If dems win WH and Clarence retires, we can flip scotus back to 5:4

[Demovictory9]

So cheer up..

[SMC22307]

1. Has Clarence Thomas proffered any hints about retirement?

Republicans have been working on this SCOTUS takeover for decades -- you think they're going to give it up that easily?

[elleng]

8. They won't give it up easily, but they do NOT control life and death.

[SMC22307]

14. Of course. I just hadn't heard anything about Thomas retiring...

he's *only* 72.

[Claustrum]

26. And we still don't know if they will rush another justice through at lame duck

Clearance can retire on Nov. 4.

[onetexan]

9. He wont. Time to pack the SCOTUS!

[SMC22307]

18. "Rebalance." "Pack" needs to go by the wayside...

[torius]

35. Rebalance our Courtfolio!

In finance language the rich Rs would get ...

[BannonsLiver]

13. Maybe he'll drop dead.

We’re due for some good luck.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

19. Along with Alita too. Replace Bryer with a Liberal....

Providing Biden wins.

[SMC22307]

22. Not until Biden takes over on January 20th...

but yes. Hell yes.

[BannonsLiver]

27. Yep. Good catch!

[NCjack]

34. He will not retire and have Jenny kicking his balls all day long.

[elleng]

2. Yes, time will get it back for us.

[vercetti2021]

3. Or he dies

[sfstaxprep]

4. Breyer Is Next To Retire

Thomas won't retire if Biden wins.

Although he could retire next week, and McConnell will push through his replacement before end of year.

[elleng]

11. Why would Breyer retire at this time?

'Breyer Is Next To Retire?' Who wrote THAT?

[TwilightZone]

15. Breyer is 82.

He's the most likely retire next, probably by far.

[tinrobot]

31. If Democrats control the Senate, it makes sense.

We get to replace him with a liberal while we have the power.

[Takket]

5. it is 6R-3D. we have to take two seats to make it 5D:4R

[servermsh]

6. Huh? That puts it back to 5 to 4 conservative.

The progressive agenda is dead for a generation unless the Senate filibuster is removed and the court expanded to 13 by Biden.

[demtenjeep]

7. there are a couple of older ones

kennedy retiring was what was very wrong

[blueinredohio]

10. If dems win the senate the only way Thomas is going anywhere is to die.

He's not going to let dems pick a liberal if he can help it.

[AlexSFCA]

12. he is only 72

just 2 years older than Alito. We are looking at at least another decade. Do you think we’ll maintain dem majority and presidency for that long?
I guess we could replace barret’s seat o 7th circuit unless goo senate does so in the next few weeks.

[edhopper]

16. You think Roberts

is liberal?

[AlexSFCA]

23. he is, next to barrett

[elleng]

29. He cares about the Court's reputation, under his leadership,

hence he takes rational actions.

[edhopper]

30. Not when it comes to

Corporations over people or the right to vote.

[BootinUp]

17. The Senate appears to be the bigger question. nt

[Boogiemack]

20. Why would Clarence retire? He's to ornery to do that. nt

[radius777]

21. I've heard Thomas is not in good health

but I have no hard evidence on what his actual status is.

We must get Breyer to retire and replace him w/a young liberal if anything, then hope Thomas expires or retires.

This is a center-left country (we won 6 of last 7 presidential election popular votes, and after Biden wins it will be 7 of 8) and it won't tolerate a hard right court.

It's our job to mobilize public opinion against conservatism, which is a retrograde ideology that even 'conservatives' themselves don't follow.

[torius]

36. Roberts has had some health problems too

Replacing him wouldn’t be quite as good as replacing Thomas, but I’ll take it. However, maybe his health issues don’t affect how long he can work.

[roamer65]

24. We have to take the Senate as well.

If we don’t take the Senate, McConnell will block nominations again.

[Demovictory9]

28. Block but he cant pick em

[Mike Niendorff]

25. 28 USC 1

Take the Senate.

End the filibuster.

Change 28 USC 1 to expand the Court.

That's how you handle this.


MDN

[roamer65]

32. Bingo.

U da winna.

[Celerity]

33. You forget win and hold the Senate. Either way, Thomas isn't going to retire unless he has a Rethug

POTUS and Senate to confirm his replacement.

[Patterson]

37. Clarence could retire in November or December and Mitch could ram someone young through.