Should Sotomayor retire?

[Veroe]

lol. When did I paint Hillary or anyone else with a “communist brush?”

Well, perhaps not you, but generally speaking to you guys on the right anyone to the left of Attila the Hun is a card carrying member of the communist party. You dummies leave little room for nuance.

Every time that numbskull presidential nominee of yours says that Joe Biden is a flaming marxist or part of the radical left I just wanna laugh in his blind stupid ignorant face.

 

[RobDownSouth]

The Supreme Court is so dysfuntional right now it'd be a perfect opportunity for Sotomayor to retire and be replaced with a 20-something recent Gen-Z law school graduate, who could then sit on the court for a good 40-45 years. At a minimum, this lawyer would be as qualified as Barrett or rapist Kavanaugh.

 

[RobDownSouth]

As opposed to the conservative justices who always willingly step aside and go back to their day jobs after a few years? Yeah, no. There is no difference whatsoever.

Not to mention Marshall did step down, knowing his replacement would be nominated by a Republican (though I suppose he couldn't have known what an abomination that replacement would be).

Marshall, for all the good he did (and he did a lot), was responsible for Clarence Thomas.

 

[butters]

if she stepped down now, wouldn't we see the same shit we did before about republicans stopping a Democratic President-recommended replacement being recognised as it's "too close to an election"?

(Pres. Obama and Merrick Garland, no?)
^if i've got that wrong, which i may have, i'm sure someone can correct me.

 

[YDB95]

Marshall, for all the good he did (and he did a lot), was responsible for Clarence Thomas.

In fairness to the man, he was old and sick and could only hang on for so much longer, and Bush Sr's sky-high approval ratings at the time suggested it would be at least five more years before there even might be a Democratic president. Honestly, you know who I do blame most of all for Uncle Thomas? Joe Biden. For all the good he's done since then, that's a tough one to forgive.

if she stepped down now, wouldn't we see the same shit we did before about republicans stopping a Democratic President-recommended replacement being recognised as it's "too close to an election"?

I don't see how they could when they're in the minority this time, although it wouldn't put it past Sinema or Manchin to throw a wrench in the works. If I had to guess, this is just another case of Republican posturing about how Trump is sure to win in November.

 

[butters]

In fairness to the man, he was old and sick and could only hang on for so much longer, and Bush Sr's sky-high approval ratings at the time suggested it would be at least five more years before there even might be a Democratic president. Honestly, you know who I do blame most of all for Uncle Thomas? Joe Biden. For all the good he's done since then, that's a tough one to forgive.

I don't see how they could when they're in the minority this time, although it wouldn't put it past Sinema or Manchin to throw a wrench in the works. If I had to guess, this is just another case of Republican posturing about how Trump is sure to win in November.

ah, so it goes through the senate for approval rather than the House of Reps... gotcha

 

[icanhelp1]

if she stepped down now, wouldn't we see the same shit we did before about republicans stopping a Democratic President-recommended replacement being recognised as it's "too close to an election"?

(Pres. Obama and Merrick Garland, no?)
^if i've got that wrong, which i may have, i'm sure someone can correct me.

The senate is a democrat majority.

 

[Bn2f]

^^^^^^^
Banana Republican

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Stay put honey. I got your back.
https://www.natesilver.net/p/sonia-sotomayors-retirement-is-a

 

[PaxNurgle]

IF Biden loses, I'm preparing my resume to be on the Supreme court: This is what it would read.

- I think the Bill of Rights is quaint, outdated and irrelevant and should be abolished
- I am an open admirer of the justice system that is currently in place in Iran, North Korea, and Afghanistan and would model the American justice system after that of those three countries.
- I believe in absolute, unchallenged, and unchecked executive power.
- I do NOT believe in the right to free speech, the free press, freedom of assembly or freedom of thought. The only freedom I DO believe in is the right to bear arms, and I will defend that one passionately to the end.
-In South Africa up until the 1990s, there was an institutionalized system in place to keep non-whites in place. As I yearn for that system, I would hope to see it implemented here in America.
-Should the ruling party lose a democratic election, the party in power reserves the right to overturn any election result that does not go their way.
-My philosophy is simple: The freedom of the individual should be subordinate to the State, and freedom of choice should be crushed into oblivion by the iron fist of the State.

Now, granted, I personally do not believe in any of this at all! But I so desparately want to be on the Supreme Court, that as long as I have these things on my application, I will almost certainly be chosen.

After all, it worked for Clarence Thomas, Anton Scalia, and the last three Supreme Court justices who were chosen!

 

[RobDownSouth]

<snarky commentary snip>
https://www.natesilver.net/p/sonia-sotomayors-retirement-is-a

I wanted to revisit this topic as the current Supreme Court term has ended.

I feel that this would be the perfect time for current Supreme Court justice Sondra Sotomayor to retire.

There are four justices over the age of 65 serving on the Supreme Court

• "Justice" Thomas, 75
• "Justice" Alito, 73
• Justice Sotomayor, 69
• Chief Justice Roberts, 69

Of the above, Justice Sondra Sotomayor is in the unlucky position of having of having the least chance of surviving the next four years. She is a Type 1 diabetic and her immediate family tree shows a history of women in her DNA lineage to pass away at a relatively young age.

We don't need another Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

If the Trump campaign successfully pursues its current path of litigating it's way to a second Trump term in 2024, there is a good chance that Trump will install up to three new Supreme Court justices. This would end democracy in America as we know it.

If Sotomayor were to retire before the end of the year, President Joe Biden could name a young ultraliberal justice to the Supreme Court that would be confirmed by the Senate majority it currently has. There is no Mitch McConnell to obstruct proceedings this time around. This would possibly give outsize influence to lame duck senators Joe Manchin and Kirsten Sinema, but that's a risk worth taking. With virtually unlimited political immunity bestowed upon the Presidency by the Supreme Court, the President could retaliate with executive orders against West Virginia should Manchin balk (say, delay all Medicare and Social Security payments for two or three months...don't like it? Try and impeach him), or maybe temporarily shutting down all coal mines in West Virginia for federal safety inspections for a few months.

The next president will likely install three new Supreme Court justices, actuarily speaking, especially if Congress codifies a Supreme Court ethics rule with teeth that will deprive "Justice" Thomas of his freebie treatments in a life-extension hyperbaric oxygen chamber owned by billionaire Harlan Crow (shades of Michael Jackson...hee hee hee)

 

[HisArpy]

IF Biden loses, I'm preparing my resume to be on the Supreme court: This is what it would read.

- I think the Bill of Rights is quaint, outdated and irrelevant and should be abolished
- I am an open admirer of the justice system that is currently in place in Iran, North Korea, and Afghanistan and would model the American justice system after that of those three countries.
- I believe in absolute, unchallenged, and unchecked executive power.
- I do NOT believe in the right to free speech, the free press, freedom of assembly or freedom of thought. The only freedom I DO believe in is the right to bear arms, and I will defend that one passionately to the end.
-In South Africa up until the 1990s, there was an institutionalized system in place to keep non-whites in place. As I yearn for that system, I would hope to see it implemented here in America.
-Should the ruling party lose a democratic election, the party in power reserves the right to overturn any election result that does not go their way.
-My philosophy is simple: The freedom of the individual should be subordinate to the State, and freedom of choice should be crushed into oblivion by the iron fist of the State.

Now, granted, I personally do not believe in any of this at all! But I so desparately want to be on the Supreme Court, that as long as I have these things on my application, I will almost certainly be chosen.

After all, it worked for Clarence Thomas, Anton Scalia, and the last three Supreme Court justices who were chosen!

Yeah, but they were qualified with a history of actually doing something. You, not so much. Unless you believe whining a lot is equivalent to "actually doing something."

 

[RobDownSouth]

Yeah, but they were qualified with a history of actually doing something. You, not so much. Unless you believe whining a lot is equivalent to "actually doing something."

I love the sweet smell of unintentional irony and utter lack of self-awareness in the afternoon.
https://i.imgur.com/TxzVTy7.gif

 

[Bray123]

The felon set the precedent of appointing SCOTUS on his last day in office, there's plenty of time yet.

 

[Rightguide]

Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor Dismisses Demands to Step Down and Allow Democrats to Fill Her SCOTUS Seat​

by Ben Kew Nov. 10, 2024 8:15 am

ustice Sonia Sotomayor has rejected demands to step down and allow Democrats to try and appoint a replacement before Trump takes office in January.

According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Sotomayor “has no plans to retire from the Supreme Court,” effectively ending plans to replace her.

“This is no time to lose her important voice on the court,” a person close to Sotomayor was quoted as saying. “She just turned 70 and takes better care of herself than anyone I know.”

Earlier this week, Politico reported that Democratic leaders were “agonizing” over whether to try and force Sotomayor out of the door before Trump takes back the White House.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...-sonia-sotomayor-dismisses-demands-step-down/

Trump will name her replacement.