Donald Trump named three Supreme Court justices, and he's now eager to add several more. “Can you imagine?” he asked conservative voters. As stevebenen writes, it seems like the sort of thing that might help motivate quite a few voters.
Ahead of Election Day 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court evenly divided, with four justices on the right and four justices on the left. Democrats tried to tell voters this was a historic, once-in-a-generation opportunity to stop the high court’s drift to the right.
As the former president eyes a return to the White House, he’s apparently already thinking about future appointments., for example, was the message Trump delivered on Friday, while speaking at a “Moms for Liberty” gathering: It’s generally tough to make predictions about possible vacancies, but the fact remains that Justice Clarence Thomas has been on the Supreme Court for more than three decades, and the far-right jurist will turn 80 during the next presidential administration. Justice Samuel Alito, meanwhile, will turn 78 during the next administration.with historical averagesAgain, this isn’t a prediction. I have no idea whether any of these jurists have given retirement a moment’s thought.
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