when will we make this an issue?
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=615&ncid=703&e=4&u=/nm/20041001/pl_nm/campaign_court_dc-----
Bush has cited Justices Antonin Scalia (news - web sites) and Clarence Thomas (news - web sites), widely regarded as two of the court's most conservative members, as models for his appointments.
In contrast, Kerry in a recent Time magazine interview cited his Senate vote to confirm Scalia as one of his regrets. Referring to the November election, Kerry said, "The Supreme Court of the United States is at stake."
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The experts said the most likely candidates to retire over the next four years would be the oldest justices -- Justice John Paul Stevens (news - web sites), 84; Chief Justice William Rehnquist (news - web sites), who turned 80 on Friday; and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (news - web sites), 74.