Justice Stevens to Retire By Next Spring?

[babylonsister]

http://www.mydd.com/story/2009/9/13/144723/641

Justice Stevens to Retire?

by Jonathan Singer, Sun Sep 13, 2009 at 02:47:23 PM EST


Marc Ambinder tweets:

RT @davecatanese: Howard Fineman scoop?: Justice Stevens will retire by next spring. Meaning confirmation hearings right b4 2010 midterms.

It wouldn't come as much of a surprise that Justice John Paul Stevens would consider retirement; at age 89, he is one of the oldest jurists in the history of the Court, and considering the great likelihood that he would prefer being replaced with someone whose outlook towards the constitution is similar to his the timing is not likely to get better. What's more, Stevens' scant hiring for clerks for the next term already has the Court-watchers wondering. Still, if this story does pan out, it will be huge and will, as Ambinder alludes to, suck up a lot of oxygen leading into the 2010 midterms.

[BklynChick]

1. there was an article in the Times about this about a week ago.

[Clio the Leo]

2. ha ha!!!! Right before the elections!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!

Who shall we get the GOP to show their hind ends by bashing THIS time!!!? lol

Lets get another woman in there!!! Then let the Old Boys Club sit up there and try to tell the American electorate how unqualified she is! ha ha

[ruggerson]

3. I think people are worried

that if it occurs according to that timetable, Obama might go with a more cautious choice to avoid giving the Republicans a rallying cry right before midterms.

[Parker CA]

4. I was thinking the same thing. The timing could give the GOP time to spread their meme of:

"See they're taking over the ENTIRE government now!"

At the same time though, the right pick could completely galvanize constituencies against GOP candidates who will oppose anyone Obama selects. This will be very interesting.

[Clio the Leo]

5. He HANDLED the last appointment ......

He HANDLED the last appointment (how many points did the GOP SINK among Latinos?) and he will HANDLE the next one.

So in other words....








.... no, seriously .... do I NEED to post the picture again?

But the short answer? Read "Audacity" ..... his philosophy on choosing Supreme Court appointees is all right there.

[NavyMom]

6. To really turn it up, a BLACK woman...eom

[ruggerson]

7. A black lesbian preferably

is Angela Davis too old? :)

[jesus_of_suburbia]

8. I would LOVE a black lesbian who is in her 40's!

Of course she would have to have all the other qualifications, but that would rule!

[KingFlorez]

9. The thought of that is just too exciting

The right-wing would have a coronary.

[burning rain]

10. Obama had damn well better nominate Wright or Ayers.

No more moderation!