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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: May 2007
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Sailing San Francisco to Hawaii
wrote:
On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:27:51 -0500, HK wrote:
John Paul Stevens, age 87; Ruth Bader Ginsburg, age 74; Anthony Kennedy,
age 71; Antonin Scalia, age 71; Stephen Breyer, age 69, David Souter,
age 68.
President Clinton or President Obama will appoint moderates to the
Supreme Court, and the Democratic Senate will confirm them.
Nothing for nothing, but besides Scalia, and perhaps, Kennedy, nothing
much will change. John Roberts, age 53; Clarence Thomas, age 59; Samual
Alito, age 57; are the ones needing to be retired.
You work with what is more predictable and possible. Absent a criminal
act, a horrific accident, or sudden onset of a deadly and fast-moving
disease, which I wouldn't wish on any of them, Roberts, Thomas, and
Alito likely will serve for decades more. The ones I mentioned are
closer to crossing the bar.
There's a decent chance the next POTUS will be able to replace three of
the aging six. That should be enough to tip the court back to the center.
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