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Trump could end up replacing 3, even 4, Supreme Court justices in his first term
Business Insider ^ | June 28, 2018 | Alex Lockie

Posted on 06/28/2018 11:09:43 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

President Donald Trump reportedly has said he thinks he can remake nearly half of the nation's highest court in his image with four separate appointments.

•Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush made only two appointments each over eight years in office.

•Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 85, and Trump has reportedly speculated that Sonia Sotomayor could be forced into early retirement because of diabetes.

•Sotomayor has said she has the situation under control.

•If Trump replaced a liberal justice with a conservative, he could change the court's makeup for decades....

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: scotus; sotomayor; supremecourt; trump
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To: ZULU

She could eat the “perfect” diet recommended by the ADA and still not make it to 70.


81 posted on 09/13/2018 5:43:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: trebb

Not the issue. Too many abandoned a conservative vote due to political pressure. Simple as that.


82 posted on 09/13/2018 7:08:25 PM PDT by wgmalabama (The government murdered Robert LaVoy Finicum - what makes you think you are not next?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Can you imagine the shitstorm at the Amy Comey Barrett hearings to replace RBG?


83 posted on 09/13/2018 7:10:33 PM PDT by Jim Noble
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