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In reply to the discussion: Ocasio-Cortez says Breyer should retire from Supreme Court [View all]Jose Garcia
(2,551 posts)39. Maybe Sotomayor and Kagan should as well
They can be replaced by healthy 25-year old lawyers.
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She is correct but it was blasphemy when the same thing was said about Ginsburg.
Renew Deal
Jun 2021
#29
With Ginsburg, it was a Republican Senate majority. They would never have confirmed a Democrat.
SharonAnn
Jun 2021
#58
I understand her sentiment but the better answer would have been no answer at all.
padah513
Jun 2021
#2
It's a reasonable idea and a lot of us have already at least considered it. And it isn't as if ...
marble falls
Jun 2021
#3
It seems she was asked if she had an opinion rather than presenting one ad hoc.
Ford_Prefect
Jun 2021
#35
Ginsburg also should have retired while Obama was president and we had the Senate.
NYC Liberal
Jun 2021
#9
also those who should have voted in 2016 instead of not voting, or voting third party
JohnSJ
Jun 2021
#16
I remember that she said Obama would not nominate someone as liberal as she is.
Earth-shine
Jun 2021
#52
AOC and every other person who campaigns for Breyer to step down seems to me
summer_in_TX
Jun 2021
#11
If they care about the country more than their own self-importance, they would retire
pnwmom
Jun 2021
#34
While he does deserve the respect for his service, there comes a time when you go
rpannier
Jun 2021
#45
agreed--don't waste political capital and time swapping a liberal justice for a liberal justice!
cadoman
Jun 2021
#51
Nothing against Breyer, but... prefer not to have another Scalia or RGB situation
rpannier
Jun 2021
#25
There is no constitutional mechanism for Trump to become president until 2024.
LudwigPastorius
Jun 2021
#50