https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2024/11/08/dems-agonize-over-sotomayor-00188412

  • Llituro [he/him, they/them]
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    1 month ago

    the demon inhabiting mitch mcconnell would move heaven and earth to stop that judicial nomination from being approved

    • Asafum@feddit.nl
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      1 month ago

      But only after making signals that he would be accepting of it so they create the opening and then say "we have a mandate from the population, we will appoint the replacement! We'd like to welcome in advance Aileen Cannon to the SCOTUS for her service in defending Donald Trump despite the actual law."

    • CleverOleg [he/him]
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      1 month ago

      Would he though? If the new justice isn’t as liberal-leaning, even if they are bit younger I imagine he would take that deal. I mean, put yourself in the shoes of a liberal. If you could replace Clarence Thomas with a slightly more moderate republican, you would probably do that.

  • pudcollar [he/him]
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    1 month ago

    Are they afraid of having any remaining liberal-leaning justices?

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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      1 month ago

      Trump is already likely to get two more justices. Thomas and Alito could (will?) retire. And if that happens - Trump could appoint people in their 30s. Why wouldn't he do that? I guess the dems want to work as hard as they can so the court is in firm GOP control for decades.

      • FunkyStuff [he/him]
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        1 month ago

        Baby, we're looking at 9-0 by 2028 at the rate we're going.

  • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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    1 month ago

    Ok so is there really anything wrong with Sonia Sotomayor's physical or mental health?

    Or is it just racism and misogyny that their party veteran insider white man gets a pass for 5 years of red flags but a Latina is told she needs to retire at age 70 after only 15 years on the Court?

    • AnarchoAnarchist [none/use name]
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      1 month ago

      I've been saying for about 4 years that she needs to retire so that we can replace her while Biden is still in office. Maybe she'll live to 150, but her health isn't great and the supreme Court is already really stacked.

      But like everything else in the Biden admin, he dithered and waited and now it's too late