Supreme Court judges Thomas & Alito considering retirement?

[Melensdad]

Justice Thomas is 75, while Justice Alito is 73. Both are solid conservative stalwarts on the bench. Their retirement, should it happen, could totally reshape the composition of the court. Certainly they will not retire before the 2024 election, but may be looking for retirement after the election. Who is elected will set the course of the court for 20 more years.

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Rumors Swirl That 2 Supreme Court Justices Could Be Eyeing Retirement - Raising 2024 Stakes as Control for Senate Could Come in To Play: Report Speculates

A lot is on the line this election.

conservativebrief.com

Rumors Swirl That SCOTUS Justice's Thomas, Alito Could Be Eying Retirement​

Martin WalshAugust 29, 2023

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... rumors are swirling that U.S. Supreme Court conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, 75, and Samuel Alito, 73, could be eying retirement, raising the stakes even more for the 2024 presidential race.​

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Democrats are concerned that a Republican president might replace both men with younger conservatives who could rule for a very long time if Biden loses and the GOP wins the Senate majority.​

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“It’s critical. President Biden, who I feel confident will be reelected, needs to be able to put more judges on the bench, federal judges, including the Supreme Court. It is absolutely critical that the Senate remains in Democratic hands,” said Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), who will retire at the end of next year, The Hill noted.​

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The Democrat senator referred to last year’s 6-3 Supreme Court decision that overturned the constitutional right to an abortion and raised concerns about other rights protected by the 14th Amendment when she said that if Republicans gained control of the White House and the Senate and replaced Thomas and Alito with younger conservatives, “it would be devastating for anyone who cares about privacy and their own personal freedom.”​

Republicans believe there will be a lot on the line in the elections the following year.

“Probably the next president will have a chance to appoint another member of the court,” said Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I expect that you’d see, over the course between now and the end of the next [presidential] term, probably another retirement or two.” . . .

 

[FrancSevin]

Scary to even think about this.
If these two judges leave under Biden, we are toast.

 

[waybomb]

We will be burnt toast, and the real end of USA under its constitution.

 

[m1west]

That a why the dims have been on them for taking gifts and having rich friends. Its a pressure campaign to get them to resign so they can pack the court with more lefties.