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Justice Stevens Declares That He Will Resign During Obama’s Term

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has stated that he “will surely” retire while President Barack Obama is still in office — leaving open only whether he will retire this year or wait later in Obama’s term.

The likelihood is that Stevens will announce his retirement soon. Waiting until next year could throw the nomination into doubt with the mid-term elections approaching. Obama may also feel less able to appoint a solid liberal as he approaches his second term. Obama was criticized by some liberals for his appointment of Sonia Sotomayor, who ruled with the conservatives on the Second Circuit on a number of important cases. Waiting until next year would decrease the chances of a strong liberal nomination and could imperil confirmation given Obama’s failing popularity in the polls and resurgent GOP campaigning.

Stevens was nominated to the court by Republican President Gerald R. Ford in 1975 and is the seventh-longest-serving justice with more than 34 years on the court. He is also the second oldest justice to sit on the Court — after Oliver Wendell Holmes.

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93 thoughts on “Justice Stevens Declares That He Will Resign During Obama’s Term”

  1. For the benefit of any newcomers, BVM has previously established his complete lack of credibility on any issue. He is a classic troll, repeatedly ignoring thread subjects, refusing to defend his positions on any issue through factual analysis and trashing anyone who challenges his comments. He is best ignored.

  2. An interesting read:

    An open letter to conservatives
    March 22, 2010, 3:16PM

    “Dear Conservative Americans,

    The years have not been kind to you. I grew up in a profoundly Republican home, so I can remember when you wore a very different face than the one we see now. You’ve lost me and you’ve lost most of America. Because I believe having responsible choices is important to democracy, I’d like to give you some advice and an invitation.

    First, the invitation: Come back to us.

    Now the advice. You’re going to have to come up with a platform that isn’t built on a foundation of cowardice: fear of people with colors, religions, cultures and sex lives that differ from your own; fear of reform in banking, health care, energy; fantasy fears of America being transformed into an Islamic nation, into social/commun/fasc-ism, into a disarmed populace put in internment camps; and more. But you have work to do even before you take on that task.”

    http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/a/m/americandad/2010/03/an-open-letter-to-conservative.php?ref=mp

  4. Obama is NOT the President of the United States. He cannot legally choose a Supreme Court stooge.

    “The Army is threatening to dismiss and jail an active-duty lieutenant colonel who says he won’t obey military orders until he knows that President Obama is in the Oval Office as a constitutionally eligible president, according to his supporters.

    A statement given to WND today by Margaret Hemenway, who is acting as a spokeswoman for the case involving the American Patriot Foundation and Army Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin, said Lakin is “undaunted” and has not changed his position.”

    http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=137013

  5. Yes I can understand how transcontinental flying cound do that, hopefully international flying proves far easier on the arms:)

  6. CE,

    I’ll have to agree. Canadian women are very much to my liking. I used to date mostly Asian women, but all that transcontinental flying was wearing my arms out. 😀

  7. Slarti & Buddha,
    I agree with you both, it does seem that the people I know are far more well informed about government goings on than Americans. I have the opportunity to know a lot of people from a lot of differrent backgrounds, and even those who are not highly educated make it their business to know as much as they can about the running of our country. While I am not naive enough to think that our government is without their fair share of coverups, I wonder if the interest stems from a generally more transparent government.
    BTW Buddha, nice choice settling down with a Canadian girl, we are a rare breed 😉

  8. So now BVM is comparing all of this to Hitler and the Nazis. This violates the old rule of the internet that the first one to use the Nazi-Hitler comparison loses the argument. BVM has lost this one.

    In the meantime, Obama has legally chosen a Supreme Court Justice because he is the President of the United States of America.

    It is BVM himself, herself, or itself, that is perpetuating and building the “big lie” by shouting these unsupported allegations over and over again, without any credible evidence.

  9. ha HA!

    I haven’t got to say this in awhile.

    A mall is a terrible thing to waste.

  12. Obama made mass fraudulent claims before the election. He is a pathological liar. His election was illegal therefore he cannot legally choose a Supreme Court Judge.

    This video presents an overview and summary of the new information indicating that Barack Obama made fraudulent claims concerning his educational and work history.

  14. Obama does not have the Constitutional authority to choose a Supreme Court Justice because he is NOT the president of the U.S.

    Obama is a War Criminal. He has been a War Criminal for several years in funding, conspiring and waging Wars of Aggression. He should Not have been placed on the ballots. He should Not have been certified by the Congress. Obama should Not have been sworn in by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. These acts were unconstitutional, felonious and treasonous. Obama could be arrested at any time by the U.S. Government, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, etc. for War Crimes and a multitude of other charges. Our political, civil and military leaders along with the mainstream media have perpetuated and built a “Big Lie” for years. It is on the scale that Hitler and the Nazis used to deceive the German people. Obama is one manifestation of that Lie.

    The wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan are illegal. They are Wars of Aggression. Obama is a War Criminal.

    http://marjoriecohn.com/2009/12/obamas-af-pak-war-is-illegal.html

  18. Buddah I didn’t start it BVM did. Dr. Slart mentioned a topic he and I and you and a few others have discussed. Had he started to reply the thread would have switched for him and I to Climate Change. Now thats Change you can believe in 🙂

  19. Obama also is an illegal alien. He has no U.S. birth certificate. He cannot prove that he is a U.S. Citizen. “Jill T. Nagamine, Deputy Attorney General for the State of Hawaii, has made it clear that her office will not corroborate or back in any way the July 27, 2009 Statement of Dr. Chiyome Fukino, Director of the Hawaii Department of Health, which declared Obama Hawaiian-born and a “natural-born American citizen.”

    A top-ranking, highly decorated officer in the U.S. Army says he’s now refusing all orders until President Barack Obama finally releases his long-form, hospital-generated birth certificate to prove his eligibility to serve as commander in chief.

    The officer questioning Obama’s status is Lt Col T. Lakin, Flight Surgeon. He is on the staff of 4 star General Geo. W. Casey, the Army’s Chief of Staff. I believe that is the second highest job in the U.S. Army. Gen. Casey is stationed at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. For a Pentagon Officer such as Lakin, on the staff of such a prestigious General as Gen Casey, to speak out against Obama is quite remarkable.

    Obama is Not the President of the United States

    http://www.BuenaVistaMall.com/ObamaNotPresident.htm

  20. Obama is NOT the president of the U.S.

    Obama is Guilty of MANY Major Crimes before and after the elections

    The U.S. Government and its media (mainstream media) have sold out regarding this evidence

    The following information relates to one of Obama’s crimes in court case by Dr. Orly Taitz presented to Social Security Administration:

    Obama’s Social Security Fraud

    According to affidavits, provided by licensed investigators Mr. Neil Sankey and Ms. Susan Daniels (Exhibits A, B) Mr. Obama has used multiple social security numbers, which indicates social security fraud and identity theft. One does not have an expectation of privacy and right to privacy, when he uses identity of others. Moreover, such individual is subject to criminal prosecution for such crimes. If you, as a Social Security officer, upon receiving such information, are refusing to act and prosecute, you become complicit and subject to criminal liability for aiding and abetting of felonies, subornation of felonies and under RICO.

    Social security number that Mr. Obama is using currently 042-68-4425, is a number, fraudulently obtained by Mr. Obama, as according to affidavits of Mr. Sankey, Ms. Daniels and former immigration officer, private investigator Mr. Sampson, this number was assigned between 1976-1977 in CT, while Mr. Obama resided at a time in HI. As a matter of fact, Mr. Obama never resided in CT.

    042-68-4425 was originally assigned to an individual born in 1890, which makes him 120 years old. It appears this individual applied for the benefits when he was older and retired, and needed some Medicaire or Medicaid benefits. Mr. Obama is not 120 years old.

    Official Selective Service web site confirms Mr. Obama’s use of the SSN 042-68-4425

    Please call the number below, demand criminal prosecution of Barack Hussein Obama for fraudulent use of SSN 042-68-4425 issued in CT as well as other numbers of deceased individuals and numbers never assigned.

    410-965-1727

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