cyd@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agoSonia Sotomayor's retirement is a political IQ testwww.natesilver.netexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down16
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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agoYeah, but someone with her level of health care and ethnic background? She’s got a good 11 years left before it’s a problem. So we need to make sure the 2032 election goes to a Democrat and the Senate that year too. ;) Roberts will be on the block around then as well.
minus-squarecyd@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·3 months agoWe can argue actuarial tables all day, but the point is that replacing Sotomayor with a younger liberal justice has zero downside. It’s as close to a free lunch as one can get in politics.
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoAvoiding political wrangling is why they are lifetime appointments, for better or worse.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoOh, agreed, zero downside, but there’s no point calling for it at this time. Let’s focus more on re-electing Biden.
Yeah, but someone with her level of health care and ethnic background? She’s got a good 11 years left before it’s a problem.
So we need to make sure the 2032 election goes to a Democrat and the Senate that year too. ;) Roberts will be on the block around then as well.
We can argue actuarial tables all day, but the point is that replacing Sotomayor with a younger liberal justice has zero downside. It’s as close to a free lunch as one can get in politics.
Avoiding political wrangling is why they are lifetime appointments, for better or worse.
Oh, agreed, zero downside, but there’s no point calling for it at this time. Let’s focus more on re-electing Biden.