Rumors swirl Supreme Court justice telegraphed plans to step down

[Chasstev365]

Hey Mitch McConnell:

It's too close to an election, so Trump can't appoint a new justice according to YOUR rule, right?

https://www.rawstory.com/sam-alito-2675268024/

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. They must REALLY think they are going to lose the senate.

Woo Hoo!

Nothing can stop the Blue Tsunami!

Go ahead, retire…let Trump appoint Barron to the Bench…it won’t matter because in 2029, if Democrats want to get anything done in regards to restoring democracy and repairing the damage of the Trump era, they are going to have to kill the filibuster and expand the court.

It doesn’t matter how many justices retire this year, as long as Dems assert their commitment to court expansion.

[bluestarone]

4. I'm sure they really really want to pu asshole cannon in there, BUT

I'm thinking that would help Jack Smith in Florida. ( that is still possible right?)

[Fiendish Thingy]

6. Yeah, but Cannon would likely be replaced with someone just as bad

If a Dem AG (no more Special Prosecutors since Trump will never be a presidential candidate again) decides to seek charges for crimes that haven’t passed the statute of limitations, then a judge would be selected from a pool (only 3 in the MAL district IIRC).

The next Dem AG will already have an evidence base (Thanks Merrick Garland!- seriously, it’s the one thing Cannon couldn’t exclude because it was obtained before Smith was appointed) to justify a search warrant for classified documents. Hopefully, they will conducts raids/searches simultaneously in NY, NJ and MAL.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. I hope they don't get a chance to fill a conservative Supreme Court Justice

with another one, but younger.

We will have two options if it happens. The first is to hope that it doesn't happen until after the midterms when we have the votes to turn down extremist, lying judges.

The second is to expand the number of judges when we finally get back in power. And seriously, I hope it doesn't come to that, though it does make sense mathematically.

[303squadron]

3. Oh no!!!!

Who will pay for Sammy’s fishing trips? Will planes going somewhere still mysteriously have a free open seat? Will he be cut off from insider info on stock trades? How will his wife pay for the latest right wing outrage flag to fly on their flag pole?

He could always drown his retirement sorrows in Molson.

Yo, Sammy, Dante’s 9th circle has free accommodations.

[DarthDem]

5. He's not really enjoying the job, says the story

What a sad story! I'm not really enjoying the job he has done on this country. Poor Justice.

[Johonny]

7. If the dems ever hold the presidency and congress again, they need to pack the court

They're gaming the system and basically fuck them. They don't play by the rules anyway.

[themaguffin]

8. Um, well they put in a justice minutes before the 2020 election.

I appreciate the sarcasm, but they truly don't care.