Promotion
When I was one of the orphans in The Cider House Rules, I admit that I was bitter when other tots got to go to a good home before I did. Maybe it is this small-mindedness that makes me wonder at John Roberts' nomination to the post of Chief Justice before he has even been confirmed to the post of Associate Justice.I can only apply situations from my own life. I wasn't promoted to Crew Chief at McDonald's before I even got my Shift Cook visor; I wasn't given an Eagle Scout ceremony before I got out of Webelos. Why? Because only a Crew Chief knows how to turn on the carbonator and has the keys to the sauce closet.
Furthermore, what must the other Justices be thinking? If I were Antonin Scalia, I would be all like, "He'd better not get paid more than I do." If I were Ruth Bader Ginsberg, I wouldn't let Roberts cut me in the robe-delinting line. This is like becoming Governor of the world's seventh-largest economy while only carrying the title of honorary presidential physical fitness advisor, or becoming President having only bankrupted some oil companies and become a paper born-again Christian.
Doesn't it, in a way, sully the executive office by stating "no experience necessary - will train"?
Can Roberts, whom I believe would be the youngest member of the Supreme Court, fulfill the duties of Chief Justice -- approving vacation requests, doing the schedule and reading the time cards, giving out petty cash for car emergencies, and training the new people with the appropriate mimeographed forms and film strips? Wouldn't Clarence Thomas, who has been on the Court far longer, know where the whiteboard and dry erase markers are?
Since I made it to Crew Chief and since I made it, at least, to Life Scout (which is like a peerage), I should probably be the next Chief Justice. There's no stare decisus when the quarter-pounders are getting cold.
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by Marty Barrett at Wednesday, September 14, 2005
1 Comments:
When I first heard the job he was applying for was Chief Justice I thought I had made a mistake. I understand strategically why Bush would do it, but I cannot believe that Souter and Thomas are not throwing fits. Wouldn't they want the glory of being Chief Justice for twenty years? Didn't this little whoopsie daisy with FEMA illustrate that perhaps a dollop of job experience might be helpful.
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