Pressure builds for Justice Breyer to retire from the Supreme Court

Oooooo, a sassy black woman judge. It’ll be just like Legally Blonde.

OP tries to do some weird race baiting, but of course he needs to retire. Did we learn nothing from RBG and how that utterly screwed us.

Fuck him if he doesn't retire soon while the Dems have the Senate.

Understandably so, things are so politically charged right now that I still fear that our government may fall to the American Taliban-style evangelical Christian white supremacist autocracy.

[quote]So he can be replaced by a Black woman.

Any black’ll do.

Ching Chong Ching Chong “Replaced with a black judge.” Ching Chong Ching Chong

Well, as long as the appointee is nominated based upon immutable characteristics rather than actual accomplishments and qualifications, what could go wrong? Also, OP, the word “woman” is a transphobic, racist, alt-right dog whistle; we use the term “non men” now.

r2, I agree

How about replace him with Crazy Alice from Howard Stern?

I suspect that he will announce his retirement in late June as the Supreme Court ends its term for this year.

Is AOC black enough? She’d be perfect and as all of the necessary requisites.

How about that Laverne Cox? Or RuPaul?

R11 anything else is literal violence!!!!

If it helps my nomination hearings, I'm willing to try new hairstyles.

Excellent. The Nazi Qunts will blow a basket. If they aren't too busy blowing someone else's kids.

They better Yaaaas that Equality Act, is all I’m sayin’ bitch.

Sometimes, I think these stories would get better treatment if the authors focused less on the diversity pool and more on their qualifications. Americans will know these people are diverse when they see them, no need to do right-wing memesters a favor with easy material.

I'm doing my hoodoo on Thomas and Alito. Good incantations take time, but eventually, POP go the weasels.

r3

Make that fat butch of a wife THINNER.

r16

Bitch, not butch. But both apply

Supreme Court Justices are supposed to be above being political. Thats why they aren't elected and why they tend to stay on for years.

I would suspect that Breyer is more concerned about his ability to serve well than trying to make a strategic departure to adjust the balance of the court. Although in today's world, it's certainly probable.

Is he really being pressured to resign specifically to be replaced by a black woman? I suspect the more urgent motivation is to be able to replace him with a thirty-year-old, fitness-fanatic NON-FASCIST jurist who has four great-grandparents all alive and well in their late-nineties.

Hell, looking at the rest of the bench, even just a jurist who believes in a democracy where people should be allowed to vote without impediment would be a marvellous start!

Why didn't RBG retire under Obama? Why wouldn't he retire ASAP?

I genuinely do not understand their mindset.

R11, you do realize that the “equality” Act undoes all gay rights by redefining biological sex as “gender identity”, right? So, if that passes, it’s the end of gay rights. And you’re a fucking homophobic moron.

Because political theatre. Political theatre is fun for people.

R25-what? Did you read R11?

"Immutable characteristics" is just TERFspeak.

[Quote]Is he really being pressured to resign specifically to be replaced by a black woman? I suspect the more urgent motivation is to be able to replace him with a thirty-year-old, fitness-fanatic NON-FASCIST jurist

Shh r23, OP desperately wants to race bait into making this about black people.

Why do people act like specifically selecting a black woman would mean settling for a less qualified candidate? There are many black female judges just as qualified as any of the current justices. The people who claim they just want the "most qualified candidate" really just need to admit they mean a white one.

Why isn't Joe Biden stepping down so a Black woman can take his place?

This thread is already tiresome.

It’s going to four years of this. Blue Deplorables.

Breyer is 82 years old. He should go...letting someone younger take his place, while the Democrats still have marginal power. I know the SCOTUS should be above politics and non partisan...but that's not the reality anymore. The Supreme Court is "prime real estate" so to speak, for partisan issues.

No, it's going to be even more because Joe Biden is not only going to win re-election in 2024, he's going to win it in 2028, 2032, 2036 and so on for the rest of his life because term limits will be history by then and 100% of the wealth will be in the hands of the ultra-rich neoliberals who deserve it.

In fact, Joe Biden has been declared the winner of every election for the rest of his life. Now start putting him, Carter, Clinton, and Obama on Mount Rushmore!

I can't even tell if r35 is satire

I like the court as it is, for now. I'm waiting on the Harvard affirmative action case. The plaintiffs have submitted a writ, not sure when they'll vote whether to take it.

If one Democratic Senator was to die in a state where a Republican Governor could replace them with another Republican the Democratic majority would disappear in an instant and so would any chance of putting another liberal on the Supreme Court.

^^You know it!

I am the only black woman who could replace Justice Breyer, give Justice Thomas a major coronary just by buying him a can of Coke at the SCOTUS vending machine and provide Biden with a redemption opportunity.

It's a win-win.

[quote] OP desperately wants to race bait into making this about black people.

The thread title, the article, and the replacement by a Black woman are all from the linked MSNBC article, dumbfuck, R29. If you think its "race baiting" (a term that only Freepers use), take it up with them.

r38, do you really think Joe Manchin is going to vote to seat a liberal on the Supreme Court?

R35, why don’t you go suck Brett Kavanaugh’s cock? I’ve heard he’ll accept a bro-job after a few beers.

What an utterly disgusting and disgraceful thing to do to someone who has served well for years.

And frankly, there has NEVER been an Asian Supreme Court justice. So perhaps it's time for that when it's time for the next appointment.

LOL r20

[quote] Why didn't RBG retire under Obama?

Because she wanted Hillary to appoint her successor.

[quote] Why wouldn't he retire ASAP?

He will this summer. I’d bet on it if I were a betting man.

[quote]Why didn't RBG retire under Obama?

[quote]Because she wanted Hillary to appoint her successor.

Is that true?

I suppose that no rational person would have thought she might lose to cheeto, so that by the time it became apparent that it might be a problem, it was too late to alter course.

Can you imagine the sheer angst RBG must have had when Obama was not allowed to replace Scalia 10 months before the election and it was beginning to look like cheeto might win?

R47 Just my speculation.

He'll be 83 in a few months. Nobody should be working at that age. Sorry you never developed hobbies and interests to occupy your golden years. But you have to know when to leave.

"Can you imagine the sheer angst RBG must have had when Obama was not allowed to replace Scalia"

She had none. She was too self-centered and self-promoting to care. Even after being plagued with illnesses, diseases, surgeries and repeatedly falling asleep in public.

Unlike the democrats, you can bet that Moscow Mitch will pull out all the stops in order to grind the senate to a halt to prevent this from happening. Breyer better retire the second after the decisions are announced in June.

Oh fuck offfff with the affirmative action talk.

Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the likely nominee, and she is beyond qualified for the Supreme Court. She'd be an excellent addition.

Oh God, is that fat black cow Stacey Abrams still looking for a job?

[quote]Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the likely nominee, and she is beyond qualified for the Supreme Court. She'd be an excellent addition.

So would having the first Asian Supreme Court Justice - male or female.

Don't hide your agenda by pretending you care about "diversity" or representation.

One advantage of nominating a black woman: Dems can call Repugs racist for opposing her.