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In reply to the discussion: If/When Biden Wins, Should Justice Breyer Retire During His Term? [View all]DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)23. Ummm....that's kinda' what I said?
My view is that this is the pragmatic view and hopefully he will do that in year one to give plenty of time for a successor to be named and installed so that it doesn't become another election year issue.
If Breyer waits until the second term, beginning in October 2021, all of a sudden the decision will likely be kicked into the election year of 2022. However, if he announces he is retiring at the end of the first term during a Joe Biden presidency, that would be around July 2021, giving plenty of time for a Democratic-controlled Senate to confirm a new appointee by the end of 2021, and more like October 2021.
As I said, it's his choice. Not yours, not mine.
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Assuming a Democratic Senate majority, the latest he could easily retire is summer 2022
tritsofme
Sep 2020
#4
Lots of people on both sides of the isle are incredibly resistant to learning lessons.
Salviati
Sep 2020
#20