I agree with you about both cases but the weird politics of the SCOTUS require that we try to hang on. I really like the proposal to make terms 18 years long and have one be up every two years. This would also stop making presidents feel like they need to put really young people on the Court when someone more seasoned would be better.
Boy, that really does sound like a good idea to me.
So he wouldn’t be breaking a rule then … Nice
Lawyers and judges have told me that. It seems believable. District courts run all year - there’s no term, like the Supreme Court. There’s a lot more nuts and bolts and little stuff. Motions, conferences, telephone calls, etc, not to mention ongoing trials.
Nonetheless, I have concerns about 85-year-olds in incredibly important positions.
Bumping this. Justice Ginsberg missed arguments today due to what was described as a stomach bug. So, not a serious ailment, to the extent that anything can be described as “not serious” for an 85 year old.
Regards,
Shodan
Wipe your chin, will ya? Your drool is shorting out my keyboard. :rolleyes:
Yeah, I’m much younger than Ginsberg, but I’ve had awful stomach bugs where I was running to the bathroom non stop. A day or two with Gatorade and bland food and I was fine.
I am not sure if there is any other thread on the SDMB that causes such terror when it is bumped.
I think it is the recognition that there is a real risk that Ginsberg will die or retire* while Trump is still President and the GOP controls the Senate. A 5-4 court is bad enough. A 6-3 court is something they don’t even want to think about.
Regards,
Shodan
*OK, probably not retire. The only way she will leave the Court is feet-first. But she’s 85, has had multiple bouts with cancer, and 85 year olds don’t bounce back from even minor illness the way a younger person does.
I don’t wish her any ill, but the title of this thread is a real question.
So you bumped this thread to wish Justice Ginsberg a full and speedy recovery?
Shodan, such a mensch!
I’ve got concerns about a 54-year old, a 52-year old, a 71-year old, a 69-year old, and a 64-year old in equally important positions.
I bet that’s a great joke, totally worth clicking blind links for.
You know you can hover your mouse over links, and your browser will tell you where they go, right?
In this case, they’re links to the wikipedia entries for the conservative justices on the court.
Is hovering over a link to see the URL before clicking through a prohibited practice in your world?
Gotta take issue with your sloppy use of the word “conservatives” there.
Yes, in my world phones don’t have cursors to hover over things. Where are you from?
On my phone’s browser, a long press opens up a context menu that lets me see the full link, copy it, share it, etc without actually going to wherever the link leads.
So long press the link. Your failure to learn how to use a device is not someone else’s problem.
On my phone too. You know what else my fucking phone does? It allows me to type out the actual names of the random people I want to list while making my brilliant jab at Shodan.
I’m starting to think this isn’t about the links.