Help Wanted

So Sandra Day O'Connor has opted to hang up her robes and go back to doing whatever it was she did before taking a seat on the Supreme Court. I suppose that's a good thing. At least she had the sense to realize that hanging around on the Court until you die in your seat probably doesn't make for a good Justice. Considering all the hullaballoo over Bush's court appointments so far, I trust that finding a replacement should be a rip-snortin' good time for anyone who finds humor in watching Demopublicans and Republicrats snipe at each other. If familiarity breeds contempt, this go-round of Tweedledumb vs. Tweedledumber should really be enjoyable.

However, aside from the inner disputes between the two wings of the Big-Government Party, there is this issue of finding a qualified replacement for Justice O'Connor. If I got to write the want ad, it would be this:

Wanted: Supreme Court Justice

Requirements: Familiarity with both the literal text of the US Constitution, as well as the intent of the founders as laid out in the Federalist Papers. Willingness to apply Constitutional litmus test to all cases, regardless of popular sentiment or personal idiosyncrasies. Understanding that the powers enumerated to the Federal Government by the Constitution are limited and finite is a definite plus. Commitment to Federalism, property rights, individual liberty/responsibility and separation of church and state also encouraged.

I don't think someone who actually met these criteria would stand a snowball's chance before the Senate, but it would be fun to listen to ...