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Senate considering legislation that would allow a retired member of the Supreme Court to replace a justice who has recused him/herself from a case. -- (link)

Posted by Don Homer (aka DonHomer) Aug 9 '10, 05:09

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link (www.washingtonpost.com)

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- I think the idea that the Scalia would have recused himself in that particular case if there was someone to replace him is kind of silly, imho... -- nm - znufrii Aug 9, 07:09
- Jack, the Senate does impractical things all the time. Case in point: There is talk of repealing the 14th Amendment - decline Aug 9, 07:01
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- (3) Isn't this why we have 9 judges in the first place? -- nm - Ender Aug 9, 06:24 2
  - Seems that it grew with the number of appeals circuits - it was at 10 in the 1860s but it was decided that was too many - Roger More Aug 9, 06:35
  - it's not the number of judges, but the prospect of a tie with an even number of judges participating in a case. -- nm - znufrii Aug 9, 06:28
- random draw. -- nm - znufrii Aug 9, 06:18 6
  - arm wrestling match -- nm - decline Aug 9, 06:21 5
    - War -- nm - Strongbad Aug 9, 06:27 4
      - Thumb wrestling -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 06:28 3
        
        Pick a number -- nm - Strongbad Aug 9, 06:29 2
        
        Scissors! -- nm - Don Homer Aug 9, 06:33 1
        
        Pull my finger -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 06:51
- Yeah, I don't like it. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 9, 05:41

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