Chief Justice Rhenquist has been Hospitalized in MD for Thyroid Cancer. He underwent a Tracheotomy and is being treated for the cancer in Bethesda Naval Hospital. He is expected to return to work when SCOTUS resumes the October Term next week. This is the perfect issue to draw attention to the appointments issue. Rhenquist has stated that he wished to retire under a Republican Administration, but has not done so despite other health problems with his back that force him to leave leave the bench during oral arguments to relieve his pain. IMHO, Bush is not the republican he wants to retire under, and this creates a clear and present opportunity for a shift in the ideology of the court under a Kerry Administration. The meme needs to be sculpted and circulated. Go to it.
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