The William Rehnquist Prayer Thread

[Dookus]

Dear Invisible Friend;

Please watch over our brother, William Rehnquist, and ensure he lives long enough to see Kerry elected President. Then dispatch him to hell with your neverending mercy. In this we pray, Amen.

Your loyal and humble Dookus.

[rwenos]

1. Bushie Couldn't Get Anyone Confirmed

this late in the game anyway. Too many minority rights in the Senate. Dem's would bottle it up, filibuster if they had to stand at their desks, reading the Manhattan phone book.

[The Doctor.]

6. I hope you are right...

I believe no confirmation would go through,

What's the protocol for an unforseen Supreme Court vacancy?

[rwenos]

14. Vacancies on the Court are Always Unforeseen

since the Justices serve for life. Either they die, or they retire, usually shortly before they die.

It's always the same process. The Jusstice dies or retires, then the sitting President appoints. The Senate confirms or does not confirm, on a straight up-down vote. But the Senate can bottle it up for months in the Judiciary Committee. And then the filibuster rule applies to any floor vote.

[demosincebirth]

12. He can appoint anyone to the Supreme Court as long...

as congress is in recess.

[rwenos]

19. Theoretically true,

but it's never been done (that I know about). The Senate still has the right to confirm or deny confirmation:

The appointment power:

Art.2, sec.2, para. 2: "He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent to the Senate . . . and shall nominate, and by and with the Advise and Consent of the Senate, shall apppoint . . . Judges of the Supreme Court."

The recess appointment power:

Art.2, sec. 2, para. 3: "The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the end of their next Session."

[Dookus]

20. not true at all

no President can install a SC justice while Congress is in recess.

[rwenos]

25. I Hope You're Right, But

can you cite me to a case, statute, or treatise? 'Cause I couldn't find one.

Really. I'd like to know.

[Dookus]

27. well....

the constitution requires the advice and consent of the Senate. If he even DARED to attempt a recess-appointment, it's a temporary appointment (see the post above, referencing Article 2, Section 2, clause 3).

Seriously, trust me - it's not going to happen.

[rwenos]

32. I don't think so either,

which is why, before I cited Art.2 above, I said "Theoretically possible."

I agree, it ain't happening. At least in a sane world. But we never thought a state legislature would threaten to take a presidential election from the electorate, did we?

I trust these bastards not. They'll try ANYTHING.

[demosincebirth]

38. Eisenhower appointed Earl Warren to the SC in 1953

[havocmom]

2. Works for me

Good job, Dookus, I am now choking on a pretzel while ROTFL.

[The Doctor.]

3. Never Appropriate...

Hate, that is.

Hate Hate itself, not those who wield it.

[Dookus]

16. nah

Some ideologies, some people, some lives, are worthy of hate. Rehnquist is one of them.

[elperromagico]

18. But if you hate hate, you are perpetuating that which you hate.

And if there's anything I hate more than hate, it's perpetuating that which I hate. I absolutely hate that. :)

[The Doctor.]

40. Clever, but then-

We must delve into just HOW we hate the hate.

Can you describe such a chain?

[skygazer]

4. Somebody say amen

Amen, brother.

[kodi]

5. rats, and here i thought was a front for the William Rehnquist dead pool

btw: $20 he dont make out bush's term.

[Dookus]

34. I'll take the bet...

he'll live past January.

[freetobegay]

7. If William Rehnquist must go

I pray it is short & painless.

[AntiCoup2K4]

39. I agree... short, painless...

and anytime AFTER January 20.

A right winger replacing a right winger wouldn't be that bad, but Chief Justice Fat Tony Scalia would be a disaster.

[Placebo]

8. Good Riddance To Bad Rubbish.

He can go join the Gipper soon.

[DBoon]

9. My version

Please watch over our brother, William Rehnquist, and ensure he lives long enough to see Kerry inaugurated as President, so that President Kerry may appoint his replacement.

[ClassWarrior]

10. I pray that Brother Rehnquist stays well through JK's inauguration...

...then retires to a long convalescence in his Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, home - which I will then haunt day in and day out wearing my Bush* mask and waving a sign reading, "Thanks for stealin' me an election, Slippery Bill!"

And I ask that you bless Brother Cuomo, the next Chief Justice of the SCOTUS.

Amen.

24.

[Rowdyboy]

21. Andrew or Mario?

I'm afraid Mario is too old, and Andrew is too young (though both men have my respect). I want someone young, with a very limited paper trail...I would LOVE to see a Black or Hispanic justice that would really reflect the values of their community (unlike Clarencce Thomas or Miguel Estrada).

[ClassWarrior]

22. Mario has LONG been my first choice for SCOTUS.

I don't care how old he is. We would be blessed to have his wisdom and intelligence on the high court.

24.

[Rowdyboy]

24. I agree that he is one of the most critically brilliant men in America

today. But, remember, Rehnquist was appointed to the court in 1972 (I was 18). He became Chief Justice in 1986 (I was 32). 18 years later he is still making my life, and that of all American progressives, miserable.

Court appointments are the most important power a president is given. Yet, a brilliant justice who only lasts a few years could easily result in a travesty when he/she is replaced with a cheap trick like Clarence Thomas....I'd rather not take the chance.

Make Mario Attorney General-he would be a superstar. Appoint him White House counsel. He'd be brilliant, the most articulate defender any president ever had. Ambassador to the UN? He'd be a joy to watch.

I want a young liberal chief justice, who will outlive me by decades.

[Dookus]

23. yes

Mario's time has passed, unfortunately. He would've been a brilliant justice.

Laurence Tribe would be a great choice for the next Dem president.

[chookie]

11. No fan of Rehnquist, but here's a moment from Clinton's inauguration

Perhaps I was delerious with fever, as I was home sick with flu on inauguration day '93, but something I remember to this day is, after Rehnquist administered the Oath of Office, which Bill affirmed most emphatically, Rehnquist said to him, "My dear boy, I believe that you will!" I remember being very touched by this warm aside Rehnquist offered him. Seems a geological epoch away....

I know this doesn't fit in with the general picture at all, but it did happen; it does not seem to have been duly noted but by me. Same way Al Gore was skewered for sighing during Debate 1, but George Pinhead Bush getting away with honking snot audibly in Debates 1, 2 and 3. (Mr Rove seems to have been successful in training his pet monkey not to honk snot in 2004. Bravo, Mr Rove.)

[ClassWarrior]

15. I agree, the man's a bit of a puzzle.

But he's still a dangerous idealogue.

24.

[Rowdyboy]

13. May God bless William Rehnquist as he deserves, based on his actions.....

toward his fellow man. May he realize the impact of his personal prejudices and how deeply they affect the incredibly diverse melting pot that is America.

Forgive him for a career consisting largely of twisting and distorting the sacred document he was sworn to faithfully interpret, with partiality to none and fairness to all...

May God have mercy on his soul and grant him peace, in due time.

[wellstone_democrat]

17. Amen

*

[Syrinx]

26. I hate Rehnquist, but I don't wish him cancerous death

I watched my father die from cancer a couple of years ago, and it is a horrible thing to see. I just wish Rehnquist would step down from the court.

[Dookus]

28. oh

I don't wish him a painful death. I'm sorry about your father. It must've been awful.

[Syrinx]

30. thanks

And I didn't mean to be a smart-ass.

[Dookus]

31. you weren't

no worries.

[bling bling]

29. Curious timing, isn't it?

At the same time Bush is about to be booted out of office by we the people, the Bush-installer-in-chief is going down with him, albeit in a different format.

Poetic Karma?

I swear I'm not trying to be mean. I have no control over karma. If that is indeed what's taking place here, that bastard reeped it himself.

Anyway, prayers to him and his family and all that. Wonder if he ever spent a minute of his time praying for all those who have been injured/killed in Iraq as a result of the man he helped appoint to office.

[Dookus]

33. not terribly curious....

he's an old man. They get sick.

[Squeegee]

35. Yes, we need a prayer for him

I pray that he lives long enough to see Kerry elected and know that he'll soon be replaced by a more balanced individual.

[Dookus]

37. aww

Hi Shnoogie-Squeegee!! I luvz you oodles!

[JSJ]

36. now i lay bill down to sleep...

...for his soul he shall not keep.
If he dies before he wakes,
I'll put away my wooden stakes.

[miss_kitty]

41. I am not worried about the appointment of another justice

It's the appointment of the next chief. Rehnquist has been a disaster as chief. This country could not stand another 20 years with assclown Scalia at the helm OR UNKA THOMAS! :shudder: