Right now the Supreme Court has four justices in their 70s (Scalia and Kennedy are both 76, Ginsburgh is 79, and Breyer is 74). In the next four years there's a good chance that Obama gets to replace as many as hree justices with young hard core lefties. And you know the Harry Reid senate will certainly allow just about anyone through the process. Justice Van Jones or Eric Holder? Could happen. Coupled with Kagan and Sotomayor, they will have a radical leftist SCOTUS majority for the next 25 years.
Some people didn't show up because Mitt wasn't reliable enough on abortion or guns? Hah, let's see how five or even six Obama appointed radicals justices vote over the next few years. And don't tell me about how Chief Justice John Roberts will moderate them, after his Obamacare joke ruling this prospect fails to comfort me; he's more likely to join them a'la Earl Warren. The 9th circuit is going to look solid and reasonable in comparison.
Stick a fork in the America of Reagan, we're in a different beast altogether now.
Wow.
I didn’t realize Scalia and Kennedy were both 76.
I can see Scalia staying until he dies just to spite the libs. Kennedy could bail at any moment.