O'Connor retires

[KagomJack]

WASHINGTON - Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court and a swing vote on abortion as well as other contentious issues, announced her retirement Friday. A bruising Senate confirmation struggle loomed as President Bush pledged to name a successor quickly. "It has been a great privilege indeed to have served as a member of the court for 24 terms," the 75-year-old justice wrote Bush in a one-paragraph resignation letter. "I will leave it with enormous respect for the integrity of the court and its role under our constitutional structure."

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[Sovereign]

The morning news said it could be weeks / months till they find a replacement. She's stuck there till then.

[Mantralord]

Never heard of her.

[Lenny]

I bet you anything that there's gonna be some kind of political war over who her replacement will be...there's gotta be. Wasn't it her that effectively decided to stop the Florida recount in 2000??? They'll have to pick a politically unbiased person else they're screwed...

[KagomJack]

No shit. Bush'll put in a super right wring maniac who'll go along with his agenda then there's major fuckage involved (and not in a good way).

[Lenny]

Are there any candidates for the position so far??