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Supreme Court Backs Do-Not-Call List
The Ghetto Imp writes "According to CNN Money, the Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of telemarketing companies, which were claiming that the do-not-call list violated their free speech rights. "
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Okay, here is a tangent to a Supreme Court story.. Maybe some court watchers out there will have some good info.
Since the 2000 election, there have been lots of rumors about three Supreme Court justices retiring due to health or age reasons. People "in the know" made it sound like a sure thing. But, it hasn't happened, and it's obviously not happening during this presidential term.
Any clues as to why none have retired? I think two of the three potential retirees were rather conservative, so leaving in a Republican administration was the basis for many of the rumors. With a Bush re-election definitely not a sure thing, it would seem risky for them to wait until the next term.
Do they not want Bush nominating their replacements? Or, were the court watchers just way off base?
Bush is going to win, and by a significant margin.
Why do you think the Dems are getting so whiny? I mean they had to basically manipulate a reputable poll (Gallup) by including all the unlikely voters to even come up with a tie in the latest poll. It's all downhill from here, too.
The reason the SCOTUS justices haven't retired is mainly because of politics - during the first 2 years of the Bush administration the Senate was deadlocked and that jerkoff turncoat Jeffords went and screwed everything up. So basically they weren't going to retire then with the 'consent' part of advise and consent not a sure thing. Similarly, even though the Repubs have a slim majority in the Senate now, it isn't enough to pass filibuster and it includes such limp-wristed Republicans as Claiborne Pell of RI and Olympia Snowe of ME. Umm, they don't inspire confidence.
So, rather than lose on a SC nominee, or have to tolerate a watered down loser like Souter, they are looking for significant coattails in '04. This is the best year for that in the Senate in the next 6, seeing as the '98 midterms were a good one for the Democrats. If the Republicans pick up 2 or 3 seats they have a decent shot of ramrodding through a few Scalia-like justices to really shake things up.