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01-08-2019, 10:16 PM
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01-10-2019, 05:04 PM
Let Ted stay in the senate. He just won a hotly contested senate race against Beto. Beto could run again and win if Ted's replacement turned out to be some sort of schmuck like Roy Moore.
Someone like Kethledge would be good though. It should be someone who is male, heterosexual and extremely conservative.
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01-11-2019, 11:42 AM
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01-11-2019, 11:55 AM
RBG could stay alive another 5 years and it wouldn't shock us. I don't think she retires today, and I'll believe she retires when I see it.
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I'm curious who these "sources" are that are reporting RBG retirement? If it's random guys on twitter, well there you go.
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01-11-2019, 11:56 AM
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Ginsburg preparing to resign from SCOTUS tweets Sebastian Gorka late last night.
[url=https://twitter.com/SebGorka/status/1083584943958212609]https://twitter.com/SebGorka/status/1083584943958212609
RBG is not even in DC, but in NY, preparing to submit her resignation, says Gorka, citing multiple sources.
Reading the twitter thread, among those sources is a law clerk - presumably at SCOTUS, who would be in her loop of those notified.
"Are you ready for what will ensue?" asks Gorka.
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01-11-2019, 01:26 PM
Two lung cancer tumors, and pancreatic cancer before that, that's very serious and likely terminal. Two years is a bridge too far for her, especially since there are no guarantees that Trump won't win again.
Buzzie should get her life in order, spare herself and her loved ones in the time she has remaining and settle down in a restful Florida retirement.
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01-11-2019, 02:25 PM
I honestly thought she would be stubborn and die on the bench, it appears she has some sense that her final years should be with family and away from the zoo of D.C.
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01-11-2019, 03:35 PM
I really don't understand why the hell she is still working in the Supreme Court.
She is 85+ and has a few recent surgeries.
Can't she simply go home, and spend her last years, watching Mexican telenovelas ? Or maybe play with her grandchildren/pets (she has a daughter, if I recall)?
For fuck sake...my grandfather is turning 88 this year. Despite being in way better shape than RBG, I really can't imagine him (or anyone his age) working! Especially in an institution such as SCOTUS!!
I could say the same for Hitlery!
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01-12-2019, 08:48 PM
RBG is an ideologue who loves her job and the power that it entails. She is certainly aware that if she retires Trump will nominate someone like Amy Coney-Barrett and that - in concert with Trumps other nominees - would represent a huge shift in the political makeup of the court. The resulting decisions from SCOTUS could basically undo a lot of what she has worked for over the last 25 years. This too is what is driving the Democrats and the left generally even more insane than usual.
If the Democrats can't replace her with an equally liberal judge then they might actually have to follow the Constitution and the left will no longer be able to legislate from the bench on issues like abortion, gay marriage and other social justice pet projects.
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01-13-2019, 01:37 PM
Quote: (01-10-2019 05:04 PM)eradicator Wrote:
Let Ted stay in the senate. He just won a hotly contested senate race against Beto. Beto could run again and win if Ted's replacement turned out to be some sort of schmuck like Roy Moore.
Someone like Kethledge would be good though. It should be someone who is male, heterosexual and extremely conservative.
If Cruz goes to the Supreme Court (or Cabinet) my pick would be
Dan Crenshaw to replace him. That said, I think Barrett is overwhelmingly likely to be the pick if Trump gets to replace Ginsburg.
Someone on another forum I read brought up a Texas judge who's about 45 years old, staunchly conservative (more conservative track record than even Gorsuch), had an Asian (Korean or Vietnamese IIRC) last name but can't recall the name. Forget if he's in one of the federal courts or a state court. Anyone know who I'm thinking of?
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01-13-2019, 03:35 PM
...and then Clarence Thomas could resign, leaving Trump free to appoint a worthy successor, somebody 15+ years younger who is, like Thomas, hard conservative. Can you imaging the squealing then?
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01-17-2019, 12:02 PM
Unfortunately we are going to have to be poor sports and root for her accelerated death. She doesn't seem to want to tarnish her legacy by leaving a vacant seat two years before the next president is elected.
The old bat has gumption, I'll give her that.
I just don't expect her to leave the seat vacated on her own volition.
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01-17-2019, 03:20 PM
Trump need s a plan for Thomas because his health is so so. He's been rumored to want to retire near term; he has a family and is not a lifer like RBG.
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01-22-2019, 02:06 PM
Quote: (01-17-2019 01:10 PM)Emancipator Wrote:
Quote: (01-13-2019 01:37 PM)Dr Mantis Toboggan Wrote:
Someone on another forum I read brought up a Texas judge who's about 45 years old, staunchly conservative (more conservative track record than even Gorsuch), had an Asian (Korean or Vietnamese IIRC) last name but can't recall the name. Forget if he's in one of the federal courts or a state court. Anyone know who I'm thinking of?
James C. Ho
Rumoured to be a potential replacement for whenever C. Thomas decides to retire (Trump 2nd term?)
That's the guy. Thanks.
I haven't heard anything negative about Thomas' health but I have heard he's been considering retirement for a few years now. I think he leaves after the current court term, which would be in May/June. He's done more than just about any other man to preserve whatever shot we still have at preserving the Republic, he's earned the right to live out his final years in peace. Replace him with a 45ish version of himself, whether that's Ho, Cruz, Lee, or someone else. We may not get this opportunity again for a very long time.
Frankly I wouldn't be upset if Alito retires in the next 2 years either. We need to get the conservative seats as young as possible in order to weather the coming storm.
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