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Biggest Supreme Court appointment mistake dies at 85
« on: May 09, 2025, 09:44:12 AM »
David Souter died at his home in New Hampshire.

He was appointed to the court by George Bush I and quickly turned into a turncoat albatross, siding with the liberal wing of the court on any number of decisions, including the one that allowed local governments to strip local property owners of their property for no reason other than to promote local commercial development.


In a lot of ways Souter mirrored Earl Warren's appointment to the court -- a seeming Constitutional Conservative who quickly wiped his ass with the Constitution and helped promote a liberal activist court that allowed government to run amok.

Good riddance.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/09/supreme-court-david-souter-dies.html
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Re: Biggest Supreme Court appointment mistake dies at 85
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2025, 10:13:09 AM »
Libs are going to be in absolute anguish over this.  Time for a good appointment and then to set some STRONG precedents that will last a century.

ETA:  Nevermind, he retired in 2009.  That must be why I never heard him as a key opinion any time recently.
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Re: Biggest Supreme Court appointment mistake dies at 85
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2025, 10:19:29 AM »
Quote from: AZRedhawk44 on May 09, 2025, 10:13:09 AM
Libs are going to be in absolute anguish over this.  Time for a good appointment and then to set some STRONG precedents that will last a century.

ETA:  Nevermind, he retired in 2009.  That must be why I never heard him as a key opinion any time recently.

He retired from the court a while ago. 
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Re: Biggest Supreme Court appointment mistake dies at 85
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2025, 10:24:20 AM »
Quote from: AZRedhawk44 on May 09, 2025, 10:13:09 AM
ETA:  Nevermind, he retired in 2009.  That must be why I never heard him as a key opinion any time recently.

Yeah, Sotomayor took his place. She seems to be firmly in the Constitution is a living doc camp.
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Re: Biggest Supreme Court appointment mistake dies at 85
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2025, 10:27:40 AM »
Quote from: WLJ on May 09, 2025, 10:24:20 AM
Yeah, Sotomayor took his place. She seems to be firmly in the Constitution is a living doc camp.
Sotomayor (mis)interprets things as only a "wise Latina" can.
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Re: Biggest Supreme Court appointment mistake dies at 85
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2025, 11:11:15 AM »
That's LatinX, you white racist bastard!
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Re: Biggest Supreme Court appointment mistake dies at 85
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2025, 02:19:37 PM »
Quote from: WLJ on May 09, 2025, 10:24:20 AM
Yeah, Sotomayor took his place. She seems to be firmly in the Constitution is a living doc camp.

More like the "Constitution?  What's that?" camp.
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