The news is out. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O\’Conner is retiring from the Supreme Court. I know she has struggled with cancer and I wish her well with her health and family life. However, I could not be more delighted that she is leaving a vacancy on the highest court in the land. In fact, I am reminded of the elated feeling that the munchkins felt when Dorothy\’s house landed on the Wicked Witch of the East. We\’ll have to wait until Ruth Bader Ginsburg departs the bench to celebrate the end of true evil on the Supreme Court, but this will do for now.
Justice O\’Connor has been the swing vote that has helped propel the court to so many terrible decisions over the past twenty years. I hope President Bush has the courage to appoint another judge in the philosophy of Scalia or Thomas to fill this vacancy. Since this current court has done so much damage to our Constitution, a socially conservative Justice could do much to get our nation back on track.
Of course, I fully expect the Democrat senators to illegally filibuster good nominees. And I expect limp-wristed Republican senators to cow to them. Here\’s hoping they can get some cajones and do the right thing.
For now, join me in singing… \”Ding dong the witch is… retired…\”