Posted on 06/27/2018 8:16:34 PM PDT by Kevin in California
On Wednesday, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced he will be retiring from the bench at the end of July.
Kennedy, 81, has been a noted swing vote on the court with his decisions often determine the deciding vote on a court split 4 to 4 between liberals and conservatives even though he was considered a conservative, having been appointed by President Reagan in 1987.
Sotomayor may already be experiencing ESRD (End Stage Renal Disease) from her diabetes .. if rumors are to be believed. If so, then significant cognitive decline is not only possible but highly probable. However, I do not see her leaving the bench whilst she still has a pulse ... a la Ruth Ginsberg.
I agree on Sotomayor, Ginsberg will hang on for a while, Breyer and Thomas. Thomas will only leave if the senate remains in our hands
Justice Thomas will be a great loss of a wonderful mind. I am happy for him.
I remember his nationally televised hearings. What an ordeal he was put through.
Doesn’t Ginsberg have cancer?
Paraphrasing. Closest I ever came to a lynching... thanks to Ted Kennedy and his gal pal Anita
I was pretty young. Ole Ted literally foaming at the mouth. I tried to find video. Been scrubbed.
I was pretty young. Ole Ted literally foaming at the mouth. I tried to find video. Been scrubbed.
I watched as much of that as I could. Incredible.
I was pretty young. Ole Ted literally foaming at the mouth. I tried to find video. Been scrubbed.
Yes but it’s in remission. I still think she will hang on for all it’s worth. She will survive on pure hatred
Sotamayor wouldn’t resign. Even if her diabetes advances so far that she has to drive in via a motorized Rascal because her calves become the size of fire extinguishers, she’ll do it. “From Hell’s heart, I spit at thee!”
> One word: youth. Please let the pick be under 50. We need someone who’ll be there 30+ years. <
Excellent point. I’d hate to see a placeholder 60+ judge be appointed, no matter how good he/she is.
here’s the bogus source that GP ripped off:
Replaces Sitomeyor or Ginsburg with Amy Barrett mentioned in above thread
CBS is reporting that the top 4 picks that Trump is interviewing for the vacancy are:
•Amy Coney Barrett
•Raymond Kethledge
•Brett Kavanaugh
•Amul Thapar
I’ll go out on a limb and say Trump will nominate Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy.
He should have a little fun and proclaim that he may seat 5 over the next 12 years.
Pick them under 25.
Dear President Trump:
We need to reclaim our country. No foreigners; no women.
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