O'Connor Announces Retirement From Supreme Court
O'Connor to retire from the Supreme Court. The liberals will likely bash the President's nominee but it's unlikely they will be able to filibuster a US Supreme Court judge. Political groups will mobilize to either push or defeat someone they oppose but the president will pick who he wants and the judiciary committee will pass them to the full Senate. Those that try to filibuster will look extreme and will likely lose politically.
posted by TomG @ 4:17 PM
2 Comments:
At 12:38 AM,
Somebodi said…
If the president nominates a politically moderate justice, he or she should sail though confirmation. However, it appears that we both suspect the president will nominate a politically extreme candidate. If this happens, senate liberals will almost certainly attempt a filibuster if the extremist survives the judicial committee. Some conservatives have been savoring this moment for over a decade. It will be interesting to watch the most politically polarized judicial confimation process in the history of the Republic.
At the same time, one must keep in mind that Supreme Court Justices don't always turn out as initially expected.
At 6:56 PM,
TomG said…
Bush will pick a conservative and after the liberals whine for a while then the judge will be confirmed.
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