Supreme Court Justice Souter Retiring

[Reason]

Justice David Souter has told the White House that he will retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the court's term in June.

YouTube - Source: Justice David Souter Retiring (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLA8nXKzBS0)

[Liberty Star]

Plenty time for Obama to appoint a Justice who's of the caliber of Steele or Specter.

[Kotin]

all I have to say is.. FUCK.

[KCIndy]

He'll nominate Hillary Clinton. :(

[Athan]

Was Souter moderate? I forget.

[Cowlesy]

Souter and Ginsburg will definitely be gone this year.

This will be the year that the SCOTUS finally shifts to the left.

Roberts, Alito, Scalia, Thomas

Kennedy (I personally feel Kennedy tacks more to the left)

Stevens, Ginsburg, Souter

Stevens is around 90 I believe so he won't be long either.

Thank goodness Roberts and Alito are fairly young. Thomas and Scalia aren't that very old either.

[angelatc]

Souter and Ginsburg will definitely be gone this year.

This will be the year that the SCOTUS finally shifts to the left.



Those two already lean left. I am not sure why you think this will shift it.

[tonesforjonesbones]

Souter is a liberal activist justice...but he made sure he waited until Bush was gone. tones

[Kludge]

If Obama really wants to reach out, he'll nominate The Judge.

[RSLudlum]

all I have to say is.. FUCK.


That's exactly what I said when I heard the news this morning. :(

[Brooklyn Red Leg]

Fuck 'em all. Nine douchebags in ceremonial robes that you wouldn't trust to be Dog Catcher, let alone a Judge.

[Kludge]

Heeey, Thomas does a good job upholding the Constitution!

[Reason]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103694193&sc=nl&cc=nh-20090501

[Reason]

bump