Peter,

I normally wouldn't reply to such commentary as yours, simply because, "there are none so blind as those who will not see."

Nevertheless, if you will take a look at the SCOTUS docket as referenced in my posting, you will notice that while Associate Justice David Souter did, in fact, deny the original Stay application, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas not only accepted it but subsequently scheduled it for a Rule of Four Conference. Renewed applications rarely happen this way, as the granting process is purely at the pleasure of the Justice and is not an entitlement of the petitioner.

So, that is to say: for those such as yourself that see this as a joke, apparently certain SCOTUS Justices may disagree.

We shall see.

-Phil