O'Connor Retires
Wow the rumors are true - Justice Sandra Day O’Connor announced her retirement once the Senate confirms her successor.
Here is Justice O’Connor's letter to the President:
Dear President Bush:
This is to inform you of my decision to retire from my position as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States effective upon the nomination and confirmation of my successor. It has been a great privilege, indeed, to have served as a member of the court for 24 Terms. I will leave it with enormous respect for the integrity of the Court and its role under our Constitution’s structure.
Sincerely,
Sandra Day O’Connor
Wow, we thought the legislative session would be busy, but looks like we will be treading into a whole different level bizarro-world soon.
While the battle over confirmation for the Chief Justice would be fierce, the retirement of O'Connor presents itself to Conservative groups an opportunity to critically alter the composition of the Court. O'Connor was often a pivotal swing vote on issues from the juvenile death penalty to abortion to affirmative action. I'm sure the Dobsonites are just salivating at the prospect of effecting a regressive change on the Court.
Prediction: This summer will suck.
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Dad says:
Let the real Fireworks Begin!!
Posted by: Dad at July 1, 2005 7:04 PM #
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