RBG has Cancer...Again

[93henfan]

heck

You're allowed one per day. That's #2.

Although the other one was about how ancient the Cowboys' championships are.

Overturned on replay. Carry on.

[GannonFan]

heck

You're allowed one per day. That's #2.

Although the other one was about how ancient the Cowboys' championships are.

Overturned on replay. Carry on.

Thanks, I didn't want to start having to use potty words. Although that would've come up in Andy's thread about that year when Towson didn't make the playoffs but Delaware did, so that would've been a fun time to use it!

[GannonFan]

Limit justices to 10 year terms.

I wouldn't like that. Way too much turnover, and then you start reaching deep into the judicial ranks for folks to fill the slots. In any 10 year period you would have 9 confirmations, so on average a little less than once every year. And you could have the Court lurch from one side of an issue to another within that 10 year period as you could and likely would have full turnover that would just mirror the political sways we normally see. And heck, what would happen when the Senate isn't in control of the same party as the Presidency? With 10 year terms the Senate would just wait it out - why would you ever confirm an appointee of the other political party in that kind of time frame?

Just adding on to this - exactly what ill are we trying to implement by putting either age limits or term limits on SCOTUS justices? Has there really been issues with the ages of the justices that have impeded their ability to properly decide cases? And if we're worried about politics playing too much a part in SCOTUS decisions why would we make the justices more responsive to political swings by imposing term limits?

[Grizalltheway]

heck

You're allowed one per day. That's #2.

Although the other one was about how ancient the Cowboys' championships are.

Overturned on replay. Carry on.

If the Cowboys' championships are ancient, what does that make you?

[CAA Flagship]

You're allowed one per day. That's #2.

Although the other one was about how ancient the Cowboys' championships are.

Overturned on replay. Carry on.

If the Cowboys' championships are ancient, what does that make you?

PIPE DOWN
PUT DOWN PIPE

[Grizalltheway]

If the Cowboys' championships are ancient, what does that make you?

PIPE DOWN
PUT DOWN PIPE

I'm only going to do one of those things.

[CAA Flagship]

PIPE DOWN
PUT DOWN PIPE

I'm only going to do one of those things.

[93henfan]

You're allowed one per day. That's #2.

Although the other one was about how ancient the Cowboys' championships are.

Overturned on replay. Carry on.

If the Cowboys' championships are ancient, what does that make you?

Shut up, Weetag™!

[Winterborn]

I wouldn't like that. Way too much turnover, and then you start reaching deep into the judicial ranks for folks to fill the slots. In any 10 year period you would have 9 confirmations, so on average a little less than once every year. And you could have the Court lurch from one side of an issue to another within that 10 year period as you could and likely would have full turnover that would just mirror the political sways we normally see. And heck, what would happen when the Senate isn't in control of the same party as the Presidency? With 10 year terms the Senate would just wait it out - why would you ever confirm an appointee of the other political party in that kind of time frame?

Just adding on to this - exactly what ill are we trying to implement by putting either age limits or term limits on SCOTUS justices? Has there really been issues with the ages of the justices that have impeded their ability to properly decide cases? And if we're worried about politics playing too much a part in SCOTUS decisions why would we make the justices more responsive to political swings by imposing term limits?

Agree. While I rarely agree with RBG's opinions, I am fine with her staying on the Court till she passes away.

Unless she starts streaking through DC in her birthday suit, then I think she should be removed. Not even politicians should be subject to that sight.

[HI54UNI]

She's in poor health and is now missing oral arguments due to her health. Rehnquist was in the same boat and died in office. Too many public figures have egos that keep them from retiring (look at Congress) and ultimately it hurts us IMO.

[GannonFan]

She's in poor health and is now missing oral arguments due to her health. Rehnquist was in the same boat and died in office. Too many public figures have egos that keep them from retiring (look at Congress) and ultimately it hurts us IMO.

I won't disagree that it hurts us in other areas where older, minimally-functioning old people (i.e. Congress) are probably hurting us, but in this case with Ginsburg (and even with Rehnquist before her), I don't see the harm yet. Oral arguments are not even technically necessary, and often the justices have already decided on how they are going to rule before it even gets to oral arguments. I'm not going to sweep Ginsburg out with the old person brush until I see that she can't do her job. We're not there yet.

[css75]

She's in poor health and is now missing oral arguments due to her health. Rehnquist was in the same boat and died in office. Too many public figures have egos that keep them from retiring (look at Congress) and ultimately it hurts us IMO.

I won't disagree that it hurts us in other areas where older, minimally-functioning old people (i.e. Congress) are probably hurting us, but in this case with Ginsburg (and even with Rehnquist before her), I don't see the harm yet. Oral arguments are not even technically necessary, and often the justices have already decided on how they are going to rule before it even gets to oral arguments. I'm not going to sweep Ginsburg out with the old person brush until I see that she can't do her job. We're not there yet.

However, she is on the clock.


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[CID1990]

The high points to having SCOTUS justices serve for life far outweigh the low points

Like the Electoral College, I prefer to defer to the judgment of the founders, who increasingly appear to have been smarter than any living Americans today

[Ivytalk]

The high points to having SCOTUS justices serve for life far outweigh the low points

Like the Electoral College, I prefer to defer to the judgment of the founders, who increasingly appear to have been smarter than any living Americans today

Those old white dudes got it mostly right.

[Gil Dobie]

No.

I also don't think Ginsburg or Keith Richards will actually outlive us all.

Don't speak so cavalierly. Keith Richards might.

He's already dead, well half dead zombie.

[mainejeff]

The high points to having SCOTUS justices serve for life far outweigh the low points

Like the Electoral College, I prefer to defer to the judgment of the founders, who increasingly appear to have been smarter than any living Americans today

Those old white dudes got it mostly right.

Yet Trump wants to run roughshod over pretty much everything they created.

Can't have it both ways asshole.

[css75]

Those old white dudes got it mostly right.

Yet Trump wants to run roughshod over pretty much everything they created.

Can't have it both ways asshole.

How is Trump running roughshod?


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[CID1990]

Those old white dudes got it mostly right.

Yet Trump wants to run roughshod over pretty much everything they created.

Can't have it both ways asshole.

In what way is Trump running roughshod over what they created?

Executive orders?
Declaring states of emergency?

More like Congress abrogated their responsibilities YEARS ago and now we have seen the results over the last four administrations.

You'll be cheerleading for the same things when there's a Democrat in office... I don't even know why I'm pointing this out to you

[Ivytalk]

Those old white dudes got it mostly right.

Yet Trump wants to run roughshod over pretty much everything they created.

Can't have it both ways asshole.

Oh, go back to your Ricky Martin home movies and leave the serious political debate to the grownups.

[mainejeff]

Yet Trump wants to run roughshod over pretty much everything they created.

Can't have it both ways asshole.

Oh, go back to your Ricky Martin home movies and leave the serious political debate to the grownups.

Who's Ricky Martin?

Fucking closet case.

[houndawg]

Don't speak so cavalierly. Keith Richards might.

He's already dead, well half dead zombie.

We need to start thinking about what kind of world we're going to leave for him

[CitadelGrad]

I'm anxiously awaiting Ivytalk's review of the new RBG-based movie, On the Basis of Sex.

[Ivytalk]

I'm anxiously awaiting Ivytalk's review of the new RBG-based movie, On the Basis of Sex.

You’ll be waiting for a long time.

[Chizzang]

I'm anxiously awaiting Ivytalk's review of the new RBG-based movie, On the Basis of Sex.

You’ll be waiting for a long time.

[Chizzang]

You’ll be waiting for a long time.