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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Jan 20, 2021, 02:42 PM Jan 2021

3 oldest Supreme Court justices skip inauguration due to pandemic

The three oldest U.S. Supreme Court justices opted not to attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration Wednesday due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Justices Stephen Breyer, 82; Clarence Thomas, 72; and Samuel Alito, 70, all opted to skip the inauguration, according to Supreme Court spokesperson Kathleen Arberg. The other six justices were in attendance.

“Several of the Justices elected not to attend the inauguration ceremony in light of the public health risks posed by the COVID pandemic,” Arberg said.

The pandemic has disproportionately claimed the lives of older Americans.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/3-oldest-supreme-court-justices-skip-inauguration-due-to-pandemic/ar-BB1cVPDZ?li=BBnb2gh&ocid=DELLDHP

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3 oldest Supreme Court justices skip inauguration due to pandemic (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2021 OP
I'm hoping Breyer resigns forthwith... regnaD kciN Jan 2021 #1
I can believe Breyer did it because of the pandemic padah513 Jan 2021 #2

regnaD kciN

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1. I'm hoping Breyer resigns forthwith...
Wed Jan 20, 2021, 02:44 PM
Jan 2021

...as soon as Ossoff and Warnock are sworn-in, allowing President Biden to appoint a young liberal to make that seat safe.

And I'm hoping Thomas and/or Alito feel the need to step down sometime in the next couple of years.

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