Chief Justice
Why is Chief Justice a bid deal? My understanding is that the only additional power the chief justice has is routine administrative stuff for the court. This actually seems like it would reduce a justice's time available to write opinions, etc.
Would it be smart for Bush to try and throw the Dems a bone if and when Rhenquist retires and nominate someone more moderate like Kennedy or O'Connor to chief justice as part of a deal where a more conservative apppointee would pass the senate without much of a fight?
It would make Bush seem like more of a compromiser without really giving anything to the Democrats. Is there any problem to this logic that I'm missing?
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