Yes, the Supremes rule that Texas man can't be executed because he's mentally incompetent!!!!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

5 to 4 ruling!!!!!

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

1. Well, that will save **

from death

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

2. Wanna..........

:rofl:

[RB TexLa]

3. Who were the five?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Without looking it up, I'll wager the four dissenters were:

Scalia
Thomas
Roberts
Alito

Now I'll check to see if I'm correct.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. US Supremes? It's about time!

[aquart]

6. Was Kennedy the swing vote?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

8. They didn't say but that was my guess. Meanwhile, the bad news is that they

voted 5-4 against an affirmative action case.

[RB TexLa]

9. He wrote the majority opinion

[MiniMe]

10. I read a day or 2 ago that Kennedy has been in the majority on every vote this year

So he has been the swing vote in every other 5-4 decision.

[nuxvomica]

11. Kennedy wrote the opinion, so I guess he was

That's the only justice's name I can find on this story. I guess it's not difficult to figure out who the others are.

[Imagevision]

7. happy now? -> wonder how they'll vote on Bush's refusal to give up subpeoned documents??!!

[beyurslf]

12. You mean Kennedy actually pulled his head out of his ass for a vote this time?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. Well, I was right. I predicted the four dissenters:

Scalia, Thomas, Roberts and Alito. Four conservative asshats who think it's OK to executed mentally disabled people. Absolutely predictable.