Oh Noes It’s a Supreme Court Justice!!!!

David Souter announced on May 1 that he will be retiring from the SCOTUS at the end of the current session this June. Obama will not have the opportunity to pick his successor. This comes in addition to his being, in no particular order, a socialist, secret muslim, america hater, baby eating, hippie, tax and spend, destroyer of the USA, liberal, brown person of evil. At least that is how most Republican Teabaggers see him nowadays.

Me? I kind of like the guy and what he has been doing so far. Luckily some intrepid souls were able to capture both Republican and Democrat reactions to this news. I have some of the footage linked below.

Republican Reaction

Meanwhile, most Democrats were feeling a bit more jovial about this.

Democrat Reactions

On a more serious note this is something that while expected has happened a lot sooner than anyone anticipated. Obama being in the position to appoint someone to the Court is I think a good thing. The fact we are losing Souter is a shame as he tended to vote with the more liberal side of the Court. Souter was always a disappointment to the Right though. Appointed by Bush I he was seen as something of a turncoat to the Republicans with how his views changed over time.

The speculation has begun as to who the president will nominate. I am certainly waiting. The SCOTUS is a powerful and far reaching body when it comes to not only the law but also the very fabric of our Society.

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