Posted on 06/27/2018 11:19:34 AM PDT by Hojczyk
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire from the highest U.S. court, giving President Donald Trump another chance to fundamentally reshape the top of the judiciary.
In a letter to Trump dated Wednesday, Kennedy said he would step down.
"For a member of the legal profession, it is the highest of honors to serve on this Court," he wrote. "Please permit me by this letter to express my profound gratitude for having had the privilege to seek in each case how best to know, interpret and defend the Constitution and the laws that must always conform to its mandates and promises.
The president's first nominee to the court, conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch, has already had an enormous effect on U.S. policy in rulings this week related to Trump's ban on travel from certain countries, abortion and labor unions.
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Prophetic. More to come. I believe God is on a mission to MAGA.
Hopefully he stays on until his replacement is chosen. With a 4-4 court, a lot of nonsense (think lower court decisions to reverse/circumvent the travel ban) will occur.
I believe you are correct, Trump is Gods choice.
Wow. This has been a bad week for the liberals.
Last week the liberals were happy as they staged Kids at the Border week outrage. Now other events are overtaking their efforts to promote bad news for Trump.
Yes!
The Rats are poised for a big battle because a Ken eddy replacement would create a 6-3 conservative SCOTUS.
It will be interesting to see how the rats play this one out. Of course everybody was hoping it would be Ruth Peter Ginsberg. I believe she will be out during trumps term
YUUUGE!
Dems will go batshit crazy over this.
Well-reasoned and -stated. Thanks.
If you think the left and the deep state is nasty now then you ain’t seen nothing yet.
Great, now I get to hear the phrase “litmus test” being used 200 times every day for the next 6 months.
No. It will just be a more reliable 5-4. When Ruthie goes, it will be 6-3.
Effective July 31st!
This is a BIG DEAL!
Mitch can use his “Summer Detention” program to have hearings and a vote, WITH the Nuclear Option.
Hopefully, that will be sufficient. (There are RINOs not running for re-election)
Easily qualifies for the understatement of the year.
The Rats are poised for a big battle because a Ken eddy replacement would create a 6-3 conservative SCOTUS.
Nope, would be 5 - 4
Liberals are Ginsburg, Kagan, Sotomeyor & Breyer.
Trump tells NBC pool reporter he will appoint from The List! (Portnoy Twitter)
My wife literally asked me last night “Is Kennedy ever going to retire?”. I have to give her a hint to ask about Ruth Buzzy Ginsberg next.
President Trump says next Supreme Court justice pick will come from previously released list of 25 conservative candidates - AP
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