And a lot of febreze...
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.
You, the communist left, are domestic enemies and we shall fight you on the beaches, we shall fight you in the mountains, we shall fight you in the woods and we shall fight for all it's worth to get good Christian Constitutional Conservatives on the US Supreme Court. We're taking our country back!
If you don't get it, watch this libs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2qIXXafxCQ&feature=share
You’ve hit it exactly. And this is what we need to say in all the Congressional and Senate districts. Vote Republican so that we can have the votes to put Trump’s conservative Supreme Court justices in place. If for no other reason, vote for that.
The two women waited for the Hildebeast. Sweet justice!
The Lord will lead on this, of course. But we can pray the Lord gives wisdom to all involved.
Senate districts. Sorry. We need a different reason to give for the Congressional - getting Trump the ability to MAGA.
Thank you, Mitch McConnell, for giving us Doug Jones in the Senate to make a majority vote far more difficult.
There WILL be civil war if Trump selects a solid conservative. If you think there is venom from the libs, it would be 10-fold if Trump selected a conservative to replace a liberal, believe me.
My strategy has always been to first nominate somebody totally unacceptable to the libs and let them waste money and spew hate at whoever the nominee is then come back with the judge you wanted all along after the first one gets turned down.
By contrast, the second choice will seem more reasonable than the first one yet is really just as conservative but not as openly so. He/she would have to not be a Souter and, if it is a female judge being replaced, the Dems will likely insist it be a woman.
Too bad their liberal justices wouldn’t quit early enough in Obama’s term. They’re stuck with Trump replacing them, hopefully sooner than later. I doubt they can wait him out three more years, or better yet, 7.
I never thought of that. Brilliant.
Didn't know she was 63. Medically, she doesn't look well. I betcha' the buzz is about her. Yes, we may get a threefer in due time.
Ruthie will literally die on the bench (it may not be noticed for a while). She despises conservatives AND the Constitution that much.
And a lot of febreze...
diabetes
That is a terribly cruel thing to do to the first nominee. And I can’t imagine many people being willing to be totally humiliated for life, as Bork was, if they know they’re a stalking horse.
Why? We need as many originalists as possible to get back to constitutional governance.
She just said 2020 at the earliest.
Not a chance.
they will double down on their hate because Trump has proven that “principled conservatives” are a nothing but useless gasbags.
RBG will not be at the State of the Union because she is on a cross country tour selling a work out book....(seriously). This was scheduled before the State of the Union so that is the reason she won’t be there but I am sure some will think she is on her death bed.
“Ruthie will literally die on the bench (it may not be noticed for a while).”
LMAO...GMTA
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