The US Supreme Court Thread - Post Roe v. Wade reversal edition

As the Throughline 'cast noted recently, the Supreme Court has never been so out of tune with America as it is today. For better or worse, the Court has always generally reflected the voting public. Until the last few years.

I wonder in an Occam's Razor kind of way if that's because, in the past, justices would simply die and now they don't. I have zero data to back up my theory but if life expectancy is 65, a Supreme Court Justice naturally isn't going to have the same length of tenure that they would if life expectancy is 85. And so today we have a court that is completely out of touch with the public at large.

 

The trias politica works when each power is filled without influence from the other powers. In the USA it seems like that isnot the case/security breaks are missing.
The Netherlands atm are working on a adaptation of the Constitution to limit the political influencing of appointments of members of our supreme court, the "Hoge Raad".

 

I swear I saw something about Dems wanting Sotomayor to retire. I'll have to look for it

Here it is. Guess there are health concerns & progressives don't want an RBG repeat

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/sonia-sotomayor-retirement-supreme-court-progressives-health-ginsburg-2024-4?amp

 

So, where's Crooked Clarence?

Apparently, he didn't show up for work today.

 

This is silly. The only difference her retiring will make is democracy will continue losing 6-3 vs losing 7-2.

 

It’s not silly because Democrats can’t get the 5th seat before they get the 4th seat, and they can’t get a 4th seat if they lose the 3rd seat.

 

I give Ginsburg a pass for not retiring early in Obama’s tenure.

Sotomayor should retire this summer.

 

Went for a ride in his new Lear jet?

 

????

I don’t understand.

 

There is a possibility that Trump could win in November.

 

73.4 million people voted for Trump. Why do you think that court is out of touch?

 

Hoping for the worst...

 

I thought it was just me. Harriet Tubman would watch that man get lunch and not say a word.

 

He is President now, with a slim majority in the Senate. RBG was replaced in 1 month,

 

Haven't you heard? You can't replace a SCJ in the final year of a presidency. The people must have their voices heard...then you replace.

God may Turtle rot one day.

 

Biden already got a Supreme Court Justice. Dems only get one per term. Rules is rules.

 

Sotomayour is 69, chances is that she'll live another 15 years at least and be in decent health for a while. IMHO, her retiring does not change the balance, even if Trump wins, because she could outlive the Trump presidency and several of the conservative judges.

Off course, there's no guarantee of anything, but I don't find her seat to be a pressing issue at the moment.

 

I'm more interested in him suffering before he dies. I wonder if he has a neighbor like the other KY senator?

 

But it’s not November now. Biden is President. He has the authority to nominate new Justices now.