Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has made clear she has no plans to step down, according to people close to her, despite calls from some on the left that President Joe Biden should be allowed to try to name a successor before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Yeah, the safer bet is to hope she stays healthy for at least the next 4 years. Her stepping down now would 100% be a vacancy that the Senate refuses to let Biden fill.
Absolutely agree with you but as xmunk said, Sinema will do her dumb curtsy thing and bam, now trump gets another supreme court pick on day 1 because the Dems really only have 49 seats for preserving democracy
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sotomayor-supreme-court-trump/
Yeah, the safer bet is to hope she stays healthy for at least the next 4 years. Her stepping down now would 100% be a vacancy that the Senate refuses to let Biden fill.
In other words, like I said, we haven’t learned a damn thing.
We have 51 seats in the Senate, and Harris to break ties. Manchin’s vote should not matter.
Absolutely agree with you but as xmunk said, Sinema will do her dumb curtsy thing and bam, now trump gets another supreme court pick on day 1 because the Dems really only have 49 seats for preserving democracy
Manchin and Sinema would absolutely torpedo it between them.