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Title: Ginsburg - Counterpoint to the impeach Thomas discussion
Post by: FaC on June 21, 2011, 11:20:36 AM
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BernieSandersIsGod (110 posts)      Mon Jun-20-11 09:42 PM
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Does anyone else feel like Ginsburg is holding on too long?
 I think she should have retired with Souter. Imagine if Obama some how loses and she has to step down w/ a republican in office. That is a scary scenario.

(Would you hurry up and retire so the one could appoint your successor! To be fair, most of the comments are trending toward let her stay as long as she wants to but there are some jewels in the heap...)

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femmocrat  (1000+ posts)        Mon Jun-20-11 10:11 PM
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9. No way.
 She is a national treasure and is entitled to stay on the court as long as she can. However, I do believe she will retire during Obama's next term to keep the seat in the democrats' hands.  


(Huh?? Supreme Court seats are partisan - when did that become official?)

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rury (345 posts)      Mon Jun-20-11 10:12 PM
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10. She looks very frail
 and I agree that she should step aside while we have a Democratic president to name her replacement.
President Obama is by no means guaranteed to win re-election and I do not want to run the risk of the SC tilting even more rightward.

(Hurry up!)

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woolldog (1000+ posts)       Mon Jun-20-11 11:23 PM
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18. She's waiting until....
 a Democrat is President. Then she will retire.

 :lmao:
Title: Re: Ginsburg - Counterpoint to the impeach Thomas discussion
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on June 21, 2011, 11:33:19 AM
She does look very frail, but on the other hand she has looked that way for the past 15 or so years.
Title: Re: Ginsburg - Counterpoint to the impeach Thomas discussion
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on June 21, 2011, 11:40:01 AM
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woolldog (1000+ posts)       Mon Jun-20-11 11:23 PM
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18. She's waiting until....
 a Democrat is President. Then she will retire.


:wtf2:  :mental:
Title: Re: Ginsburg - Counterpoint to the impeach Thomas discussion
Post by: BlueStateSaint on June 21, 2011, 11:43:55 AM
She probably would retire if, and this is a huge 'if,' the Obamessiah got a second term.

She's had bouts with colon cancer during her time on the SCOTUS.  It wouldn't surprise me if it flared back up.
Title: Re: Ginsburg - Counterpoint to the impeach Thomas discussion
Post by: GOBUCKS on June 21, 2011, 12:30:21 PM
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on June 21, 2011, 11:33:19 AM
She does look very frail, but on the other hand she has looked that way for the past 15 or so years.
If a third party reelects the muslim, get ready for Justice McKinney.
Title: Re: Ginsburg - Counterpoint to the impeach Thomas discussion
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on June 21, 2011, 01:02:25 PM
Quote from: GOBUCKS on June 21, 2011, 12:30:21 PM
If a third party reelects the muslim, get ready for Justice McKinney.

That could be pretty entertaining, in a trainwreck kind of way.  Of course trainwrecks are a lot more entertaining if you're not chained to the pilot of the lead locomotive and watching it from there.
Title: Re: Ginsburg - Counterpoint to the impeach Thomas discussion
Post by: Rebel on June 21, 2011, 01:40:55 PM
Hope you don't mind, FaC. I added quote tags to your post.