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j8ear · 07-01-2005, 08:35 AM

Thank you for your service over the years Justice O'Connor.

I am very excited to see how this plays out.

I am certainly in favor of a strict federalist...but the minority party in the Senate obviously has other concerns, plus they hav e the filibuster (for now).

I can't wait to watch this unfold.

I read something about AG Gonzales being floated a few days ago (leaks from the present executive are very rare) as a sacrificial lamb.

Justice O'Connor was one of the most unpredicatable Justices ever...and frankly replacing her with someone more consistently federalistly inclined would go a long way to undoing much of the "HEAP" damage done to the constitution.

I would bet on another female or at least a minority...probably hispanic.

I am particulary excited to watch how the democrats will demonize who ever is sent up.

-bear

07-01-2005, 08:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
j8ear Gentlemen Farmer Location: Middle of nowhere, Jersey	Thank you for your service over the years Justice O'Connor. I am very excited to see how this plays out. I am certainly in favor of a strict federalist...but the minority party in the Senate obviously has other concerns, plus they hav e the filibuster (for now). I can't wait to watch this unfold. I read something about AG Gonzales being floated a few days ago (leaks from the present executive are very rare) as a sacrificial lamb. Justice O'Connor was one of the most unpredicatable Justices ever...and frankly replacing her with someone more consistently federalistly inclined would go a long way to undoing much of the "HEAP" damage done to the constitution. I would bet on another female or at least a minority...probably hispanic. I am particulary excited to watch how the democrats will demonize who ever is sent up. -bear __________________ It's alot easier to ask for forgiveness then it is to ask for permission.