Keska - I think many people (myself included) agree that the Supreme Court should have a balance, unfortunately I'm pretty sure Dubs/Rove isn't one of them.
My boss's reaction: Well, at least I'm older than you, so a smaller percentage of my female life experience will be screwed.
I'm disappointed. In a small way, though, I feel like we have this coming to us. If, as a country, we vote in certain ways, then we deserve the outcomes we get.
Erg.
I hope that we get another moderate taking her place, but suspect that will not be the case.
I think she was a truly great Supreme Court Justice. She showed wisdom in her decision making and seemed to truly contemplate how her decisions would effect the real world.
Her husband's health is deteriorating (I think he has Alzheimer's) and I think she is making the correct personal decision. But the thoughtful balance she brought to the court will be hard to replace.
Though I often disagree with her, I am sad to see a great jurist go. And I am more than a little scared to see who W appoints. With one or two exceptions, I am extremely unimpressed by his appointments to the federal bench thus far. The Bush 43 appointees seem to employ a frightening degree of conservative judicial activism -- I think they are a totally different breed than the Reagan and Bush 41 appointees for the most part.
Originally posted by Keska:
I'm sorry to see a woman go, but it was expected that she would announce her retirement this week.
That's not actually true, keska. It was Renquist who was expected to retire. Not O'Connor. Everyone in the media and it seems on Capitol Hill as well is surprised.
I was very surprised to hear the news. I'm sad. I'm disappointed, but most of all I'm SCARED.
Crap. Dems in the Senate: PLEEEEEAAAASSEEEE save us from W. and the majority of Americans!!!! I know you Dems agreed to that nice little pact to save the filibuster - well, get your filibuster ready... AND DIG, DIG, DIG through the nominees personal life and judicial past.
God: If Bush does get to nominate one or two justices, can you at least give us a couple of stealth nominees like Souter? Don't let them use your name like this!
I certainly understand that she's ready to leave the court, but I am worried about her replacement. Between all the PBS/CPB/NPR drama recently and now this, it just brings back the anxiety I had right after the election about the direction of our country.
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