No, I'm not going to rant on about anything. I recently picked up on a detail of Justice O'Connor's resignation that I had somehow missed before. I made a comment in my previous post about the possibility of the Court returning with an empty seat this fall. However, that isn't likely to happen. O'Connor's resignation is "effective upon the nomination and confirmation" of her successor. So I just wanted to correct that.
Bush announced his nomination last night. I'm sure those who know me expect a rant about that. But no, not today. Frankly, I don't know enough about him. All I know about him is that the Dems held up his nomination to the federal bench. That doesn't make me want to join his fan club, but it also isn't enough for me to automatically condemn him.
One comment I will make is that you cannot necessary judge the person based on the cases he/she has tried. Though I do know that he has appeared before the SC as an attorney arguing for the overturn of Roe v. Wade, I also know that as an attorney that's what you do. You argue the case before you for the side that employs you. Though I'm sure there are many prochoicers who wouldn't take the job that would land them in that position, I'm sure there are also some who would take the job anyway because of what the job is. So I personally need to know a little more about him as a person and as a justice before I can know for certain how I feel about him as a possible SC justice.
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