Here's what I didn't realize until Stevens made his announcement, and why the redneck analogy might not work. To the best of my knowlege, "Rednecks" are pretty much Southern Baptists, or that's what I've always been led to believe. But the right wing of the Supreme Court are Catholics.

            I knew the obvious ones were Catholic, the ones with Italian names, but Thomas and Roberts are Catholic too. I guess I'd just not thought about it.