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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRuth Bader Ginsburg must go
Its time for Ruth Bader Ginsburg to step down.
Retiring and giving up her final years on the nations high court is a lot to ask from Ginsburg, who has been a liberal hero for many years. But just as she was a liberal hero before serving on the Supreme Court, she can be a liberal hero again by leaving it.
This is all pretty straightforward. Ginsburg is 80. Her health is apparently fine now, although shes a two-time cancer survivor. Theres every possibility she could not only continue in office beyond the Barack Obama presidency but that she could survive even eight years of a Republican in office after that, if thats whats in the cards.
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Moreover, the simple fact is that most Republicans will support a filibuster against any Supreme Court nominee. Right now, the 55 Democrats (including two independents who caucus with the Democrats) may be enough, combined with a handful of Republicans who are moderate enough or simply oppose knee-jerk filibusters, to get a nominee confirmed.
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Moreover, the simple fact is that most Republicans will support a filibuster against any Supreme Court nominee. Right now, the 55 Democrats (including two independents who caucus with the Democrats) may be enough, combined with a handful of Republicans who are moderate enough or simply oppose knee-jerk filibusters, to get a nominee confirmed.
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http://www.salon.com/2013/03/30/ruth_bader_ginsburg_must_go/
RedstDem
(1,239 posts)and be replaced with 50 year olds, like the conservatives did during the bush years.
not that renquist "stepped down", but the others did
the new justices should make Ginsburg look republican too....lol
onenote
(42,704 posts)I count one: Sandra Day O'Connor (as you mention, Rehnquist didn't step down, he died).
davidn3600
(6,342 posts)It bit the GOP when they tried to do that with Souter. And now they don't like Roberts that much anymore either.
The problem with appointing young people is their legal resume is not very long. So its difficult to truly gauge how they will rule 20 years from now.
People also change their beliefs over time. The way you think in your 20s is not likely to be the same when you are 40. Same thing that what you believe when you are 50, you are likely to have different opinions when you are 80.
That young liberal 48 year old judge could suddenly turn moderate or conservative when he turns 65.
David__77
(23,418 posts)...
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)court nominee, Caitlin Halligan. Someone who I knew and would have been a great judge. http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/22/politics/court-nominee-withdraws
We couldn't get her confirmed and so I am not sure in the current climate we can get another Ginsburg through confirmation.
Chipper Chat
(9,679 posts)and republicans would filibuster her.
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)the climate will only worsen significantly in the coming 3 years.
Posteritatis
(18,807 posts)snooper2
(30,151 posts)Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)for political reasons. And this whole thinking is a little too simplistic. Does nobody remember David Souter, appointed by George HW Bush?
cali
(114,904 posts)And this article hardly constitutes bullying.