In a sad break...

... from the New Orleans hurricane/flood/disaster headlines, evidently Chief Justice Rehnquist has passed away. He was reportedly the last sitting Justice who ruled on Roe v. Wade. May he rest in peace.

This will be the second SCOTUS appointment for President Bush. Every hardcore "liberal" (a term I try to avoid) is getting an ulcer right now.

For us gun-toters, this raises even more questions. I have yet to get a feel for what John Roberts' Second Amendment views might be. Roberto Gonzales' name is already coming up as a possible nomination, and I've heard/read that he's no friend of the Right to Keep & Bear Arms (RKBA from now on).

The pro-choice camp is predictably going to be against anyone Bush nominates. We shooters are in a wait-and-see mode. We have been unsure of what to expect since Roberts was nominated. Now we're really not sure where this might go.