highthief

Actually, I don't think so, but how long before we have a theory saying he capped Renquist in order to take away attention from New Orleans and to insert Clarence Thomas as Supreme Justice starts floating around?

Or did I just start one?

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cj2112

you've got to be kidding....Rehnquist has been dying for quite some time.

texxasco

Yeah sure...... That's a GREAT one?

You should be a comedian!!

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highthief

Probably more likely than a lot of crazy things people believe, however.

Just on the face of it, killing for political gain versus Bigfoot. What's more likely?

Like I said, however, I don't subscribe to it, just pondering the possibilities of internet rumours.

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maleficent

or writing really bad John Grisham novels -- wasnt that how the beginning of the Pelican Brief started -- the Chief justice of the supreme court was killed..

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texxasco

Ok Ok Ok......

"Just on the face of it, killing for political gain versus Bigfoot. What's more likely?"

You do make a point.....

However,..... Renquist has been ill for some time, and even if he wasn't ill... he was 80+ yrs old. He wouldn't have been around a whole lot longer anyway.


Ok.... Did Lee Harvey Oswald act alone? What about Jack Ruby?

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texxasco

... I think so... Can't remember....

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ManWithAPlan

i know his granddaughter... nice girl... she graduated in my grade in high school. i think it was all natural

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crxforum

Dude, Renquist was like 80. If Bush farted in his general direction he would of died. He was an old guy in poor health.

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Gatorade Frost

Yes, but did Bush co. fart in Rehnquist's general direction in order to get the attention off of NO and in time to get more justices on the SCOTUS?

Well, no, but it's the thought that counts.

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hrandani

You have to realize that now, and until he is replaced, the Supreme Court is 4/7 Liberal.

Bush would not want Renquist to die.

Church

No pun intended... right?

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analog

Yes, now the truth is revealed. Bush has been slowly killing the extremely ill SCOTUS justice for decades. He gave him thyroid cancer and started the waiting game, finally pulling the trigger after making him sicker and sicker for the last entire year...

If someone suggested such a thing to me in person, I would slap that person.

Charlatan

Of course... Renquist could have hung on for a few more years and where would that leave Bush? He wouldn't be able to appoint *more* conservative members of SCOTUS and gets to put Clarence Thomas in charge... Renquist died of natural causes BUT he had a little help from his good friend W.

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Redlemon

Ah, no. O'Connor has not left yet. She won't leave the bench until her replacement is confirmed. Also, I heard on NPR that she had talked with R about retiring; since R planned to stick it out for another term, she decided to retire this term, rather than have two vacancies simultaneously. I'm actually surprised that she didn't decide to withdraw her resignation based on R's death.

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squirrelyburt

Wasn't Rhenquist the Chief counsel for Jesus?

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In short, no. I think Rhenquist was probably Bush's ideal supreme justice. They don't come much more freedom-loving.

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