Chief Justice Rehnquist Has Died
Posted on September 3rd, 2005 by Kip
Very quick thoughts:
–No replacement can possibly be confirmed before the First Monday in October. Unless I’m mistaken, that means we will now be dealing with Acting Chief Justice Stevens.
–Expect no nomination by the President until after John Roberts has been confirmed.
–I stick to my early prediction that the President will NOT nominate either Justice Scalia or Justice Thomas. I have no idea who will be nominated, but I wonder whether he might look from within the Senate to ease the confirmation process. Chief Justice Hatch anyone?
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I can't even begin to describe the feeling of horror that swept over me when I read "Chief Justice Hatch".