A Justice to retire...here comes the ugliness

This hit the AP 4 minutes ago...A Supreme Court Justice is going to retire "before the start of the court's next term in October, or when the Senate confirms her successor."

Here is the full initial (and brief) story:

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court and a key swing vote on issues such as abortion and the death penalty, said Friday she is retiring.

O'Connor, 75, said she will leave before the start of the court's next term in October, or when the Senate confirms her successor. There was no immediate word from the White House on who might be nominated to replace O'Connor.

It's been 11 years since the last opening on the court, one of the longest uninterrupted stretches in history. O'Connor's decision gives Bush his first opportunity to appoint a justice.

With all due respect to her as a sitting Justice, and all due respect for her appointer, Ronald Reagan...Good, get a move on! It is time for someone who does not believe in courts CREATING laws. We need a justice who believes that the appeals courts are to decide ONLY on the laws before them, up or down, and not reshape the laws.

UPDATE: 10:15 AM
The link I normally use to see decisions written by specific authors is not currently working for O'Conner. It may be overloaded right now.

UPDATE: 2:40 PM
The link is now working to view her decisions since 1990. I also just realized that this posting was saved as a draft this morning because in my haste to get it posted I click the wrong button.