Bush Nominates Roberts As Chief Justice

RawAlex · 2005-09-05, 03:55 PM

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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2005-09-05, 03:55 PM	#7
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	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.