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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 10:09 PM Original message |
If Bush Loses, will any Supreme Court justice retire before Kerry comes in |
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djg21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. No Chance! |
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AlecBGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 11:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. yup |
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DieboldMustDie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. You pretty much answered your own question. |
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w13rd0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. Maybe he'll hold the office hostage... |
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RichV (858 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. One word: filibuster |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 11:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Repubs could do a quick change-a-roo on the rules |
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LimpingLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 01:50 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. NOPE...try it and the new rule will be filibustered itself. |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:14 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I've read that there are ways around it |
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RichV (858 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:48 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. No majority would approve that though |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. But if we follow the scenario from the original post |
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MarianJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
7. Another Perspective to Consider! |
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MarianJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-12-04 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
8. Dupr! Sorry! OOOPS! |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 09:25 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Yeah, but a conservative would retire, that doesn't change things as much |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
14. Justices usually avoid retiring during a presidential election year. Of |
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dolstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
15. I'm surprised that everyone so far has missed the obvious answer |
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Wabbajack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
16. Sandra |
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