Happy Hour Vid: Specter Urges Stevens Not to Retire Yet

John Hudson Apr 5, 2010
U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens plans to retire during Obama's presidency, and may even do so this year. But retiring in 2010 would be a bad idea, according to Democratic Senator Arlen Specter. The former Republican thinks that the confirmation process for Stevens's successor would lead to a Republican filibuster. (And he's not alone in forecasting that). Here's what Specter told Fox News Sunday:


I hope [unintelligible] that Justice Stevens does not retire this year. I think the gridlock in the Senate might well produce a filibuster, which will tie up the Senate with the Supreme Court nominee. I think that if a year passes, there is a much better chance we can come to a consensus.

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