Retirement?

[Mik]

Luck of the draw. Their careers should not be dictated by party politics.

[George K]

Here's where I stopped reading the voxplanation:

" It takes five justices to make a majority that can do literally anything they want to US law."

Actually, that's not true. HERE's where I stopped reading:

"Supreme Court’s decision eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion."

The same asshats who claim there is no right to bear arms because "muskets" claim that abortion is in the Constitution.

[jon-nyc]

I posted next door about a month ago that Sotomayor should retire given her age and obesity.

[Jolly]

She needs to wait for a Republican President and Senate.

For the good of the country.

Seriously.

The more conservative court has not gone ape-shit. Many of their rulings have been about returning power to the states and state legislatures. Methinks that is a good thing and the way it should be.

[89th]

@Jolly said in Retirement?:

The more conservative court has not gone ape-shit. Many of their rulings have been about returning power to the states and state legislatures. Methinks that is a good thing and the way it should be.

Definitely. While I'm biased, one could argue it's usually better to err on the side of conservative rulings.

[Doctor Phibes]

Isn't it such a weird coincidence that conservatives all think conservatives judges are better and liberals all think liberal justices are better.

[LuFins Dad]

The timing of the Ginsberg death through the appointment of Barrett really was remarkable. I mean just another couple of weeks and it would have been dramatically different..

I also wonder about what Stephens would have done if Ginsberg was still there. Barrett provided him cover.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Retirement?:

I posted next door about a month ago that Sotomayor should retire given her age and obesity.

Considering only politics, if she's going to retire, she has to do so in the next 24 months. I've read that the GOP has an easy path to Senate control in the 2024 elections. Even if the Democrats hold the WH, confirmation will be a challenge for any Dem-appointed candidate.

[jon-nyc]

@LuFins-Dad said in Retirement?:

The timing of the Ginsberg death through the appointment of Barrett really was remarkable. I mean just another couple of weeks and it would have been dramatically different..

I also wonder about what Stephens would have done if Ginsberg was still there. Barrett provided him cover.

Speaking of which, I think demographic tables would give Thomas something approaching a 20% chance of mortality during this next Congress.

[Copper]

@George-K said in Retirement?:

Even if the Democrats hold the WH, confirmation will be a challenge for any Dem-appointed candidate.

I can't imagine a supreme court justice would be concerned about party politics.

[George K]

Democrats Hold the Senate, and Liberal Justices Suddenly Get Old

[Axtremus]

Thomas and Alito are the only two septuagenarians on the SCOTUS bench and they are the oldest. If we go by age, perhaps these two are the most likely to vacate their seats. :man-shrugging: