing Scalia, and then an ultra-Right nominee to fill
the vacancy. The nominee for THIS spot is going to make Roberts look like Mr. Rogers, and could possibly be a woman. Fasten your seatbelts, this is gonna be ugly.

TC
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