Farewell To The Last Voice of Reason
Is this a sign of the apocolypse or a harbringer for a return to the Dark Ages?
CNN.com - O’Connor to resign from Supreme Court - Jul 1, 2005
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman appointed to the high court, has told the White House she will resign effective the confirmation of her successor.
In her resignation letter that was delivered to the White House on Friday, she wrote, “I will leave it with enormous respect for the integrity of the court and its role under our constitutional structure.”
The 75-year-old Reagan appointee is considered a moderate conservative on the high court and often cast the pivotal swing vote in important cases.
Her replacement could swing the high court’s ideological balance.
I must say that despite my liberal views, I have always respected Justice O’Connor and I have always seen her as a role model as she is a strong, intelligent woman who helped pave the way for women in power. She will most certainly be missed. I just wish she could have held out a couple more years until the Administration that thinks it’s the Right Hand of God was on its way out.
tags: Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court, politics
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on July 3, 2005 at 5:45 pm
Andy said:
If past performance is anything to go by coupled with the Shrub believing he is the right hand of God - then I should bank on the return f the Dark Ages. Actually, you guys in the States never had the first dark ages - that was left to us Europeans. It is dire, believe me. Get out and campaign…