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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 02:30 PM Original message |
Seriously - how likely is it that we'll see any of these men retire in the next 3 to 7 years? |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. Scalia would rather die on that bench than quit. |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 03:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Heart attacks do happen to people who sit. With his weight, I would not be surprised. nt |
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SharonRB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. Only if something unforeseen happens and one of them becomes seriously ill |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 02:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. They'll stay on stubbornly, I'll bet. |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
3. Obama will probably appoint for 1 of them if he gets a 2nd term. Just saying by odds. |
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Rage Inc. (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Agreed |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. And you know his cholesterol level how? A daily dose of Zocor would take care of that. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
5. Zero. |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
6. Wouldn't bother me if the 'swinging' Justice Kennedy retired too |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 02:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I'd love to get rid of him, as long as he's replaced by Obama or |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 02:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. exactly. Right now we are just replacing with likes |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. True, we're not changing the balance but in replacing Stevens, and perhaps Ginsberg in the future, |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 05:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. I was just going to say everything you said, heh |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 07:46 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. ... |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
7. No way. n/t |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
8. Anything is possible. |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 03:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Yep. I am glad Justice Stevens lasted as long as he did, into a Democratic admin. nt |
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craigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
13. They're all too committed to the republican party to quit under a democrat. And the SCOTUS is |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 03:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Agree |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
17. 3 out of 4 ain't bad. n/t |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
18. Knowing the ages of the Justices probably helps in calculating retirement... |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
20. Roberts has epilepsy and with that you never know. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
21. The only retiring they're likely to be doing in the near future ... |
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Fla Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
22. Based on their ages, Stevens, Ginsgurg, and Scalia would be the next to go, but |
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Hansel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
24. I had a premonition when Roberts was confirmed that he... |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
26. Well, anything can happen |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-09-10 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
27. The only one thta even might consider retiring is Thomas... |
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