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Originally Posted by GlynMeek
You REALLY think 3-4 supreme court justices are going to die/resign over the next 4 years???????? Unlikely!
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Hmmm;
Lets do a quick run down:
Alito is 56, Roberts is 53, Thomas 60 and Souter 69. They look viable for a long term unless Roberts has another heart attack.
Breyer is 70, Scalia 72 and both in good health apparently.
Kennedy is 72, has been having heart and kidney trouble.
Ginsburg is 75 and has openly discussed retirement as an option.
Stevens is 86 and will either retire or die soon.
Of this list for possible replacement I put (in order):
Stevens, Ginsburg, Kennedy and Roberts
I do not think Stevens nor Ginsburg will go if McCain wins. They will wait for a liberal President to open the chair. Kennedy and Roberts will go for health reasons if at all so the sitting President is irrevelant to them. I think
at least 2 will be gone by the '12 elections and that amounts to a majority swing either way with the votes of the recent court. Hence...nix Obama for the reasons I stated earlier.