Ginsburg says: New SCOTUS Justice soon

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Ginsburg says there will be an opening in the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) soon.



I am assuming Obama may pick an anti-gun justice.



Ginsburg: Possible court opening soon
Justice tells students there will surely be a photo with new member soon


updated 1:44 p.m. CT, Fri., March. 13, 2009

BOSTON - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told law students there could be an opening on the Supreme Court soon but didn't hint at who might be leaving.

Ginsburg spoke Friday at New England Law's annual "Law Day."

In a question-and-answer session, she said the nine justices only take pictures together when a new member is added. She said: "We haven't had any of those for some time, but surely we will soon."

She declined to take questions from reporters at the event.

The 75-year-old justice had surgery last month for pancreatic cancer but returned to the bench without missing a day of work. She said advice from fellow cancer survivor Sandra Day O'Connor on when to schedule chemotherapy has helped her to keep up with the court's pace.

Ginsburg's cancer was apparently in the early stages, according to the court announcement.

She had the surgery at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York Feb. 5 and returned to work at the court 18 days later.

The pancreatic cancer was discovered during a routine, annual exam late last month at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.

In 1999, Ginsburg had surgery for colon cancer and had chemotherapy and radiation treatment. The only woman on the court, she has been a justice since 1993.

Ginsburg has recently told her former law clerks and others that she envisioned serving on the court into her 80s, although those comments were made before the latest diagnosis.

Ginsburg is one of only two female justices ever. The other is Sandra Day O'Connor, who retired in 2006.

In her previous bout with cancer, Ginsburg received treatment throughout the court's term and never missed a day on the bench.
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Could Obama appoint anyone worse that Ginsberg to replace her. Not in a million years.
 
I am assuming Obama may pick an anti-gun justice.
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Probably safe to assume he will pick an anti everything justice.

But, can he really do worse than her on the gun front anyway?

Net is, as far as guns go, no change.
 
With Obama as President,I am certain he will nominate some commie snortin',pantywaist,activist moonbat who will aid Obama's plan for change.Nice to have allies that will legislate from the bench when "we the people" are not compliant to leftist social engineering.

With so many dummycrats in both houses,Obama may just get what he wants!
 
Net is, as far as guns go, no change.
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Not quite. The justice he appoints will probably stay there for a while. Why couldn't she have retired 4 years ago? Although maybe the new one won't be as bad, and might even support our cause.
 
Yeah, I'd have to agree that no one could possibly be worse - EXCEPT Chuck Schumer!!

I don't even understand why Schumer's name is bandied about - he's got the intellect of a dim-witted hamster.
 
If you really want to see some folks blow an aneurism, suggest the next best person would be Hillary Clinton.......:evil:

(Sits back with popcorn)
 
Firstly the Tech game was way too close. I know Tech had a good team but we are only talking 3 points here. Secondly I don't think she was talking about just herself. Lastly she was on the fence on Heller and could have gone either way. We could certainly do worse. Another Stevens would lead us straight into communism for example.
 
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Would Hilary or Chuck Schumer really be viable options?



Man, that would be really bad.



So much for Incorporation or the anything else going in our favor.


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UsMarine.

Even assuming one of the non supporter SC's retires and is replaced identically, it is a wash as far as perceived support for incorporation is concerned.

Realistically, with the Nordyke, Heller III and Chicago cases already far along, we can expect an SC case on incorporation in the next 12 months at the most.

The SC have already made their minds up on incorporation, no matter what folks may think of them, they're not actually stupid and this is an inevitable path from Heller.

The real area of concern is level of scrutiny and this is one that strangely enough the "liberal" side have a real break on.

The SC as a whole is conservative (small C) and treating one of the fundamental BoR amendments differently than any of the others leads to other problems.

For example, if 2A doesn't get "strict scrutiny" then why should 1A etc, are some Amendments and Rights more equal than others.

If 2A is found to be "less" then this could lead to challenges on most other Amendment calls and could jeopardize a whole host of "liberal" issues including freedom of expression, Roe v Wade etc.

Can the SC rule that 2A is inferior to other Amendments, yes they can, will they...........whole other question.

They will want to rule as narrowly as possible but the question is already about as narrow as you can get......

I expect to see antacid sales increase dramatically when 2A goes up for incorporation.
 
Would Hilary or Chuck Schumer really be viable options?
Man, that would be really bad.
So much for Incorporation or the anything else going in our favor.
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Now I got milk coming out of my nose! :D

I think even worse would be Biden.
 
UsMarine.

Even assuming one of the non supporter SC's retires and is replaced identically, it is a wash as far as perceived support for incorporation is concerned.

Realistically, with the Nordyke, Heller III and Chicago cases already far along, we can expect an SC case on incorporation in the next 12 months at the most.

The SC have already made their minds up on incorporation, no matter what folks may think of them, they're not actually stupid and this is an inevitable path from Heller.

The real area of concern is level of scrutiny and this is one that strangely enough the "liberal" side have a real break on.

The SC as a whole is conservative (small C) and treating one of the fundamental BoR amendments differently than any of the others leads to other problems.

For example, if 2A doesn't get "strict scrutiny" then why should 1A etc, are some Amendments and Rights more equal than others.

If 2A is found to be "less" then this could lead to challenges on most other Amendment calls and could jeopardize a whole host of "liberal" issues including freedom of expression, Roe v Wade etc.

Can the SC rule that 2A is inferior to other Amendments, yes they can, will they...........whole other question.

They will want to rule as narrowly as possible but the question is already about as narrow as you can get......

I expect to see antacid sales increase dramatically when 2A goes up for incorporation.
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So is this good or bad for us?


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I predict Hillary. That will keep her from running against BO in 2012, and will keep the "female seat" on the Court warm. Well, sort of warm. Now get this -- as little as I care for Hillary, I honestly think she would be an improvement over Ruth Bader-Meinhof.
 
H.R. Clinton wouldn't give up the Sec State pose for a SCOTUS seat.

We have known since before the election that the next two justices likely to retire would likely be anti-gun, and would likely be replaced with anti-gun picks, therefore giving no difference at all.
 
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