Posted on 11/08/2024 4:37:34 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory, combined with the Republican takeover of the Senate, may extend conservative control of the Supreme Court for two more decades.
For much of the last four years, progressives focused on proposals to expand the court to more than nine justices or to impose limited terms on the current justices. These ideas depended on Democrats winning sweeping power in the White House and the Senate.
Instead, Republicans will be in charge and positioned to preserve the conservative grip on the high court long after Trump leaves Washington.
The two oldest justices are also the bench’s most conservative. Clarence Thomas, 76, joined 33 years ago and is on track to become the longest-serving justice in the court’s history early in 2028. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., confirmed in 2006, is 74.
If Democrat Kamala Harris had won this presidential election, there was little chance the elder conservatives would have chosen to retire and have their seats filled by liberals.
But conservative analysts think it’s likely Alito or Thomas or both will retire in Trump’s second term.
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Winning!
Hope Trump lets Thomas handpick his replacement
Hahahaha!
One thing you will know for sure.
Thomas will pick a great one.
I sure hope so.
I already voted for him!!
For the 3rd time! :D
Pity it isn’t a hundred.
Good. Liberals held the court for decades. Funny they never complained...
I think he should come out and say Joe and Kammy’s idea to expand the supreme court is a good one and he’ll do it...
Just to see all the liberal heads explode again.
“ For much of the last four years, progressives focused on proposals to expand the court to more than nine justices…”
Well, hmmm.
Maybe now is the time?
Bwahahaha! I dont know what makes me happier, their rage at Trump’s win or twisting themselves into pretzels trying to justify it without placing ANY blame on what they have done.
Lots of sources today are saying Dems want Sotomayor to retire now.
Are they that brain dead? Do they not remember when Obama selected Garland for the Court, yet no votes were made until after Trump took office.
And of course Garland didn’t screw over America as a SC Justice. He did screw us over however as Attorney General.
Same thing here. If a position came up on the SCOTUS, Trump again will nominate a replacement.
Why? Is Trump gonna take a page from the democrats and pack the court?
Biden showed his true colors when he desperately tried to keep Clarence Thomas off the Supreme Court.
I watched those hearings, and came away feeling a deep disgust for Biden that has NOT diminished over time.
They don’t have the votes. Sinema and Manchin will say no. So they only have 49.
We don’t need “conservative” Justices
We want Justices that will rule based on the Constitutionality of issues. And not on the twisted “Living Constitution”. I remember in school in the ‘60’s I had a social studies teacher teaching the Constitution’s meanings should evolve with the times
Also taught us how they gerrymandered Lubbock and Amarillo (he was a big democrat) to get a democrat representative. Heads full of mush being indoctrinated.
Thank you, Rush. Wish you were still here to share our victory.
And maybe something happens to the wise latina and she has to be replaced.
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