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32. Your country should be number one, Justice Breyer

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jul 15, 2021, 06:20 PM

Jul 2021

Retire and let President Biden get a young liberal on the court.

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Exclusive: Stephen Breyer says he hasn't decided his retirement plans and is happy as ... [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 OP

One man's happiness. NT enough Jul 2021 #1

This is quite selfish. lark Jul 2021 #2

Why can't he stay one more year? jimfields33 Jul 2021 #4

That risks that something really bad will happen in the meantime. lark Jul 2021 #7

There's no guarantee that the Senate won't change until 2023 FBaggins Jul 2021 #10

You don't know that. clementine613 Jul 2021 #16

Have you checked the ages and health histories of our oldest Senators lately? BeyondGeography Jul 2021 #21

All it takes is one Sinemator changing their party and the Senate would change at any time. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2021 #24

I'm afraid of Senator Leahy having another health incident and not recovering Submariner Jul 2021 #29

I'm glad he's happy, because many of us are anxious jrthin Jul 2021 #3

+1000 FlyingPiggy Jul 2021 #35

It is funny that we complain about a partisan Court ripcord Jul 2021 #5

Of course we complain about a partisan court. Aristus Jul 2021 #6

Talk for yourself. clementine613 Jul 2021 #17

Same here. Aristus Jul 2021 #20

Amen to that! Janbdwl72 Jul 2021 #37

Right, and apparently Justice Breyer is concerned about that, elleng Jul 2021 #8

Which will result in a 7-2 conservative court. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #12

So why couldn't Anthony Kennedy have thought like that? Janbdwl72 Jul 2021 #38

Ever see "The Blob" film? Maybe take a look at this speech by Sen Whitehouse for more perspective. JudyM Jul 2021 #15

Was that a jab at RBG? FBaggins Jul 2021 #9

He needs to go before the 2022 election. Have we learned nothing? Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #11

WE don't get to make these decisions, Justices do. elleng Jul 2021 #13

Yep. And the decisions they have been making up to now have left us with a 6-3 court. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #22

Was that the case with Anthony Kennedy? Janbdwl72 Jul 2021 #39

When many people here were pressuring RBG to retire, they were attacked as being ageist. BlueStater Jul 2021 #14

I LOVE RBG. I was one of the ones calling for her resignation when Obama was President. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #23

You were right. Janbdwl72 Jul 2021 #40

There are no liberals on the Supreme Court JohnnyRingo Jul 2021 #18

Or Soy Delicious peppertree Jul 2021 #27

Pathetic BeyondGeography Jul 2021 #19

Good for them! Janbdwl72 Jul 2021 #41

I got a better idea. OneCrazyDiamond Jul 2021 #25

Even better, they should be impeached. But that'll never happen since the Rethugs... clementine613 Jul 2021 #26

Plenty of Democrats would reject it as well FBaggins Jul 2021 #28

What ever it takes to restore some kind of balance. OneCrazyDiamond Jul 2021 #31

That has my support. OneCrazyDiamond Jul 2021 #36

His first consideration should be what is best for the country. SunSeeker Jul 2021 #30

Your country should be number one, Justice Breyer Mysterian Jul 2021 #32

In the real world, most people hang it up late fifties to mid-sixties... VarryOn Jul 2021 #33

I heard Nina Totenberg discuss the calls for Justice Breyer's retirement. summer_in_TX Jul 2021 #34