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Matt Reed
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Posted: 04 November 2026 at 7:00pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply
 James Johnson wrote:
So, where does this big win leave the SCOTUS?

There were rumors that Thomas and Alito were going to leave.

Now? No way. I see these guys doing a RBG.

They will not leave.  Not a chance in hell.  We're stuck with this terrible Court until one, the other or both die at which point we better hope that Dems control the Oval Office as well as the Senate.  
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Charles Valderrama
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Posted: 04 November 2026 at 7:41pm | IP Logged | 2 post reply
Read this opinion online:

"With this scale of victory, it seems very likely that the Democrats will now have the Senate majority for at least 4 years."

"If Democrats win the White House in 2028, then justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito would need to wait until at least 2033 for there even to be a prospect of there being a Republican president and Republican Senate. By this point, both justices would be in their mid-80s. Perhaps they will wait around, but I wonder if they look forward to that prospect."

"They could try to rush a replacement in the current lame duck session, but Trump might encounter some resistance from a few of the outgoing Republican senators."

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Posted: 04 November 2026 at 7:53pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply
I don’t imagine Trump will be a very lame duck.

Batten down the hatches!

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Evan S. Kurtz
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Posted: 04 November 2026 at 9:36pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply
You guys don’t think one or both members of SCOTUS retire within the next week so they can shoehorn in their replacements?
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Charles Valderrama
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THAT would be a bold move. Mitch McConnell would be proud.

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Jason K Fulton
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Posted: 04 November 2026 at 9:55pm | IP Logged | 6 post reply
Not a gambling man, but I find it hard to believe that Thomas or Alito would allow the country to move forward without their....guidance.

Hopefully they pack the court and make them irrelevant.
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