Chief Justice William Rehnquist has died. There are right now only seven active members of the Supreme Court (2 vacancies) and the 2005-06 term begins in exactly 4 weeks from tomorrow. Bush has 55 Republican Senators in the United States Senate and can probably muster the votes for any right-wing conservative he wants.
I just saw Senator Schumer (D-NY) suggest that Bush nominate former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor for Chief Justice. It is an intriguing idea and could probably be done before the start of the term. However, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) demurred and mentioned O'Connor's ailing husband, which was the announced rationale for her July retirement from the nation's top court.
No comments:
Post a Comment