Shakeup at the Supreme Court
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Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor had gave her letter of resignation to President George Bush today. Justice O'Connor has been a loyal public servant for the past 24 years since she was nominated by late President Ronald Reagan, becoming the first female to serve as Justice of the Supreme Court.
She has been the critical swing vote, mainly siding with the majority, thus the reason you see a lot of 5 to 4 decisions; thus, this will be a critical issue with both the left and the right; the left will want someone who will keep with Roe v. Wade; the right will want someone who will oppose abortion. Expect a fierce fight over the President's nomination. I hope that the President will choose someone who leans to the right on some issues, like abortion and capital punishment, but won't be afraid to choose sides.
Hopefully this wouldn't be too fierce of a fight and that there won't be a smear campaign against that nominee.
Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor had gave her letter of resignation to President George Bush today. Justice O'Connor has been a loyal public servant for the past 24 years since she was nominated by late President Ronald Reagan, becoming the first female to serve as Justice of the Supreme Court.
She has been the critical swing vote, mainly siding with the majority, thus the reason you see a lot of 5 to 4 decisions; thus, this will be a critical issue with both the left and the right; the left will want someone who will keep with Roe v. Wade; the right will want someone who will oppose abortion. Expect a fierce fight over the President's nomination. I hope that the President will choose someone who leans to the right on some issues, like abortion and capital punishment, but won't be afraid to choose sides.
Hopefully this wouldn't be too fierce of a fight and that there won't be a smear campaign against that nominee.
posted by Kevin Walker at 1:08 PM
