November 8, 200421 yr According to the Drudge Report Bush is considering tapping Clarence Thomas as CJ if Rehnquist has to retire. http://www.drudgereport.com/sc.htm
November 8, 200421 yr Side topic: It will be interesting to see how the court ends up after all these retirements. It's going to be really conservative
November 8, 200421 yr Author I can't remember now, but what does it take to get someone put on the supreme court? Is it a simple majority or is it 60 votes. And can a SJ nomination be fillibustered?
November 8, 200421 yr They only need a simple majority. I believe they can be fillibustered. They can also be killed in committee, but rarely happens with SC Justice nominations.
November 8, 200421 yr I just hope they follow Arlen Specter's advice to pick a non-zealot for any possible SC seats that open up. And as for a President appointing judges that will tow the line -- Earl Warren was appointed by Eisenhower and was a pretty liberal justice. The justices in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (the Pledge of Allegiance justices) were installed by Nixon. Roe v Wade is not going to be touched in the next four years.
November 8, 200421 yr According to the Drudge Report Bush is considering tapping Clarence Thomas as CJ if Rehnquist has to retire. http://www.drudgereport.com/sc.htm :headshake
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