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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDemocrats wary of appearing to push Justice Breyer out despite their small window to replace him
By Ariane de Vogue, Manu Raju and Phil Mattingly, CNN
Published 5:00 AM EDT, Thu May 6, 2021
(CNN) Senior Democrats are treading carefully around Justice Stephen Breyer these days, worried that a progressive push to get him to retire could either anger him or come off as overtly political in either case potentially dashing their hopes of getting a young new liberal on the Supreme Court in his place.
The clock is ticking for the party, because the Senate could fall into Republican hands during the midterm elections next year or, actually, at any moment. Two members of the Democratic majority are near or just over 80 years old, and they hail from a state where a Republican governor would name their replacement if they werent able to serve.
But Breyer at age 82 the senior liberal on the Supreme Court is keen on keeping the high court free of political influence. And at a moment when a Democratic president gets to nominate any new justice, and Democrats hold the Senates tie-breaking vote on confirmation, an open campaign to squeeze him out could have the opposite of the intended effect.
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So while many congressional Democrats admit the ticking clock is on their minds, multiple sources tell CNN, theyre almost all keeping a studiously respectful distance.
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Democrats wary of appearing to push Justice Breyer out despite their small window to replace him (Original Post)
DonViejo
May 2021
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USAFRetired_Liberal
(4,167 posts)1. He needs to go!
genxlib
(5,518 posts)2. Controlling the situation
Such that Republicans don't get their hands on that seat IS an act of keeping the Court from becoming even more political.
EarlG
(21,932 posts)3. You know, if he retired tomorrow
Republicans would be like, "We can't appoint a new Supreme Court Justice the year before a mid-term election."
Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)4. This is frustrating (nt)
aocommunalpunch
(4,232 posts)5. LMAO
Dems seem to be nothing but wary these days. Media always paints em on the defensive and the public laps it up.