It's a dog eat dog world and I'm wearing milk-bone underwear.
Lovely situation. We can leave it as it is now, with us having an effective 5-3 majority, or she can retire and we can push it up to 6-4.
The democrats are going to say that it is incumbent on the POTUS to nominate another liberal in order to not go against “our norms”.
Which is ridiculous - the president can nominate whoever he wants for a SC opening. There is no formula or desired split that has to be adhered to. A squishy GOP moderate might bow to that pressure, but I don't think Trump will.
I’m not seeing 5-3. I see 4-4.
Libs:
1. Ginsburg
2. Breyer
3. Kagan
4. Sotomayor
Conservatives:
1. Alito
2. Thomas
3. Gorsuch
4. Kavanaugh
...which leaves the deciding vote to Roberts, who already violated his oath to uphold the Constitution with his Obamacare vote.