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The terrifying and terrible prospect of Justice Kennedy retiring

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  1. Labouroflove

    Labouroflove Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    While I don't want to change lifetime appointments, this ^^^^^^ gives a great deal of power to the justice's clerk who is writing the opinions and maybe influencing the vote.

    Cheers
     
    Labouroflove, Jun 24, 2017
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    barefoot2626 Well-Known Member

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    Clearly
     
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    Will require a Republican majority.

    This tax break for the 2 percent of richest of the rich isn't going to help them retain the slim
    majority they have now.

    And Trump will have a year to make things even worse then they are now.
     
    barefoot2626, Jun 24, 2017
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    HB Surfer Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You are not a poster that should be advising others on how to be "taken seriously".
     
    HB Surfer, Jun 24, 2017
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    HB Surfer Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    This is a fact. When Democrats became the party of:

    • LBGT
    • Muslims over Americans
    • Anti-Job / Pro Welfare State
    • Globalists over American Interests
    • Over the top Environmentalism killing jobs and stealing private citizen's rights
    • Big Government over Personal Freedoms

    They lost a ton of people that went Independent and even Republican.
     
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    Justice Date of Birth Appointed by Sworn in
    Anthony Kennedy 7/23/1936
    Age: 80 yr 11 mo Ronald Reagan 2/18/1988
    Served: 29 yr 4 mo
    Clarence Thomas 6/23/1948
    Age: 69 yr 0 mo George H. W. Bush 10/23/1991
    Served: 25 yr 8 mo
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg 3/15/1933
    Age: 84 yr 3 mo Bill Clinton 8/19/1993
    Served: 23 yr 10 mo
    Stephen Breyer 8/15/1938
    Age: 78 yr 10 mo Bill Clinton 8/3/1994
    Served: 22 yr 10 mo
    John G. Roberts 1/27/1955
    Age: 62 yr 4 mo George W. Bush 9/29/2005
    Served: 11 yr 8 mo
    Samuel A. Alito, Jr. 4/1/1950
    Age: 67 yr 2 mo George W. Bush 1/31/2006
    Served: 11 yr 4 mo
    Sonia Sotomayor 6/25/1954
    Age: 62 yr 11 mo Barack Obama 8/8/2009
    Served: 7 yr 10 mo
    Elena Kagan 4/28/1960
    Age: 57 yr 1 mo Barack Obama 8/7/2010
    Served: 6 yr 10 mo
    Neil McGill Gorsuch 8/29/1967
    Age: 49 yr 9 mo Donald John Trump 4/10/2017
    Served: 0 yr 2 mo


     
    JakeJ, Jun 24, 2017
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    MolonLabe2009 Banned

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    Some justices replaced with Constitutional justices would be great for America.
     
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    MolonLabe2009, Jun 24, 2017
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    MolonLabe2009 Banned

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    Living in an alternate Universe I see.
     
    MolonLabe2009, Jun 24, 2017
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    MolonLabe2009 Banned

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    It's going to bring me great pleasure seeing the disappointment on the alt-left's faces when serves two FULL terms.
     
    MolonLabe2009, Jun 24, 2017
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    Dutch Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Republicans do have a majority and will retain a majority (is 4 special elections any indication). And all as one, will vote for the conservative SCOTUS judge. Do not doubt me.
     
    Dutch, Jun 24, 2017
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    It would be awesome to replace Kennedy, Breyer, and Ginsburg with some judges that actually honor the U.S. Constitution.

    It's too bad we have hacks like Kagan and Sotomayor on the bench, but if we are down to just those two with Roberts being a flake, it's all good.
     
    HB Surfer, Jun 24, 2017
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    Having people who have functioned in the real world outside guarded judge's chambers and the halls of academia would be the best thing. I really don't care about Roe v. Wade or most of the red herrings. I would like to see a Justice who has some real experience in the world of high technology or something who can better understand many of the issues from an insider perspective. Relying on the Court to ask the right questions of lawyers who represent the people who know crap isn't the same as knowing crap.
     
    Deckel, Jun 24, 2017
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    Don't forget pro illegal
     
    guavaball, Jun 24, 2017
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    When is that stuffed robe Thomas gunna retire?

    Guy's a total embarrassment.

    And that jesus freak Gorsuch isn't even 50 yet???

    christ, dude looks older than the hills...
     
    Market Junkie, Jun 24, 2017
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    It's hard to cover all the items that Democrats put above normal American Citizens.
     
    HB Surfer, Jun 24, 2017
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    She's not sleeping. She's communing with Trotsky.
     
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    That's the legislatures job. I want judges to apply the law as written.

    There's an old maxim, "if you want to rid the country of a bad law, rigorously enforce it." The people will bitch and the legislature will act.

    When the judiciary tweaks law or finds common ground in interpretation it might soften impact but it take the onus for change off the legislature. Roe v Wade is the perfect example. Had the court not ruled as they did it would have forced the legislature to act.

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    Labouroflove, Jun 24, 2017
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    Labouroflove Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Justice Thomas might not talk much but his opinions are well articulated and reasoned. I'm an opinion reading junky, Thomas is no dolt.

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    Labouroflove, Jun 24, 2017
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    Absolutely, and they still don't see the problem. Its muh Russia!
     
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    Thomas has been a steadfast conservative voice, and if he does decide to retire, he will be replace with another solid conservative. Preferably a very young one.
     
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    Trotsky put her in touch with lenins embalmer.
     
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    Its a pleasure to read his opinions. I used to enjoy reading his and Scalias. This was a relatively quiet session, but there is a sea change coming.

    https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/justices/thomas.dec.html
     
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    It isn't just the legislatures' jobs though. The Constitution specifically grants the SCOTUS jurisdiction in all cases in law and equity arising under it. Equity is where understanding reality is of upmost importance.
     
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    Agreed on equity. But seriously that's something that needs to be sent back to trial court. Which happens.

    Cheers
     
    Labouroflove, Jun 24, 2017
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    Relative to the CONSTITUTIONALITY of said duly adjudicated law. PERIOD.

    Not "just because they don't like it, or do like it."
     
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