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bucolic_frolic

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34. ! yes

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 07:28 PM

Jun 2018

Lots of retiring going on. The public may not know the full extent of it for decades, or the reasons why in each case. Cleaning up without panic has to be a consideration. Some may have cooperated, or given a choice.

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Anthony Kennedy should be investigated -was he bought off? [View all] avebury Jun 2018 OP

My wife says 5 million... pbmus Jun 2018 #1

And I thought he just drank the Kool-aid but this BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #2

He's 81 and there has been speculation that he might retire for over a year. onenote Jun 2018 #3

That may well be the case BUT, as the supposed block between a full attempt to strike down of Roe v OnDoutside Jun 2018 #9

Supreme Court justices almost invariably retire in time for a replacement to be named before the onenote Jun 2018 #10

Yes, you are right, but there is no more fundamental issue out there than Row v Wade. It's what has OnDoutside Jun 2018 #11

That is absurd jberryhill Jun 2018 #28

I think you might be responding to the wrong post. OnDoutside Jun 2018 #46

"why not wait until after the November midterms " jberryhill Jun 2018 #47

Yes but the new justice would likely be a RWNJ, so it wouldn't be stupid. Plus if by some chance, OnDoutside Jun 2018 #48

"stupid" depends, I guess, on one's perspective jberryhill Jun 2018 #51

Yes, from a RW conservative pov, yes. But Row v Wade is the single most defining issue, and I cannot OnDoutside Jun 2018 #57

That's pretty much my thinking. His son, though... Hekate Jun 2018 #15

Pretty much what I was going to say Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2018 #55

Maybe not exactly bought... but cozy enough for discomfort C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #4

Certainly seems fishy enough for a little investigating. LenaBaby61 Jun 2018 #5

I hope at least investigative journalists are on it. C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #7

Here's a clue dottie66 Jun 2018 #53

CNN article from April mythology Jun 2018 #43

It seems to be just more corruption. rockfordfile Jun 2018 #6

He threw away his legacy Evergreen Emerald Jun 2018 #8

Unless something is proved otherwise, I think he retired because he's 81. Vinca Jun 2018 #12

So now SC Justices can't retire? former9thward Jun 2018 #13

So now we can't discuss troubling facts? SunSeeker Jun 2018 #26

Not everything is a CT. former9thward Jun 2018 #32

Sure. But why ignore the fact the Kennedy's son is Trump's banker at money laundering Deutsche Bank? SunSeeker Jun 2018 #35

Let's keep it classy DU SCantiGOP Jun 2018 #14

Kennedy's son was Trump's "most trusted personal banker" for a dozen years at bettyellen Jun 2018 #33

Infowars said there were sex slave colonies on Mars, this is nothing like that ck4829 Jun 2018 #50

And they win with it exboyfil Jun 2018 #52

This why we can't have nice things. aikoaiko Jun 2018 #16

Because we think trump is above bribing people? Nope, we really don't. bettyellen Jun 2018 #27

Because dreaming up conspiracy theoreis without any evidence makes us look weird. aikoaiko Jun 2018 #39

Trump and Kushner already had big and deep financial ties to Kennedy's family. bettyellen Jun 2018 #58

The larger question not fooled Jun 2018 #17

Kennedy had already hired his clerks for next year bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #18

If you do some research, you'll learn that retiring SCOTUS Justices often have hired clerks onenote Jun 2018 #56

Really creepy how many things the Trump spawn have their tentacles in. nt SunSeeker Jun 2018 #19

This is NOT a problem! MyOwnPeace Jun 2018 #20

Mitch will claim that he was referring to Presidential elections AdamGG Jun 2018 #23

He said he was referring to Presidents that are lame ducks.... until Mueller bettyellen Jun 2018 #29

Whatever Kennedy's done, he's still probably less corrupt than Clarence Thomas AdamGG Jun 2018 #21

It's not going to happen ever wonkwest Jun 2018 #22

No. MelissaB Jun 2018 #24

Flail if you must wonkwest Jun 2018 #25

I'm pragmatic. No one is ever going to bother about this. LenaBaby61 Jun 2018 #37

Pragmatic doesn't mean unreasonable wonkwest Jun 2018 #41

"By pragmatic, I mean political reality. What they should do is not what they will do." LenaBaby61 Jun 2018 #42

And I hear you wonkwest Jun 2018 #44

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. njhoneybadger Jun 2018 #30

What makes you think he hasn't been interviewed by the Special Counsel's office. underthematrix Jun 2018 #31

! yes bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #34

Kennedy should be impeached ! MichMan Jun 2018 #36

Please tell me this is a joke post! nt USALiberal Jun 2018 #38

Kick dalton99a Jun 2018 #40

K&R burrowowl Jun 2018 #45

Good question ck4829 Jun 2018 #49

I know one thing--if in the unlikely event there is some truth to this notion... First Speaker Jun 2018 #54