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9. If Rump somehow gets re-elected, the SCOTUS could end up 8-1 HARD RW for decades
Tue Jun 4, 2019, 07:18 PM
Jun 2019

Especially if we fail to take back the Senate in 2020 or 2022.

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Breyer
Sotomayor (worsening diabetes that has hospitalised her in the past several years may force her to retire)
Thomas may retire if he thinks it is a safe bet a fellow RWNJ will take his seat

That would leave Elena Kagan as the only liberal justice, and the Court loaded with younger RWers. Alito (69) and Roberts (64) would be the oldest members.

Even if Rump loses, but McTurtle is the majority leader for the next 4 years, I do not see a Democratic nominee getting a vote.

The rabid Red states' fundie legislative scum will try and roll back LGBTQ protections with laws designed to go up to a RW SCOTUS (just like abortion, racial protections, gender protections, etc etc)

It is 5-4 RW now

5-2 RW (if 2 liberals die or retire and the Senate blocks a Democratic POTUS's nominees) works the same as 6-3 or 7-2 RW

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