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Based on the content of that speech NoRethugFriends Apr 2021 #1
LOL, indeed. He seems deeply out of touch and/or detached from reality. LymphocyteLover Apr 2021 #18
He needs to retire before the midterm in case we lost the senate. Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #28
I really wish these fools on the court would stop living in a goddamned bubble. Humanist_Activist Apr 2021 #2
it's insane-- and this from a relative liberal justice who we need LymphocyteLover Apr 2021 #20
Justice Breyer is full of $hit! Of course the Supreme NewDayOranges Apr 2021 #3
You must've missed the Scalia party here when he died. oldsoftie Apr 2021 #15
it depends on how the court acts in the next big cases. How can we tolerate it if they decide we LymphocyteLover Apr 2021 #21
Well, those laws would have to be PASSED first. EOs wont cut it. oldsoftie Apr 2021 #32
Doing nothing though will not address the problem with the current imbalance with SCOTUS cstanleytech Apr 2021 #25
Thats true, but then they could have done it two yrs ago too. oldsoftie Apr 2021 #47
They did it already though. They blocked Obamas choice and then changed the rules to ram through cstanleytech Apr 2021 #49
+infinity quaint Apr 2021 #59
Aww Bless your heart RandiFan1290 Apr 2021 #44
I think it was along the lines of "Wow, didnt see THAT coming" oldsoftie Apr 2021 #51
Dirty old Scalia died in 2016. You got here in 2019. I don't recall the Scalia party at all. Judi Lynn Apr 2021 #45
Oh please. "Attacking?" And maybe you could read these simple searches. oldsoftie Apr 2021 #46
I don't really care what you qualify as "small" news cases. LakeArenal Apr 2021 #60
Electoral-Vote.com Had A Suggestion GB_RN Apr 2021 #19
That'll certainly take a Constitutional Amendment Polybius Apr 2021 #40
Not Really GB_RN Apr 2021 #50
Forcing Justices to rotate on the new "Constitutional Court" is the part I'm sketchy with Polybius Apr 2021 #58
This Would Be Legal GB_RN Apr 2021 #61
Of course, but the catch is that the final say is still theirs Polybius Apr 2021 #62
SCOTUS can't be stripped of its original jurisdiction embedded in Article III. lastlib Apr 2021 #41
OF COURSE IT'S A CONSERVATIVE COURT! That is exactly what McTurtle has been doing since stealing.. usaf-vet Apr 2021 #24
LOL "would threaten public trust" That horse fled the barn a long time ago. PSPS Apr 2021 #4
He's unintentionally showing us why we need to expand the court. lagomorph777 Apr 2021 #5
ok Stevie, wrap it up and get out! time for your pudding anyway... bringthePaine Apr 2021 #6
that and I hoep he retires DonCoquixote Apr 2021 #7
I agree. Pres Obama really should've had that choice earlier on. oldsoftie Apr 2021 #17
If It's Not Political modrepub Apr 2021 #8
Sorry Justice Breyer, but that trust you're talking about, Butterflylady Apr 2021 #9
What a steaming pile of BS. Demnation Apr 2021 #10
History says otherwise andym Apr 2021 #11
To a LARGE extent, we are thralls to history and its consequences. LymphocyteLover Apr 2021 #22
trust that has been gradually built over the centuries ... ... "further eroding that trust" progree Apr 2021 #12
Good point nuxvomica Apr 2021 #13
He's not stepping down any time soon, is he? BradAllison Apr 2021 #14
It doesn't sound like it. He's got it too good... VarryOn Apr 2021 #39
Except that he can retire and keep almost all of that FBaggins Apr 2021 #55
Doesn't sound like it. Ace Rothstein Apr 2021 #53
13 Justices NOW! Term-limits NOW!! NurseJackie Apr 2021 #16
Okay I'll play the game why then was the Voting Rights Act attacked turbinetree Apr 2021 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Apr 2021 #26
What would happen if a justice retired or died? Would it be three picks then? GregariousGroundhog Apr 2021 #27
Seems reasonable. oldsoftie Apr 2021 #48
SCOTUS is already packed (And it IS Conservative) aeromanKC Apr 2021 #29
This stuffmatters Apr 2021 #31
Time to go, Stephen speak easy Apr 2021 #30
Sounds pretty half-baked to me. milestogo Apr 2021 #33
Expand the court to 21 members on a rotating retirement schedule Dawson Leery Apr 2021 #34
You think we can get a constitutional amendment through? FBaggins Apr 2021 #36
Well... perhaps compared to the other branches FBaggins Apr 2021 #35
what a steaming heap that is! NewHendoLib Apr 2021 #37
He should have town halls with people other than MarcA Apr 2021 #38
So the court isn't political... Mawspam2 Apr 2021 #42
Raise your hand if soldierant Apr 2021 #43
I don't need to be lectured about the non-political nature Harker Apr 2021 #52
Yeah, Clarence Thomas would never let his politics affect his decisions. Mysterian Apr 2021 #54
"Impeach Earl Warren." dchill Apr 2021 #56
He breathes rarified air. From his vantage point, he doesn't see that Politicub Apr 2021 #57
Breyer is supposed to be an intelligent man, but he is ignorant of history in two important ways Janbdwl72 May 2021 #63
"Threaten Public Trust"?????????? maxrandb May 2021 #64
Nice excuse to hang onto your seat, Justice Breyer PlanetBev Jun 2021 #65
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