There is a debate brewing among some constitutional scholars about whether Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor should retire as the 2024 presidential election draws near. Sotomayor, 69, is the oldest Supreme Court justice appointed by a Democrat. Some Democrats are concerned about the possibility of a third Ruth Bader Ginsberg tale. Ginsburg, a progressive justice, passed away during President Trump’s term, leading to the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett. ” Sotomayor has been an outstanding justice, but the Ruth Bader Ginsburg precedent ought to be extremely sobering”, said Paul Campos, a law professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, according to Huffington Post. He continued,” The cost of her failing to be replaced by a Democratic president with a Democratic Senate would be catastrophic.” Some communist legal scholars Demand Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s Retirement.
Sotomayor is 12 years his junior in comparison to Joe Biden.
https ://t.co/stqdhHtBoU— Brian Doherty ( @BDOH) March 29, 2024Democrats talk a lot about the damage done to the Supreme Court since it has swung in a more conservative direction. So, @jbarro asks, why are n’t they demanding Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s retirement? https ://t.co/sll8s53d4N pic. twitter.com/3fAnRPkxO1— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic ) March 22, 2024From the Huffington Post: And now, Democrats may be about to lose the Senate, White House or both. However, there is n’t much discussion about whether she should retire on the left. The comparative silence brings up Ginsburg’s almost complete lack of pressure to retire exactly one decade before. Ginsburg, apparently betting she would outlive a Republican- kept Senate and then Donald Trump’s presidency, died of pancreatic cancer at age 87, just weeks before Joe Biden won the 2020 election. When Trump nominated her replacement, Amy Coney Barrett, and she was confirmed on Oct. 26, he cemented the 6- 3 conservative majority that next took less than two years to fully overturn Roe v. Wade, among other geological judicial shifts. A few people who were important of Ginsburg’s decision are reviving their warnings, including Lucas Powe Jr., a University of Texas at Austin historian, who is afraid of a repeat of history. ” I would love to see Sotomayor retire”, Powe said. In exchange for a 50-year-old justice, Senate Republicans would be reluctant to fill a Supreme Court vacancy if they retake the majority in a minute Trump term, the New York Post reported. GOP Senate would refuse to fill Supreme Court vacancies in second Biden term: insider https ://t.co/0tBU5JYGm5 pic. twitter.com/1y0YO9Vm46— New York Post ( @nypost ) March 24, 2024The New York Post reports: The move — a reprisal of the party’s stonewalling tactics after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016 — would allow the GOP to prevent Democrats from expanding their bloc on the high court for years and limit their own future losses. In a contested election year, Democrats are concerned about the health of Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The issue has once more come to forefront. A top GOP aide close to the leadership of the Senate said,” I think Republicans would be willing to stonewall any Biden Supreme Court nominee that was unfavorable to the Republican conference.” The aide said a democratic justice, such as Ketanji Brown Jackson, would be a quasi- starter for a GOP- controlled Senate. ” Do you think]Democratic Sen. Chuck ] Schumer would vote to confirm a Trump judge? No way. Dems are reportedly being urged by these people to occupy the Supreme Court, according to the insider. Republicans are in a strong position to control the Senate. Democrats and independents who are in favor of 22 seats will be defending them, while Republicans will hold only 11 seats. Republicans have an almost guaranteed victory in deep crimson West Virginia, where Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is retiring. Democratic senators in both Ohio and Montana are also in danger because both states will probably favor Trump favorably. [[{“value”:”
As the presidential election of 2024 approaches, there is a debate among legal scholars about whether Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will retire. Sotomayor is the oldest Supreme Court Justice appointed by a Democrat. Some Democrats are worried that a second Ruth Bader Ginsburg could happen. Ginsburg, who was a liberal justice and died during President Trump’s tenure, led to the appointment Amy Coney Barrett. Paul Campos is a law professor from the University of Colorado Boulder. According to Huffington Post, “Sotomayor was an outstanding justice but the Ruth Bader-Ginsburg precedent should be extremely sobering.” “The cost would be catastrophic if she was not replaced by a Democratic President with a Democratic Senate,” he said. Some Leftist Legal Scholars Call for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to Retire. Sotomayor, who is 12 years younger than Joe Biden, is the current Vice President.
https://t.co/stqdhHtBoU — Brian Doherty (@BDOH) March 29, 2024 Democrats talk a lot about the damage done to the Supreme Court since it has swung in a more conservative direction. So, @jbarro wonders, why don’t they demand Justice Sonia Sotomayor retire? https://t.co/sll8s53d4N pic.twitter.com/3fAnRPkxO1 — The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) March 22, 2024 From the Huffington Post: And now, Democrats may be about to lose the Senate, White House or both. On the left, however, there is a lack of open debate on whether she should retire. The relative silence reminds us of the lack of pressure Ginsburg received to retire exactly a decade ago. Ginsburg, who had bet she would outlive both a Republican-held Senate, and Donald Trump’s presidency at the time, died from pancreatic cancer just weeks before Joe Biden was elected president in 2020. Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed by the Senate on October 26, after Trump nominated her to replace Ginsburg. It took less than two year for the conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade and other jurisprudential changes. A few people who criticized Ginsburg’s judgement are reiterating their warnings, including Lucas Powe Jr. a Supreme Court history professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Powe said, “I’d love to see Sotomayor retired.” “I would trade her for a fifty-year-old Justice.” According to The New York Post, Senate Republicans will refuse to fill a Supreme Court seat during a second Biden-term if they gain the majority. GOP Senate would refuse to fill Supreme Court vacancies in second Biden term: insider https://t.co/0tBU5JYGm5 pic.twitter.com/1y0YO9Vm46 — New York Post (@nypost) March 24, 2024 The New York Post reports: The move — a reprisal of the party’s stonewalling tactics after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016 — would allow the GOP to prevent Democrats from expanding their bloc on the high court for years and limit their own future losses. This issue has come to the forefront once again, as Democrats worry about the health and well-being of Justice Sonia Sotomayor in a heated election year. A senior GOP aide who is close to Senate leadership said to The Post that Republicans would be willing to stonewall any Biden Supreme Court nomination that was unacceptable to Republican conference. The aide said that a liberal justice such as Ketanji Jackson would not be approved by a GOP controlled Senate. “Do you believe [Democratic Senator Chuck] Schumer will vote to confirm a Trump Judge? No way. “These people want to pack up the Supreme Court,” said the insider of Dems. The race to control the Senate is heavily in favor of Republicans. Democrats and independents who are aligned with the Democrats will defend 22 of the 33 seats, while Republicans will only guard 11. In West Virginia’s deep red state, where Democratic Senator Joe Manchin will retire, the Republicans are almost certain to win. Democratic senators from Ohio and Montana will also be under threat, as both states are likely to back Trump with large margins.
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