Re: [pf] The Decision - the hope that lies ahead

by Lisa Perry

15 December 2000 14:47 UTC

> Stevens, at 80, is the oldest and is the one we have to hope can hang on for
> 4 more years. Rehnquist, now 76,  is expected to retire during Bush's term,
> and possibly Scalia and O'Connor as well, but I would be surprised if Bush
> would be able to get someone more conservative than Rehnquist and Scalia
> past the Senate. 

Please excuse me if this has been covered, not paying close 
attention.  

Bear in mind that the Senate could change and gain a Democrat or two 
over the next four years.  Strom Thurmond, Republican from SC, is now 
98 years young but has been in and out of the hospital.  Also, Jesse 
Helms, now 78 years young, Republican from NC, has also been in and 
out of hte hospital and recently denied rumors of having prostate 
cancer.  I'm not wishing for either of these gentlemen to pass on, 
however, if that should happen they are from states that have a 
Democratic Governor who would appoint the next Senator. 

> Countless right-wingers now have
> the opportunity to run amok in their favorite agencies. These are the
> agencies who decide if highways and golf courses can be built in wetlands,
> for instance.

We already know that Bush intends to drill Alaska for oil, he said 
as much in the debates.  He had nothing to say about working on fuel 
and energy for the future.  All he is concerned about is the here and 
now.  I have a friend who works for the Department of Forestry in 
VA, who spent two weeks in Alaska this Autumn.  She is very concerned 
about what this will mean for the environment in Alaska.

Lisa