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CJ votes last. This often means that the CJ has the deciding vote in a divided court. It also means that he can balance out a vote that has gone heavily one way (presenting a dissenting view when no other was made).
WHile all justices vote equally, being able to speak last is a large power. Assigning it to any one man for maybe 30 or 40 years is a truly scary thing, especially to a man with little or no judicial experience.
Seeing how well Bush has handled the Katrina situation, I don't feel that he is prepared to properly select someone to lead the court for the next 30 years.
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