The O'Connor seat on the Supreme Court

Since Justice O'Connor announced her retirement several months ago, many on the left have claimed the president must name a like minded justice to fill the "O'Connor Seat." Of course that is nonsensical to anyone who has read the Constitution. No where in the Constitution is there a requirement to "maintain balance," "unite the country" or copy the retiring justice in the naming of a replacement. The American Thinker has an article today that shows the ludicrousness of that position by looking back at the justices who held "O'Connor's Seat" before her.

Pompous windbags like Charles Schumer and Joseph Biden think quite highly of themselves indeed, but it is still a tad shocking when they begin to imply that the history of the United States Senate and the Supreme Court began to be written when they took their seats in the Senate, and not a day sooner. It would behoove them to realize that there have been people who have occupied the now-solemn “O’Connor Seat” before 1981.

Regardless of your position on the political spectrum this article is a good historical review of the court.