USSC Justice David Souter to retire

[CaptainCanada]

The story is making the rounds (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103694193), though it's not official, that Associate Justice David Souter, appointed to the Court by President George H. W. Bush in 1990 (and, to the disappointment of his patron, a member of the Court's now four-member liberal wing since), will leave at the end of the June term.

This will be sure to increase the volume on Capitol Hill and in the media by a few decibels, as the first Obama nominee to the Supreme Court would be in the cards.

[kingdom2000]

Good news. Hopefully the other "liberal" old farts will retire before Obama leaves office as its bad enough the court pretty much decides everything by 5-4 and usually without much support from the law like the recent "fleeting expletives" decision that came down to a "think of the children" argument.

Much like Congress, it is best with sides are battling each other to a final decision (or law). Right now 4 out of the 9 judges don't even really bother and might as well not show up to court as how they are going to decide is pre-determined.