How many new SCOTUS judges during Trump 2.0?
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Anonymous
| Thomas is 77 and Alito is 76. I have to believe they step aside during Trump 2.0. The wildcard is Sotomayor. She’s 69 but in poor health. |
Anonymous
| Who cares? The US is going to come apart anyway. |
Anonymous
Sotomayor is not in poor health. Certainly not like RBG was. |
Anonymous
Her father died in his 40’s. |
Anonymous
And that matters... |
Anonymous
As a physician I would answer in the affirmative. |
Anonymous
| The prospect of a court including six Trump appointees plus John "Don't FOIA DOGE" Roberts...truly frightening. |
Anonymous
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Type 1 diabetics diagnosed prior to age 10 can have a lower life expectancy.
Type 1 diabetics can have life expectancies 10-12 years shorter than the general population. The average is 6 years. |
Anonymous
Why? These Trump appointees keep voting against Trump, unlike Thomas and Alito. |
Anonymous
Well, ACB does. |
Anonymous
Or sometimes she recuses herself, which in Trump's book is the worst thing ever. |
Anonymous
It was 7-2 in an Alien Enemies Act 'case', when there wasn't even a case to act on. |
Anonymous
| Imagine 2 more conservative judges in their late 40’s. If Sotomayor is replaced they’ll have ghost gun vending machines in schools by 2030. |
Anonymous
She’s diabetic. If that’s why her father died, I’d argue that her compliance with treatment and the availability of much better treatment than existed back then matters a lot. |
Anonymous
+1. I didn’t think I’d ever respect her. But, she’s growing on me. Both with her recusal and her pushing back in oral arguments. P |