Posted on 01/28/2018 7:15:00 PM PST by mairdie
Whispers are rampant throughout D.C. that a vacancy is imminent on the U.S. Supreme Court - one that is currently taken by one of the most liberal members of the Court.
It has the Trump White House giddy over the prospect of potentially and forcefully shifting the balance of power on the Court while Democrats in Congress are said to be warning White House staff of a prolonged and brutal fight should President Trump attempt to replace a liberal Justice with a hardline-conservative nominee.
The reason for the Justice's alleged departure is said to be "ongoing illness/physical limitations."
The first on the Court that comes to mind given those clues is 84-year old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Justice Ginsberg has visibly slowed down a great deal in recent years, and has been prone to falling asleep in public, even when on the bench. Ginsberg's office has taken to pushing back on rumors of her health issues via a series of left-leaning media publications, but Court watchers have noted Ginsberg's increasingly limited public schedule of late.
Despite his 79-years, Justice Stephen Bryer's place on the Court apparently remains secure, but not so with two others - swing-vote Justice Anthony Kennedy, 81, and liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor, 63.
Justice Kennedy, a moderate liberal (or moderate conservative depending on who you talk to) has already hinted at possible retirement, so he is not the likely source of the current Supreme Court rumors. Justice Sotomayor, though, despite being among the Court's younger members, is said to be struggling greatly with her workload as she deals with a worsening diabetes condition. Court watchers have noted a visible decline in just the last year where she appears to have aged ten years. Rumors are also swirling regarding staff having to take up an increasing workload for the ailing Sotomayor who is said to have difficulty maintaining her train of thought for more than short periods of time. And like Ginsberg, Sotomayor's staff is working hard to orchestrate a media-driven narrative to counter rumors of her decline.
Here is the thought that is now keeping the far-left elites up at night. Justice Kennedy might very well be preparing for retirement. That would be one Supreme Court vacancy. And if the rumors of ill health regarding Ginsberg and Sotomayor are in fact true, that could be two or even THREE vacancies on the Court for Trump to fill within the next year or two.
wonderful. Please Lord,let it be true!! Is it Ruth Buzzy? I hope so!!
Elections have consequences.
A triple. Would be nice.
invoke the Nuclear Option, aka the Harry Reid Rule.
Don’t waste any time.
Miss Prissy can’t even stay awake in public. She’s the definition of “superannuated” and way past her expiration date. The only thing keeping her going is pure bile.
F**K the Democrats.
Even replacing Ruth "Buzzi" Ginsburg or nutjob Sotomayor ("wise Latina") would be SWEET.
Didn’t they already do the nuclear option, to confirm Gorsuch to the Supreme Court?
Now if Trump can find a black transgendered lesbian wiccan super conservative, we can all sit back and eat popcorn watching the democrats twist themselves into pretzels until their spines snap
2 Justices in one term seems unimaginable - much less potentially 3 from the opposite side. 4 seems impossible although I suppose it is. The Senate democrats would go nuclear in an absolute demonstration of how important the SCOTUS really is - a lesson that many on our side have never seemed to learn.
The appointments of Obama were not geared towards long-term legacy were they? They have represented their side and the one who appointed them as expected, but I would be finding the youngest and healthiest candidates possible if it were my choice - younger/healthier = more long term effect and more votes.
I’d rather it be another left winger.
Then keep Buzzi in line for the next vacancy. Which shouldn’t be long.
Even replacing Kennedy with a Gorsuch type would be helpful. Replacing Ginsburg, Beryer, Sotomayor, or Kagan would be even more so.
I think two in the balance of the first term is almost a given at this point.
I can see another three in the next term.
Watch the stupid left demand the nomination of Merrick Garland.
Sotomayor has definitely blimped up. I started wrasslin with this myself. I don’t wish Diabetes on anybody.
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