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Old 01-11-2017, 05:52 PM
 
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And, truth is, Mehlman is almost certainly underselling the number of vacancies that will come up in a Trump administration — particularly on the Supreme Court. Although the Scalia seat is the only one currently open, there are a number of older Justices who have long been rumored as potential retirements: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (age 83), Anthony Kennedy (80) and Stephen Breyer (78). All three are likely to do what they can to stick around until, at least, the 2020 election, but unforeseen circumstances could interfere with those plans.

Although those high-profile openings at the nation's highest court are likely to draw most of the attention, it may be in the lower federal courts where Trump can have the most impact.


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Old 01-11-2017, 05:55 PM
 
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Even if any of those justices wanted to retire, the DNC would twist their arm to stay. I'll bet even if they died, the DNC would turn the SC into "Weekend at Bernie's" rather than allow Trump to put justices on the bench.
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Old 01-11-2017, 06:08 PM
 
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Even if any of those justices wanted to retire, the DNC would twist their arm to stay. I'll bet even if they died, the DNC would turn the SC into "Weekend at Bernie's" rather than allow Trump to put justices on the bench.
Democrats don't have much leverage now. Lower-level nominees are what Harry Reid's "Nuclear Option" was initially used for.

They are going to get a BIG taste of their own medicine.
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