John Roberts needed to be retired as soon as DJT was inaugurated.
Yep, I called that one too.
That’s ok, Johnny, the SCOTUS isn’t needed for any of the remaining moves POTUS needs to make.
On that note, POTUS needs to go scorched Earth on any and every weak-kneed or flat out Vichy “Republican”. The skullduggery goes both ways.
And how exactly would he be "persuaded" to retire? SCOTUS is a lifelong job. All the FReepers who mindlessly cheered on Gorsuch and Kavanaugh to SCOTUS so they could gloat about another "victory lap" for Donald Trump, congrats, you are now stuck with those two for the next 30+ years, no matter how much they stab us in the back.
There is, of course, the option of impeaching SCOTUS judges. And yes, you could impeach them on ideological groups if you wanted (Gerald Ford attempted to do that to get rid of insane liberal activist DIABLO CJ Earl Warren, and it went nowhere. Only one SC member has ever been impeached: Samuel Chase. He was acquitted and not removed.)
Some FReepers suggested impeaching all seven of the SCOTUS judges who refused to hear the Texas lawsuit (everyone except Thomas and Alito). Let's go with the highly unlikely scenario that all seven were successfully impeached AND removed. "President" Joe Biden would love that, he could immediately "pack the court" with seven NEW younger commies on SCOTUS, and he wouldn't even need to expand the court by one seat to do it.
Elections have consequences. Rubber stamping faux "originalists" to SCOTUS has consequences, too.
(and the fact they can only be removed by impeachment or death is yet another reason why I think we should TERM LIMIT all federal judges and allow citizens to recall them, but meh, seems pretty low on people's priority lists)
I'm with you. Said it to myself two days ago.
Hit 'em with a 100 megaton blast and take out the entire swamp.