Posted on 11/08/2024 4:15:38 PM PST by bimboeruption
As the Democratic Party handles the fallout from their devastating election defeat this week, some have come up with an unlikely plan to oust liberal Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor.
In just under two months, Republicans will control the U.S. Senate with a likely majority of at least 53 seats. Once Trump takes office, they will have free reign to start appointing conservative judicial nominees, shaping federal courts for generations to come.
According to Politico’s Playbook, Democratic leaders are “agonizing” over whether to try and force Sotomayor out of the door before Trump takes office in January.
The 70-year-old justice is known to suffer from diabetes and other health issues, creating the possibility that her seat may become open during Trump’s presidency.
The report explains:
For Democrats, this is a hair-on-fire moment. And though the discourse in the media is presently dominated by recriminations about how this all happened, another arguably more urgent conversation is blowing up largely outside of public view: whether to push for 70-year-old Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down while Dems still have the power to approve her replacement.
This isn’t simply some flight of fancy happening among progressive activists online. It’s a conversation members of the Senate are actively engaged in.
One senator Playbook spoke with last night told us that the topic has come up repeatedly this week in talks with their colleagues. Inevitably, those conversations end up with a recognition of two realities: It’d be a risky play with the party already trying to figure out how to handle a crowded lame-duck session, and no senator seems to be offering to be the person to put his or her neck on their line publicly (or even privately) by pushing for Sotomayor to step aside.
The report adds that these shady figures have already identified a replacement: D.C. Circuit Judge J. Michelle Childs, who was previously on Joe Biden’s SCOTUS short list:
It’s obvious why: Childs has already been vetted, is seen as moderate and even received backing by conservative senators like Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) last go round. (Though you can be damn sure that Republicans would do everything imaginable to stop a lame-duck confirmation.)
But inevitably, this chatter runs into major logistical concerns. If Sotomayor were to resign, “she can sort of resign conditionally on someonebeing appointed to replace her,” the Democratic senator told Playbook.
“But she can’t resign conditioned on a specific person. What happens if she resigns and the nominee to replace her isn’t confirmed and the next president fills the vacancy?”
Such reports underline the current state of overwhelming panic across the Democratic Party, who are still reeling from Donald Trump’s landslide victory while also planning out their resistance to his agenda.
During his first term in office, Trump successfully confirmed three traditionalist Supreme Court justices, all of whom have acted as a guardrail against the excesses of the Biden regime.
There is also speculation that Trump or those close to him may urge Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, who are aged 76 and 74 respectively, to retire within the next few years in order to shore up a conservative majority for a generation. Whether this happens still remains to be seen.
Aren’t there a couple of extended recesses between now and Jan. 3? They can’t get much done unless Schmucky tells them to come back. The GOPs should just refuse.
“Is she going to die next year?”
Possible. She’s in poor health, has Type 1 diabetes, and is FAT. Fat + diabetes = ⚰️
Not. Going. To happen.
Plus I could guess that hearings and confirmation would be held up still after new HR and Senate are seated.
“If she croaks in the next 4 years PDJT appoints the next SC judge.”
Appointing will be easy, but Senate confirmation might be a problem in the last two years. In 2026, the makeup of the Senate could change and refuse to confirm Trump’s picks.
But..but..she is a “wise latina”.
As my leftie BIL said when I pointed out that she was an unqualified jurist for SCOTUS.
Newsmax just said that Kamala is being considered to take SS’s position in SCOTUS.!! 🤯
That is what I have heard that the Demoncraps are pushing.
Wouldn’t it make more sense for Biden to step down this month and let America “have it’s first woman president” for a couple months?
Hilarious.
LBJ didn't have any trouble creating a vacancy on the Supreme Court. It went easier than creating a vacancy at the White House. Goldberg caved and resigned to make a place for Abe Fortas.
And then Fortas caved and resigned when Nixon came after him for bribery. So Nixon knew how to create vacancies as well. Unfortunately, Nixon replaced him with Blackmun whose legacy was millions of dead babies. (Fortas had enough on LBJ that LBJ had to put him on the court, and then made a run at elevating him to Chief Justice. So blackmail can be a two way street)
Curious - Sotomayor is on their “team” - why force out someone who tends to vote their way? That is stupid, no matter how you look at it. Even if they could get her to step down/retire... by the time a new justice is nominated - the Repubs can delay (as happened at the end of Obama’s 2nd term)... That would actually be a gift to Trump...
Brutus is working overtime for the DNC these days . . .
That’s ok, she will just become Indian again.
In theory, the justices on the Supreme Court represent our finest legal minds. Kamala would be in so far over her head, and frankly, I don’t think she would ever want a job that required her to work that hard. I hope she would decline.
My dad died in his sleep. He was in good health and had been at an antique car show all day that day. He was 64.
My son in law’s brother, with no known ailments, died in the shower early this year. He was in his late thirties.
So, I think God has a lot to say about who is going to be the next Supreme Court justices. Indeed, I personally believe he has everything to say about it. Keep praying for Trump!
So what are they gonna do? Send Pelosi over to her place or just shoot her?
The Dems want to replace Soto now in case she croaks during the next at least 12 years (Trump 47, Vance 48/49) and she gets replaced by a conservative justice.
Don’t let them force you out! You go girl!
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