Stevens Retiring; Time For The Kook Watch To Begin
Friday, April 9, 2010 at 11:15AM Every conservative's favorite liberal judge is finally calling it quits. That's right, anti-constitutionalist judge John Paul Stevens will soon be heading to pasture. Can't wait to see what kind of leftist kook they nominate to replace him with. One thing I relatively certain of. It won't be a white male. This from the AP:
Retiring liberal justice John Paul StevensSupreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the court's oldest member and leader of its liberal bloc, says he is retiring. President Barack Obama now has his second high court opening to fill.
Stevens says he will step down when the court finishes its work for the summer in late June or early July.
His announcement Friday in Washington had been hinted at for months. It comes 11 days before his 90th birthday.
Stevens began signaling a possible retirement last summer when he hired just one of his usual complement of four law clerks for the next court term. He acknowledged in several interviews that he was contemplating stepping down and would certainly do so during Obama's presidency.
The timing of his announcement leaves ample time for the White House to settle on a successor and Senate Democrats, who control 59 votes, to conduct confirmation hearings and a vote. Republicans have not ruled out an attempt to delay confirmation.
The leading candidates to replace Stevens are Solicitor General Elena Kagan, 49, and federal appellate Judges Merrick Garland, 57, and Diane Wood, 59.
Stevens' departure will not change the court's conservative-liberal split because Obama is certain to name a liberal-leaning replacement. But the new justice is not likely to be able to match Stevens' ability to marshal narrow majorities in big cases.
Stevens was able to draw the support of the court's swing votes, now-retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Justice Anthony Kennedy, to rein in or block some Bush administration policies, including the detention of suspected terrorists following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, its tilt toward protecting businesses from some lawsuits and its refusal to act against global warming.
Reader Comments (6)
Kook watch is right. He is going to reach way to the Left on this one. My guess it will be some sort of minority so as to mute the conservative backlash as "racist". We all know the game plan.
Can't wait to see who they put up. Whoever it is, they will positioned as a moderate. They could be left of Lenin and they will be positioned as a moderate.
Let the propaganda begin.
I heard Obama was going to try to appoint Kim Jong II. However, after learning that this would anger many of his liberal costituents as being too Conservative, he has instead decided to conduct a seance and appoint the spirit of good ole' Joey Stalin himself.
I'm thinkin' Sean Penn, he seems to know everything.
Gurl, I think we are in agreement; after all, the spirit of Stalin does seem to already be at residence within Sean Penn.
Obummer only has just over 2 & a half years left in orifice. Everything he does will be on a fast track to further gum up the works for our future. It's going to feel like a loooooong time...