RW Site: Rumors about John Paul Stevens Retiring (DU Mentioned)

[tritsofme]

For weeks, commentators have speculated that significant numbers of conservatives, alienated by over-spending, the Iraq War, and other perceived GOP disappointments, will stay home on Election Day, giving one or both Houses of Congress to Democrats. But for those who care about reforming the Supreme Court, sitting this one out may soon look like a mistake of historic proportions.

For the past several weeks, there has been a rumor circulating among high-level officials in Washington, D.C., that a member of the U.S. Supreme Court has received grave medical news and will announce his or her retirement by year’s end. While such rumors are not unusual in the nation’s capital, this one comes from credible sources. Additionally, a less credible but still noteworthy post last week at the liberal Democratic Underground blog says, “Send your good vibes to Justice Stevens. I just got off the phone with a friend of his family and right now he is very ill and at 86 years old that is not good.”

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http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=17869

Having the House is nice, but this is the big reason we need the Senate for the next two years.

[Gatchaman]

1. Wow, a DU mention that wasn't a total slam

I think it's fair to say that news items that originate in forum posts can be "less credible" than other sources. At least they didn't use the 'flaming nutball' rhetoric that talk radio hosts always use to describe this place.

Retirement rumors about a supreme court justice are a minor october surprise. An actual retirement would be more impressive.

[williesgirl]

2. I attended the Court on Tuesday - he looked okay but not everything shows

[annabanana]

3. boy I hope that's wrong...

He is the last thing remaining between the people and an outright totalitarian state. He was the swing after Sandra left...