美国最高法院大法官威廉·伦奎斯特(WilliamRehnquist)因患甲状腺癌住进医院。对于伦奎斯特法官的病情,医院和最高法院都不愿过多评论。伦奎斯特的病倒不仅让美国人关心起美国最重要法官的任命问题,而且让人担心,大选工作是否还能正常进行。4年前,就是因为伦奎斯特的重要一票, William Rehnquist, a Supreme Court justice, admitted to the hospital for thyroid cancer. The hospital and the Supreme Court are reluctant to over-comment on the condition of Judge Rehnquist. Rehnquist’s fall caused not only Americans to care about the appointment of the most important judge in the United States, but also the question of whether the general election work can proceed normally. Four years ago, it was because of Rehnquist’s important vote,