Do we need to worry about Sotomayor

[Melon]

She definitely was showing a bit of age when the justices walked in. Could just be paranoia.

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[DaBronx]

1. Yes

I noticed as well. Looked frail I’m afraid to say.

[brush]

12. I know. We might have another RBG situation and then...

Thomas and Alito will retires quickly and voila...a 7-3 SCOTUS with young rethug justices for the next two to three generations.

Term limits for the court has to happen or we are so fucked for the next two to three generations.

[DeepWinter]

23. Term limits on all three branches, IMO

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

38. Good luck with that constitutional amendment.

I don't think it has a chance, and if it passed, it would probably only apply to future justices.

[MichMan]

39. Why would Congress ever vote for term limits for themselves?

[DeepWinter]

40. We all know

they won't do the right thing. It's just a wish list item.

[maxsolomon]

34. 7 + 3 equals 10

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You mean 7-2.

7-2 doesn't even matter at this point. 6-3 is enough to stymie all progress, and it will last for decades.

[FBaggins]

43. Of course you know that it still matters

Hoping for three red justices to leave the court while we control the white house and senate could add decades to the timeline

[brush]

45. Yes, 7-2, thanks for the correx.

[Lovie777]

19. They look like death itself...

especially the ones in the front. Hell she’s probably concerned like the rest of the pro-democracy justices.

When the USA goes bankrupt Thomas and his fellow RW colleagues will be highly concerned.

[Rebl2]

32. She looked

very unhappy to me. Not frail. She seemed to walk just fine and keep up with the others and not lagging behind. She walks better than I do and pretty sure she’s older than me.

[Groundhawg]

2. probably

[chicoescuela]

16. Isn't this Cannon's seat? You know that is exactly what he is hoping for

Bastard

[dhol82]

3. Yes

She is a diabetic.

[people]

29. Being a diabetic does not . . .

mean she is overall unhealthy. I am sure she is miserable about this event.

[FBaggins]

44. It often does for type I diabetes

Life expectancy is about a dozen years earlier than for the population as a whole.

That’s why some in the party were hoping to get her to step aside in the wake of the election. Of course that was far too late.

Fortunately - she had the best possible health care and all the incentive in the world to avoid being replaced by Trump.

[Melon]

42. Comments on line is that she is frequently at the hospital

For issues related to type 2 diabetes.

[dchill]

4. I honestly don't know what good it does...

...to worry about ANYTHING at this juncture. The toast already burnt.

[Melon]

6. lol. True.

[elleng]

5. Looks ok to me.

Not more 'frail' than many.

[harumph]

7. "Should we be worried?" Yeah, like 2 years ago.

[In It to Win It]

17. I said the same thing. It's too late for that now.

[tritsofme]

8. She ought to have retired last year. We are playing with fire.

The Ginsberg debacle should have been a learning experience.

[Lonestarblue]

28. She has diabetes, which is being treated.

Ginsburg had multiple rounds of cancer where the risk of death was much greater. I personally know diabetics who are in their mid- and late 80s.

[LeftInTX]

9. Yes. She's only 70, but looks much older

[DET]

10. Sad

That hunched over stiff walk is not a good sign. The Trump years will age her fast.

[Melon]

11. Recipe for disaster. Now we are praying for 4 years.

I really consider this as putting yourself above the party and could have generational repercussions if she was to fall.

[FloridaBlues]

13. She will hang in there

[Willis88]

15. In all honesty,

That’s the line of thinking that got Roe v. Wade overturned. Like RBG, she should’ve retired!

[no_hypocrisy]

20. That was the intention of RBG.

But unfortunately for her and the rest of us, her medical status said otherwise.

[Omnipresent]

30. Until she can't!..

[Peregrine Took]

14. Did you see the photo of trump kidding with Robert's ?

They were standing in a circle of people and everyone was yukking it up. Trump is pointing a finger at Robert’s and laughing and Roberts has a big grin in his puss.
I think we can guess what trump said to him.

[thinkingagain]

18. Could be just

Sick to her stomach over the thought of this country has got to go through

[BoRaGard]

21. Robers (R) looks crushed by the weight of his guilty conscience

He'll never admit it. Never speak the truth about it. He's a republicon.

But the GOP lies and corruption are eating his soul.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

22. Yes we need to worry

She's 70s years old with type 1 diabetes and a history of not managing it well. She has gotten better at managing it in the last few years, but now has been seen traveling with a medic fairly recently (last summer if I remember right).

[Self Esteem]

24. I think she'll be fine for the next four years but after that? It'll be problematic.

[elocs]

25. Don't worry about the Supreme Court because it's long gone and will only get goner since '16.

Well, overall we had a good run as a country while it lasted. For over 50 years I have only ever voted for the Democratic candidates and I've considered it my duty to vote. Sadly, that has not been the philosophy of too many Democrats and those on the Left who have no problem in voting for 3rd party candidates or are so complacent that they don't bother to vote at all. We reap what we sow.

"I don't belong to any organized political party. I'm a Democrat." Will Rogers

[Irish_Dem]

26. Jebus.

[JohnSJ]

27. Sorry but it doesn't matter anymore. It meant something in 2016, now

[RockRaven]

31. What difference does it make? Even if she makes it through the next 4 years

there will never be a Democratic majority on SCOTUS in your or my lifetime.

[Mike Nelson]

33. Yes...

... if I were her, I wouldn't have a drink with Tucker or accept a dinner with Melania.

[JI7]

35. We lost the Court already.

[Turbineguy]

36. Looks to me she's doing what we call "penalty time".

Working on the sewage treatment plant for example.

[Ace Rothstein]

37. Yes, because getting 50+ on our side in the Senate is going to be a challenge.

[W_HAMILTON]

41. No, because we've fucked ourselves in terms of the Supreme Court for at least a generation or two.

The only fix in the next few decades will be """packing the Court""" to undo the damage that has been done.

So, to that extent, no, we don't need to worry about Sotomayor because if she ends up being replaced by Trump for whatever reason, it will just be another seat on the Supreme Court that we will need to eventually """pack""" to offset.