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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist passes away.
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| Vlad |
Liberals rejoice, Conservatives weap.
RIP. |
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| Mebot |
he's been on the supreme court since 1972.wow i guess another justice in addition to John roberts is needed now.
i wonder who the next Chief justice is going to be.. Scalia? Souter? Ruth Bader Ginsburg? |
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| Vlad |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mebot
he's been on the supreme court since 1972.wow i guess another justice in addition to John roberts is needed now.
i wonder who the next Chief justice is going to be.. Scalia? Souter? Ruth Bader Ginsburg? |
I know Bush will go for Scalia, no doubt. Whether the Senate will confirm it is another story. |
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| Mebot |
| i think I should be the next Supreme Court Chief justice! |
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| Spacey Orange |
| good riddance. the rumour around heaven's watercooler is that god doesn't even want him there. |
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
| he graduated first in his class from Stanford University in 1952. In 20 years, he made the Supreme Court. Very well-to-do. |
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| flavdave |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vlad
Liberals rejoice |
Not really, Renquist was very conservative and Bush is going to nominate someone who is equally conservative. |
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| RipYouAnother |
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| DaveSZ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Spacey Orange
good riddance. |
+1
He was a piece of .
In 1952 as a law clerk to justice Robert Jackson, he wrote a memo in favor of upholding Plessy v. Furguson. The court, including Jackson unanimously overturned Plessy in the famous Brown V Board decision. |
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveSZ
+1
He was a piece of .
In 1952 as a law clerk to justice Robert Jackson, he wrote a memo in favor of upholding Plessy v. Furguson. The court, including Jackson unanimously overturned Plessy in the famous Brown V Board decision. |
u cant say that because it wasnt 2005 in 1952. times were different. and if u were white, u thought that blacks should be segregated. as time passed, im sure his views changed with society. |
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| Perfect_Cheezit |
| quote: | Originally posted by ::TranceVanDyk::
u cant say that because it wasnt 2005 in 1952. times were different. and if u were white, u thought that blacks should be segregated. as time passed, im sure his views changed with society. |
lol |
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