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Sunday, September 28, 2014

Why Ginsburg is NOT Retiring from the Court Any Time Soon

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Reason Not to Retire Makes No Sense (Jonathan Chait) from New York Magazine
"They may use this power to restrain the president from nominating a particularly objectionable figure, as both parties have done in the past. But if they use it as a generalized blockade, stopping Obama from nominating any mainstream Democratic figure, then Senate Democrats would almost surely enact another rule change."
"Almost surely..."  I'm not sure what Senate Democrats he's talking about here.  What's "most likely" is they would bitch, moan, whine and cry for a year or three either forcing Ginsburg to stay on the court anyway until a replacement is named or for her to retire and leave the seat vacant for months or years until the Dems changed the rule, an open court seat that would largely work to the GOP's benefit.  I understand Chait's argument here -- but Ginsburg's point is both valid and makes as much "sense" as his points do.

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