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Doubt any would retire willingly. It's a sad state of affairs that judges will go until death before allowing the other side replace them.
Nah, triple the size and pack it full. It's our only hope.
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He won't. They'll be centrist/liberals at best
Or he expects there to be no vacancies, giving him the option to say whatever he thinks might get him votes without ever having to follow through on his promises.
Or expanding the court is on the table, also a way to create vacancies
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so now on top of not being that other he is saying he will be a better president in the next four years because he thinks people might die
he is really grasping at straws at this point
executive order abortion rights in, legalize cannabis, and raise the minimum wage a lot
that alone would guarantee him this next election no debates or speeches or anything else would be needed
Unlike what most people think, executive orders aren't magic documents that lets the President legislate whatever they want on a whim. There are limits. They've grown a lot in scope over the decades, and if anything they need to be pulled back, but there are still limits.
I agree, and on paper you are correct. But also I have moved to the "it's the thought that counts" side of things. It seems to be more effective politicking these days to try and ram through something like an abortion EO and use the inevitable opposition (and legal?) pushback to say "see I'm fuckin trying over here" rather than to just stand there idly brandishing "plans" this is something the left needs to learn from the right. See the senate: Chuck Schumer should have started impeachment inquiries into Alito and Thomas yesterday, knowing full well they aren't actually going anywhere. It puts the issue in front of people.
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It suggests that Republican SCOTUS judges might want to retire but they aren't under any obligation to do so in the next 4 years. Unless he's ready to pull the trigger on court reforms or he's got an assassin lined up this is just another empty promise.
Not sure whether to poke at the fact that there probably won't be any vacancies or that he would actually choose a progressive considering people are resigning from his administration every week over Gaza.
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