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LeftyAndProud60 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 10:04 PM Original message |
Why didn't Thurgood Marsahll step down when Carter was POTUS? |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Can you provide a little more information? |
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LeftyAndProud60 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 10:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Jimmy Carter was POTUS. Thurgood Marshall waited too long to step down. End of story.nt |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 10:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Unfortunately, that's a very simplistic view of things. Hindsight from 30+ years |
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LeftyAndProud60 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 10:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. He didn't pick a liberal. He just picked someone who understood law and didn't try to change it from |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 10:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Obviously, Thomas is NOT a liberal. What would you classify David |
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LeftyAndProud60 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 10:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. That's what I meant. Souter would probably still describe himself as conservative. That was luck for |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yes, she is. |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
4. Mistake?? |
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LeftyAndProud60 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 10:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I hope you're happy when Robert Bork IV replaces her. NT |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 10:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. I think the OP is saying the mistake is that she's NOT stepping down now, |
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mr_liberal (246 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 10:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. She has already said she will retire |
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LeftyAndProud60 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 10:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. exactly. It's kinda selfish IMO. NT |
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mr_liberal (246 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. Yes |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
14. Why should he have? |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 11:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. It's too big of a risk imo and there is more at stake than a career choice for one person |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
16. Ginsburg will retire during Pres Obama's 2nd term. Don't worry be happy! :) n/t |
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