Justice Kennedy Retires
Jun 27, 2018 14:57:00 #
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/anthony-kennedy-retiring-trump-second-scotus-pick/
Justice Kennedy to Retire from SCOTUS
Jack CroweJune 27, 2018 2:09 PM
U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy participates in taking a new family photo with fellow justices at the Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Justice Anthony Kennedy announced Wednesday that he will retire from the Supreme Court, providing President Trump the opportunity to ensure a conservative majority on the Court.
Kennedy’s retirement, effective July 31, will set up a high-stakes political battle over his replacement’s nomination.
Kennedy, 81, established himself as as a sought after swing v**e for the court’s liberal justices, casting the deciding v**e on issues ranging from a******n and affirmative action to capital punishment and gay rights. He announced his retirement in a letter to President Trump.
“For a member of the legal profession it is the highest of honors to serve on this court,” he wrote. “Please permit me by this letter to express my profound gratitude for having had the privilege to seek in each case how best to know, interpret, and defend the Constitution and the laws that must always conform to its mandates and promises.”
The contest over his successor’s nomination will likely be made more tense by the sentiment, widely held among liberals, that Trump’s first nominee, Justice Neil Gorsuch, occupies a seat stolen from Barack Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland. Senate Republicans managed to obstruct Garland’s nomination to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia, keeping the seat vacant for some 14 months.
Holding a 51-seat majority in the Senate, Republicans ostensibly have the v**es to withstand Democratic opposition due to a rule change, advanced last April by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, which lowered the confirmation threshold for Supreme Court justices from 60 v**es to a simple majority.
Regardless, the nomination is sure to drive millions in ad spending from liberal special interests that will likely target moderate Republicans, such as Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, to oppose the nomination of a conservative stalwart.
Following Kennedy’s announcement, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the upper chamber will v**e on a replacement this fall.
Justice Kennedy to Retire from SCOTUS
Jack CroweJune 27, 2018 2:09 PM
U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy participates in taking a new family photo with fellow justices at the Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Justice Anthony Kennedy announced Wednesday that he will retire from the Supreme Court, providing President Trump the opportunity to ensure a conservative majority on the Court.
Kennedy’s retirement, effective July 31, will set up a high-stakes political battle over his replacement’s nomination.
Kennedy, 81, established himself as as a sought after swing v**e for the court’s liberal justices, casting the deciding v**e on issues ranging from a******n and affirmative action to capital punishment and gay rights. He announced his retirement in a letter to President Trump.
“For a member of the legal profession it is the highest of honors to serve on this court,” he wrote. “Please permit me by this letter to express my profound gratitude for having had the privilege to seek in each case how best to know, interpret, and defend the Constitution and the laws that must always conform to its mandates and promises.”
The contest over his successor’s nomination will likely be made more tense by the sentiment, widely held among liberals, that Trump’s first nominee, Justice Neil Gorsuch, occupies a seat stolen from Barack Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland. Senate Republicans managed to obstruct Garland’s nomination to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia, keeping the seat vacant for some 14 months.
Holding a 51-seat majority in the Senate, Republicans ostensibly have the v**es to withstand Democratic opposition due to a rule change, advanced last April by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, which lowered the confirmation threshold for Supreme Court justices from 60 v**es to a simple majority.
Regardless, the nomination is sure to drive millions in ad spending from liberal special interests that will likely target moderate Republicans, such as Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, to oppose the nomination of a conservative stalwart.
Following Kennedy’s announcement, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the upper chamber will v**e on a replacement this fall.
Jun 27, 2018 14:57:30 #
Jun 27, 2018 15:02:26 #
AuntiE wrote:
Six to three sounds like a good division.
6 to 3 Is definitely a Great division in favor of America, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution.
Keeping America Great.
Jun 27, 2018 15:20:51 #
no propaganda please
Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun
AuntiE wrote:
Six to three sounds like a good division.
Jun 27, 2018 19:33:26 #
AuntiE wrote:
President Trumps "List of 25" has been in the hands of every Republican Senater for some time.
They have all had ample time to notify the president if they consider any of them unacceptable.
I would not be surprised by an Independence Day nomination, would anyone else?
Jun 28, 2018 06:32:13 #
It has been predicted that the great President Trump will nominate 5 Supreme Court justices in his tenure as president and Roe/Wade will finally be overturned to stop the murder of millions of our innocent babies. We welcome that day and know that the satanic driven demonrats will go insane as usual.
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