Souter gives liberals another gift, his departure

NY Times:

Justice David H. Souter plans to retire at the end of the term in June, giving President Obama his first appointment to the Supreme Court, four people informed about the decision said Thursday night.

Justice Souter, who was appointed in 1990 by a Republican president, the first George Bush, but became one of the most reliable members of the court’s liberal wing, has grown increasingly sour on Washington and intends to return to his home state, New Hampshire, according to the people briefed on his plans. One official said the decision might be announced as early as Friday.

The departure will open the first seat for a Democratic president to fill in 15 years and could prove a test of Mr. Obama’s plans for reshaping the nation’s judiciary. Confirmation battles for the Supreme Court in recent years have proved to be intensely partisan and divisive moments in Washington, but Mr. Obama has more leeway than his predecessors because his party holds such a strong majority in the Senate.

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Souter is an example of how misplaced the Democrats' mindless opposition to him was. Not only was he a reliable liberal vote, but he times his departure so that Obama can appoint an even more liberal justice who will abandon the rule of law for Obama's empathy standard. This is bad news for justice. It is another reason people are going to really regret electing Barack Obama.

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  1. Erik12:53 AM

    43 Democrats voted for Souter compared to 9 against. Only three voiced opposition on floor speeches. NOW and NAACP did not oppose. I'm wondering what you're thinking of when you refer to "mindless opposition".

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