Liberals' worst nightmare: a second supreme court pick for Trump

[TalkRadio]

When Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to the supreme court just weeks after taking office, the newly minted US president made good on a central promise of his campaign – to replace the late justice Antonin Scalia with a bonafide conservative.

That moment foreshadowed what is shaping up to be among the most indelible of Trump’s triumphs – the reshaping of the federal judiciary with the appointment of dozens of judges with an ideological bent toward the administration’s agenda.

The Republicans are working with Trump to make a record-breaking number of appointments to federal courts. These new, mostly young white males will be in a position to rule on legislation that could reshape America for years.

But the most contentious appointment would be a second nomination to the highest court in the land. The supreme court has over decades delivered landmark decisions on issues ranging from abortion to affirmative action and same-sex marriage. The potential for Trump to install another justice on the nine-seat bench, some legal experts argue, could have profound consequences on issues ranging from women’s reproductive health to LGBT rights.

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2018/may/30/supreme-court-justice-trump-second-nominee-scotus

 

[phrodeau]

Thermonuclear war tops that. So does economic collapse.

 

[Hypoxia]

Thermonuclear war tops that. So does economic collapse.

A good asteroid strike makes all that moot.

 

[WoundedKnee]

Thermonuclear war tops that. So does economic collapse.

rlmao!

Forget the topic of SCOTUS vacancies, go straight to the end of the world as if you were trying to found a new religion.



Asteroids and comets are coming. Maybe you should cut out your balls and wait for the mothership...

 

[phrodeau]

A good asteroid strike makes all that moot.

I doubt that Trump could mastermind one of those.

 

[coachdb18]

It’s a pretty good bet Trump will get to replace Ginsburg (85), Kennedy (80), and Breyer (79) have all aged out of the court at this point. After 7 more years of Trump, the court should be in good shape for decades.

 

[WoundedKnee]

It’s a pretty good bet Trump will get to replace Ginsburg (85), Kennedy (80), and Breyer (79) have all aged out of the court at this point. After 7 more years of Trump, the court should be in good shape for decades.

What was it Justice Marshall said, "If I die, prop up my body," because he did not want the current President to replace him?