Another Supreme Court Justice? This could be good.

[EX Carnival man 223]

If this is true Lets hope its a democrat. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/20/chuck-grassley-expects-supreme-court-resignation-this-summer.html

[T Bill 649]

Ginsburg will die in the chair, she hates Trump too much to retire.  Breyer maybe, my vote is Kennedy.  He's a swing vote so we will gain a little.  If we fail to hold or gain in the Senate mid-terms, all bets are off on any further movement to the right.

[HBecwithFn7 296]

If this is true Lets hope its a democrat. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/20/chuck-grassley-expects-supreme-court-resignation-this-summer.html

 

Well, Kennedy, Notrious RBG and Breyer are the oldest serving justices.  I would hope it would be either RBG or Breyer, but I fear it will be Kennedy.   I'd wonder how Grassley could know about the others... And while Kennedy retiring might help remove the "swing" nature of the vote, I fear that will then fall to Roberts, so I wonder if we really gain anything.  I also think RBG is feisty enough to stick it out. It's going to have to be Breyer... hopefully.

[EX Carnival man 223]

We'll have to see how this turns out RBG can't last much longer.  Her mind went along time ago. 

[siderman 1,137]

No way a lefty leaning supreme voluntarily vacates their seat with Trump potus. At best we will gain a little swing and and a younger judge who can be around a while.

[NJGF 375]

Replacing Kennedy with a 50 year old conservative would not be a bad thing either.

[PDM 91]

I think Kennedy is the least reliable of the Heller five member majority on 2A issues.

[HBecwithFn7 296]

Replacing Kennedy with a 50 year old conservative would not be a bad thing either.

 

True, but we need a little more.  We need one of the liberals to go as well. Remember, Roberts can be a little flaky when he wants to be....

[xXxplosive 823]

Isn't RBG mummified already..........

[HBecwithFn7 296]

Isn't RBG mummified already..........

 

Hardly.... She just looks like it.  She's feisty as all get out, and she'll fight every step of the way.

[Mrs. Peel 7,157]

You can't go just by their ages either. Unexpected stuff happens in life. Don't forget, even the relatively young Roberts has had 2 unexplained seizures, raising a red flag about his longevity right there. And I'm guessing most (or all?) of the Supremes lead busy lives with substantial travel... arguably increasing their chances of devastating or even fatal accident. Any one of them could be diagnosed with a serious illness, etc. 

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It's impossible to say what will happen to the balance on the court going forward. By all means, be hopeful...just don't count your chickens before they hatch!

[voyager9 3,434]

Look at the source. A high ranking Republican. Why would any of the liberal justices confide in him?

 

 

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[Jim Hartman 31]

I dont trust Kennedy but be glad Bork didn't get in . He's an anti gun and parroted almost verbatim what Stevens wrote in his decent. 

[Zeke 5,504]

If you don't have the mental facilities to drive, do you have them to judge constitutionality?

Hmmn.

ATP ( air transport pilots) have a mandatory retirement age.

84 is pretty old, jus sayen

[Sota 1,191]

With Gorsuch on cafeteria duty, I wonder if he couldn't help a couple of the dems along?

Nah, he's too honorable a man to pull a trick like that. Now sotomayor on Scalia...

[Malsua 1,422]

There's a rumor that Clarence Thomas has been signaling that he wants to retire.

[Newtonian 453]

You guys are assuming the Trump who nominates the next Supreme is the Trump we voted for.

[maintenanceguy 510]

You guys are assuming the Trump who nominates the next Supreme is the Trump we voted for.

 

Trump is definitely still a gamble but I'm going to remain cautiously optimistic.   Imagine if Hillary was president and there were several SCOTUS appointments during her term.

[Newtonian 453]

Ginsburg will die in the chair...

DC has the death penalty? I'll settle for her slipping on a banana peel and tumbling down the court steps.

[Alex V 99]

DC has the death penalty? I'll settle for her slipping on a banana peel and tumbling down the court steps.

I'm also okay with some Pelican Brief type shit going down the the four liberal Justices. Totally okay with that.

[Ray Ray 3,566]

RBG planned on going out with Hillary putting in her replacement. She has fallen asleep on the bench, literally. I'm not sure she can bang out 3 more years.

[siderman 1,137]

RBG planned on going out with Hillary putting in her replacement. She has fallen asleep on the bench, literally. I'm not sure she can bang out 3 more years.

This can get very interesting if she starts losing her facultys. I dont think there is a process in place to force out a supreme who doesnt step down who is not healthy enough to reasonably perform. And then there's first the arguement on reasonably performing. Who makes the call if a judge is in the sickbed more than her seat? who decides that the judge is making truly irrational and bad decisions?

[Ray Ray 3,566]

This can get very interesting if she starts losing her facultys. I dont think there is a process in place to force out a supreme who doesnt step down who is not healthy enough to reasonably perform. And then there's first the arguement on reasonably performing. Who makes the call if a judge is in the sickbed more than her seat? who decides that the judge is making truly irrational and bad decisions?

We do, with the POTUS backing

[HBecwithFn7 296]

This can get very interesting if she starts losing her facultys. I dont think there is a process in place to force out a supreme who doesnt step down who is not healthy enough to reasonably perform. And then there's first the arguement on reasonably performing. Who makes the call if a judge is in the sickbed more than her seat? who decides that the judge is making truly irrational and bad decisions?

 

I'd be very cautious about this approach. I have had several relatives who never lost their mental faculties, even in their 80's & 90's until, maybe, 2 months before they died. It comes quickly and kills quickly.  I see RBG fighting until the bitter end... as long as she's physically capable.

[Zeke 5,504]

I'd be very cautious about this approach. I have had several relatives who never lost their mental faculties, even in their 80's & 90's until, maybe, 2 months before they died. It comes quickly and kills quickly. I see RBG fighting until the bitter end... as long as she's physically capable.

If she is getting any pressure, it's from the DNC, telling her to take her vitamins.

 

It's not likely she would go of her own accord. The players all know the stakes are high.

[Ray Ray 3,566]

If she is getting any pressure, it's from the DNC, telling her to take her vitamins.

 

It's not likely she would go of her own accord. The players all know the stakes are high.

Yeah but the DNC knows the POTUS will probably have one more pick for the Supreme Court. The two lesbo's are young and relatively healthy, so sacrificing the crypt keeper would be their best play.

[Zeke 5,504]

No, sacrificing anything is a bad play on there part.

 

This isn't chess.

And technically the majority exists currently for the conservative side. If I where the DNC chair I would wear a diaper and find god and pray. Her sudden death would result in a super majority.

[njpilot 671]

ATP ( air transport pilots) have a mandatory retirement age.

They do? News to me. I've held an ATP since 2004. Not aware of any mandatory retirement age. Where you getting your info?

 

There is a mandatory for airline pilots if that's what you meant, but many pilots have their ATP and it doesn't have a mandatory retirement age.

[Darrenf 422]

They do? News to me. I've held an ATP SINCE 2004. Not aware of any mandatory retirement age. Where you getting your info?

 

There is a mandatory for airline pilots if that's what you meant, but many pilots have their ATP and it doesn't have a mandatory retirement age.

It is completely obvious that is what he meant. Damn, man, I'm as pedantic as they come but you take it to a new level.

 

How do you know someone is a pilot? He'll tell you.

[njpilot 671]

It is completely obvious that is what he meant. Damn, man, I'm as pedantic as they come but you take it to a new level.

How do you know someone is a pilot? He'll tell you.

Oh well. We all make mistakes. Maybe he didn't say what he meant or maybe he was misinformed about what an ATP is. I don't know. Maybe he knew something I didn't which is why I asked him where he got it. I haven't flown in the 2 years since moving to FL. The FAA makes changes to the regulations all the time.