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So what if one of the conservative Justices on the Supreme Court during the Bush years die, and are replaced with Orrin Hatch? Apparently, he had interest in serving on the Supreme Court, and was considered more than once as a possibility.
I'm assuming that he'd be much the same as the other conservative judges, so I'm more interested what happens if a conservative judge (doesn't matter who) dies right when politics in Utah are shifting a bit more liberal than usual (early 2008 perhaps).
Could a moderate or even somewhat liberal person take Hatch's place as Senator? Could even a conservative Democrat like Jim Matheson become Senator?
I know that I'm one of the few Utahn AH.com members, and so am one of the few with interest in Utah politics, but I was just curious to see if Hatch leaving Utah could be a opportunity for moderates to gain power in Utah.
Does anyone think this is plausible?
I'm assuming that he'd be much the same as the other conservative judges, so I'm more interested what happens if a conservative judge (doesn't matter who) dies right when politics in Utah are shifting a bit more liberal than usual (early 2008 perhaps).
Could a moderate or even somewhat liberal person take Hatch's place as Senator? Could even a conservative Democrat like Jim Matheson become Senator?
I know that I'm one of the few Utahn AH.com members, and so am one of the few with interest in Utah politics, but I was just curious to see if Hatch leaving Utah could be a opportunity for moderates to gain power in Utah.
Does anyone think this is plausible?