[bahamaman]

May he rest in peace.

 

[saturnine]

RIP Mr. Rehnquist.

 

[virometal]

Wow. There is going to be major shift in the court.

 

[RickG]

Sad indeed. Maybe that's why he didn't step down when he became so ill. He knew the end was near anyway.

BTW, it's unfortunate that I even have to mention this, but this thread will be for condolences not politics.

 

[Ticky]

RIP... he did serve a long, long time on the bench.

 

[cpw]

Unfortunate that the situation (if not this thread) will indeed be poiltical. He served the country and the court w/ distinction.
RIP Chief Justice and-TAKE OFF THAT RED SHIRT!!!(It's a Cal/Stanford thing!)

CPW

 

[D-EJ915]

R.I.P.

 

[spaceman]

I'm glad he lived out his assignment to the very end. Very courageous.

 

[Oski]

Quote:

Originally Posted by cpw RIP Chief Justice and-TAKE OFF THAT RED SHIRT!!!(It's a Cal/Stanford thing!) CPW

Condolences to his family - ROLL HIM UP!!!! (Yet more Cal/Scamfraud thing)

 

[PSmith08]

America has lost a towering jurist, who served on the Court for some of the most important decisions in recent history.

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

 

[Wmcmanus]

I was fortunate to have met him (or I should say that I at least got to shake his hand). He gave a speech at our law school and was very generous with his time afterwards. Given his ruputation as being such a hard nose on the bench, it was quite nice to see that he was such a down to Earth man, and dare I say, humble. A life as well lived as his will most certainly be missed.

 

[Voltron]

Another lawyer head-fier shocked to hear the news upon logging on for a late-night look at the boards. I'm not on the same end of the spectrum as the Chief, but he was a distinguished jurist who had a huge impact on the judiciary and the country. I keep thinking somebody should step up for Stanfurd, but I don't have the heart. R.I.P., Mr. Chief Justice.

 

[Jasper994]

May he rest in peace.

 

[elrod-tom]

I'm just picking this up this AM...I knew that he was not well, but this still comes as a shock.

He was a distinguished justice (which ought to be an oxymoron, if you think about it) who should be missed regardless of one's politics.

R.I.P.