What are the odds that Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 83 years old and

[pnwmom]

a survivor of two cancers (one pancreatic), will stay on SCOTUS for another four years?

I know she's a great person but I wish she'd retired in Obama's first term.

[still_one]

1. What are the odds that trump will survive another four years?

[MoonRiver]

2. And that would give us Pence.

I hope Ginsberg makes it to 100!

[still_one]

3. I don't care, it would delay things, and cause disruption of these deplorable

[MoonRiver]

5. Hopefully

[Stellar]

8. I was thinking about that...

Pence is terrible, but will he be willing to go there with the nuclear codes? That's what frighten me

[MoonRiver]

9. I feel the same.

But, we have to face things. Pence would put women's rights back 100 years, guaranteed. We would still be alive, however. Pick your poison.

[Stellar]

10. Oh lawd! Either way we're through... It's all over!

[MoonRiver]

12. I know Stellar. It IS terrifying.

Only hope is the 2018 and 2020, if it's not too late, elections.

[madville]

4. She may have been planning to retire under Clinton

You never know, it seemed to be a safe bet that her successor would be nominated by Hillary.

I'm sure she will do everything she can to hold on for at least 4 more years.

[Crunchy Frog]

22. Not a safe bet at all.

You can never count on anything in politics, except that repukes will pick someone vastly worse than any possible Dem pick.

I'm really not happy with that kind of hubris.

[Demit]

6. Tell me, what are the odds Obama could've gotten as liberal a replacement?

We all know that even if he had nominated someone as liberal—which wasn't really his tendency—that candidate would've had a great deal of trouble getting past Senate Republicans. I think she knew that too.

[pnwmom]

17. He would have gotten someone like the others he got through -- and

they're a lot better than Scalia or anyone else DT will appoint.

[Demit]

20. You are Monday morning quarterbacking, though.

I'm sure if Ginsberg had been able to see into the future she would have agreed with you. She might even have thought of it herself.

[fishwax]

7. I think the odds are pretty good. I wouldn't betagainst RBG on much of anything.

[uponit7771]

11. If she doesn't then DEMs should KEEP THE USSC AT 7 !!!

[oberliner]

13. Extremely high

She has no interest in retiring and has said so repeatedly (even when it was thought that HRC would be the next president).

[beaglelover]

14. The Dems better stand STRONG and refuse to move forward on ANY of Trump's SCOTUS

nominees. There is no reason the court needs 9 justices. It worked just fine with 6 in the past. Dems MUST stand together and block any nominee just like the CONS would have done if Hillary had won and what they did to Obama.

[CK_John]

15. IMO, Thomas and Roberts will leave in the very near future, to

clear the way for a Trump court.

[FBaggins]

24. Roberts is barely 60. He isn't going anywhere

Thomas is 68. It's unlikely that he's anywhere close to retirement either.

Anthony Kennedy (80), OTOH, will probably retire pretty soon. He may wait two years on the assumption that Republicans will pick up seats in the Senate... depending on how this current nomination battle goes.

[Txbluedog]

16. I think she'll retire soon

She may be liberal but she heeds to a different power to call the shots

[oberliner]

21. She won't

She has said repeatedly that she has no intentions of retiring anytime soon.

[LeftyMom]

18. This is who you're mad at today?

I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

[pnwmom]

19. No. The Supreme Court is just one of many things I'm concerned about today. n/t

[DavidDvorkin]

23. I agree with you.

[FBaggins]

25. Depends on what you mean by "stay on"

There's almost zero chance that she'll retire with Trump as president and a Republican Senate majority.

Assuming she survives... she stays (IMO). Same for Breyer.

[Historic NY]

26. She's a strong lady....just to spite

Republicans and Trump she should last until she is 100.