Rehnquist has died on CNN now. SHIT! nt

[babylonsister]

[kodi]

1. oh my god. what next?

more right wingers on the court.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. Rehnquist was already a right-winger. The court won't get worse because

he's gone. The sad thing is that it won't get better, either.

[Roland99]

16. Well, Roberts replaces O'Connor and a new Con comes in

to replace Rehnquist.

[eleny]

2. they're dancing in the wh - you just know it

[carpediem]

6. absolutely

I just said to my husband, "they are doing handsprings in the WH"

[tinfoilinfor2005]

3. An answer to Pat Robertson's prayer...

as it appears. Or maybe not. Now it is up to men of honor and vision to fill this empty seat.

[babylonsister]

5. Yes, there's that evil black cloud of Robertson,

fulfilling his prophesy. DAMMIT!

[Dave Sund]

10. Well, shit...

"Now it is up to men of honor and vision to fill this empty seat."

I don't think we have any of those...

[Nite Owl]

4. Now we have to fight

two nominations. Hopefully the country has lost confidence in him and it could make it a little easier to defeat any bad nominee.

[DemBones DemBones]

7. I hope you're right, and think you could be.

Things have changed this week.

[NRaleighLiberal]

8. Well, didn't exactly die ON CNN...probably at home or a hospital...

sorry - felt like a little sarcasm to break the stress....

[gokar]

9. LOL what a macabre sense of humor your have....all good

[DemBones DemBones]

12. What a twisted sense of humour. . .

I thought the same thing! :rofl:

[babylonsister]

13. Yes, a bit of punctuation might have helped.

Sorry-damn, I didn't see this coming. NOW WHAT?

[FrenchieCat]

11. S-H-I-T!

This shit is getting complicated!

So we have to fight two for the price of one....Damn!

They are gonna lyonize him. His gonna be like a hero for the next two months! Calling him proud and stubborn already!

Also 2 justices to replace Renquist and O'connor....and also Chief Justice.

Damn! this is gonna be crazy!

[Usrename]

15. The last judgment

[welshTerrier2]

17. with a divided electorate, let each party pick a justice ...

there are many ways to compromise ... with two open seats, Dems could filibuster all of bush's nominees ...

or they could reach an agreement where they agree to approve Roberts and the Dems get to recommend the replacement for Rehnquist ...

there's nothing unconstitutional about it ... Dems should push the "this is only fair" argument ...

[neoteric lefty]

19. that will backfire if we made that argument

Saying "this is only fair" argument is not a good idea. This is about politics and Repubs are in the majority. If (more like WHEN) Bush picks an unfit nominee, like Roberts, it is our job to show why that person is not fit for the Court. We need to win over popular support and that, in turn, will weaken the administration's and Republican's hand. We can win this fight because we have the facts on our side. They only have smear and spin at their disposal.

[applegrove]

18. He died on CNN? That is big news. What - did they make him think?