Justice Stephen Breyer to retire

[Brad Johnson]

Just announced. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire.

https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/politics/breyer-announces-retirement-from-supreme-court/?utm_medium=referral&utm_content=kamc&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR1eM8irXLi8wzn6soqDlsJ5Ekgj0F-Jg2qs-TvQBIaRlOegvgId1OVsGjs

At least conservatives aren't losing a seat. For now, anyway.

Brad

[K Frame]

If they're going to dust off the court packing scheme, now's the time.

[WLJ]

Justice Kamila Harris 

[dogmush]

If they're going to dust off the court packing scheme, now's the time.

If they couldn't get the votes to end the filibuster,  I doubt they can pack the court.

[Ben]

Well, this should be interesting.

[Jim147]

Well, this should be interesting.

That's an understatement.

[K Frame]

If they couldn't get the votes to end the filibuster,  I doubt they can pack the court.

Exactly... but I want them to expend time and energy on another failed effort. Another failure for the Democrats leading into the midterms.

[HankB]

The GOP should show Biden's eventual nominee all the respect that the Democrats showed Kavanaugh.

(Any bets that Biden will nominate an immigrant trans POC LGBTQEIEIO to that position, since diversity, equity and inclusion are more important to him than constitutional law?)

[sumpnz]

Let’s hope he pulls a Harriet Meyers and the donks bicker over the choice so long the elections happen and the Rs manage to stall the nomination until the new senate is seated.  Then they can compel a far less radically leftist nominee.

[Ron]

According to NPR News, it's down to Ketanji Brown Jackson and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger. KBJ was on President Obama's shortlist for the court in 2016, and Kruger (also a black woman) served as assistant, and then deputy solicitor general in both Democratic and Republican administrations prior to her nomination to California's highest court.

[HankB]

According to NPR News, it's down to Ketanji Brown Jackson and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger. KBJ was on President Obama's shortlist for the court in 2016, and Kruger (also a black woman) served as assistant, and then deputy solicitor general in both Democratic and Republican administrations prior to her nomination to California's highest court.

Hmmm . . . hard to get a good read on Ketanji Brown Jackson's judicial philosophy from the Wikipedia article, but it seems she's married to former House Speaker Paul Ryan's brother-in-law . . .

Leondra Kruger's father was Jewish, so appointing her would continue the tradition of another Jewish seat on SCOTUS, letting Biden check off another diversity box.

[Ben]

It's astounding to me that liberals (and this POS president) continue to use racist and sexist criteria over qualifications, but somehow it's not racist or sexist. We are SO bizarro world.

Anyways, if "black woman" is the primary criteria, then here's my vote. 

[Ben]

Breyer is upset because this apparently unofficially leaked, and was not an official announcement from his office. Makes you wonder how bad the administration, or more likely the current puppet masters, want him out so they can get their nominee in.

https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2022/01/26/he-should-reverse-his-decision-justice-breyer-reportedly-upset-retirement-was-leaked-to-media-before-his-announcement/

[charby]

A Liberal for a Liberal, how it's going to be.

[K Frame]

"Leondra Kruger's father was Jewish, so appointing her would continue the tradition of another Jewish seat on SCOTUS, letting Biden check off another diversity box."

But that wouldn't sit well with a lot of the far left because, let's face it... they HATE Jews/Israel.

Even if the nominee were a phobic self-heating Jew of monumental proportions it wouldn't be suitable, because Jew/Israel.

[Ron]

I've seen reports that VP Harris is in the running.

[RoadKingLarry]

I've seen reports that VP Harris is in the running.

Put her on the SC, fill the vacancy with Nancy and 25th amendment Biden. Winner, winner, chicken dinner.
 

[bedlamite]

https://babylonbee.com/news/mcconnell-says-senate-should-not-confirm-new-supreme-court-nominee-just-three-years-before-presidential-election/

[Hawkmoon]

The GOP should show Biden's eventual nominee all the respect that the Democrats showed Kavanaugh.

(Any bets that Biden will nominate an immigrant trans POC LGBTQEIEIO to that position, since diversity, equity and inclusion are more important to him than constitutional law?)

Stacy Abrams' sister is reportedly one of the front runners.

[Bogie]

Keep in mind that "constitutional law" courses in law school are more about getting around it than about adhering to it...

[Hawkmoon]

Keep in mind that "constitutional law" courses in law school are more about getting around it than about adhering to it...

That ... and teaching prospective attorneys that the Constitution (and especially the Bill of Rights) is a musty old piece of paper whose only rightful place is in a museum. And that the Constitution doesn't mean what the words meant when they were written, it means what we can twost and torture the words into meaning today -- when viewed through the lens of European law.

 

[Ben]

I was thinking a bit about this and how the Rs should handle it, given that they're not going to stop an appointment.

The "vengeance" part of me wants to see the appointee Kavanaughed just so the Ds can get a taste of their own medicine (of course I know how the MSM will twist it given that it's not happening to a white guy). If the appointee is someone like Ifill, who is a dream candidate for the squad, that could be appropriate though.

Otherwise, if it's someone like Brown-Jackson, who seems to be rising to the top and also looks to have the creds, even if they are very liberal, it would be interesting to see the Rs say, "ok by us", or even "good choice", not lift a finger to stop it, and that's that. Sure, it could cause an MSM orgasm of "Biden won!", but it could also cause a lot of far left heads to explode trying to figure out why the Rs didn't fight it.

If this were an appointee to fill a 4-4 vacancy during the last year of a lame duck presidency, I might call for a different strategy. In a one to one swap given the current makeup, not being total whackos like the Ds were during Kavanaugh could be a good strategy.

[MechAg94]

Keep in mind that "constitutional law" courses in law school are more about getting around it than about adhering to it...

QFT. 

Yeah, that seems to be the whole point with lawyers these days.  It isn't about understanding and complying with the law, it is about how to bend it to do whatever you want to do. 

[HankB]

. . .
If this were an appointee to fill a 4-4 vacancy during the last year of a lame duck presidency, I might call for a different strategy. In a one to one swap given the current makeup, not being total whackos like the Ds were during Kavanaugh could be a good strategy.

I think vigorous questioning would be appropriate as well as bringing forth every bad decision they've made and making it public, but as for laying siege to the hearing chambers and pounding on the doors the way Kavanaugh's opponents did - NO. Just NO.

(Saw on TV last night that one of the presumptive front runners has had her decisions unanimously overturned by an appeals court many times. This would be a valid line of attack during the hearings.)

[kgbsquirrel]

QFT. 

Yeah, that seems to be the whole point with lawyers these days.  It isn't about understanding and complying with the law, it is about how to bend it to do whatever you want to do.

Lawful Evil alignment.