If the chief justice steps down, it would create the first simultaneous high court openings in 34 years. In 1971, President Nixon appointed Rehnquist and Lewis Powell when Justices Hugo Black and John Marshall Harlan retired.
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In his column, Novak said a Rehnquist retirement would enable President Bush to nominate Attorney General Alberto Gonzales despite fierce opposition from the president's own political base.
It's going to get a little hotter this summer (for everybody).
Update (7/9): Even the conservo-blogs grow weary of the "now he will, no he hasn't yet" chatter.
2 comments:
After the Clarence Thomas affair, I fear for the times ahead.
We cannot shirk from the battle, though.
Your grandchildren will live as adults for a long time under the rulings of this new Court.
We must make certain our voices are heard.
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