result #83239 - IF YOU'RE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR, ARE YOU GETTING PRETTY DAMNED FRUSTRATED BY NOW?

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political : IF YOU'RE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR, ARE YOU GETTING PRETTY DAMNED FRUSTRATED BY NOW?

[+] ballot by xxxxxxxx
ACTIVE Oct 29,2005 - Thu Jul 24, 08

This isn't intended to express my political beliefs -- I've expressed those quite clearly over the past couple years.

That said, if I'm Sandra Day O'Connor, I'm getting pretty frustrated at this point. First off, she announced her retirement back in June or July (can't remember specifically when), and Bush nominated a replacement in John Roberts. However, Chief Justice Rehnquist died, and Bush revoked Roberts as O'Connor's replacement and named him as Rehnquist's replacement, leaving O'Connor in the Supreme Court for the time being and delaying her retirement plans until a new nominee can be confirmed. So Bush nominates Harriet Miers -- controversial, but the chance of her getting confirmed is still real despite the controversy. However, her chances lessen over time, and then Miers pulls out, leaving O'Connor still in the Court for an indefinite period of time despite having the desire to retire.

If you're Sandra Day O'Connor, are you getting pretty frustrated at this point?

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I actually AM Sandra Day O'Connor.	2
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Funny I was thinking that when Meirs pulled her name from consideration.

O'Connor said she wanted to retire to care for her ailing husband. It seems like every moment the politicians dither she loses time with her husband.

But she did say that she would wait until her replacement was confirmed before she left the bench. And she was confirmed after Bork so she nows that the process can be very long.

by xxxxxxxx on Sat Oct 29, 05 3:32am [+]

It seems to me like she could retire any moment she wished. And, she should have chosen to retire sooner to be with her sick husband.

by xxxxxxxx on Sat Oct 29, 05 11:08am [+]

Ooops! IMO.

by xxxxxxxx on Sat Oct 29, 05 11:08am [+]

inter_regnum, I thought the Bork saga happened in 1986 and O'Connor was confirmed in 1981.

by xxxxxxxx on Sat Oct 29, 05 1:20pm [+]

Seems like she could get frustrated. First her replacement was switched and that wasn't necessary. Bush could have still appointed him to her position and left a vacancy couldn't he? (and that wasn't really fair to all those people who sat on the court, so much for meritocracy and servcie huh?) Maybe Bush was worried about the possibility that there would be a 4 to four tie. And of course she could jsut quit anytime she wants.

by xxxxxxxx on Sat Oct 29, 05 2:09pm [+]

CT you are right. But what I meant was that she is aware that the process could take a long time.

by xxxxxxxx on Sat Oct 29, 05 2:39pm [+]

Very true.

by xxxxxxxx on Sat Oct 29, 05 5:39pm [+]

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