White House not worried about Ginsburg retirement chatter.
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Speculation on the high court’s next vacancy has centered on the 81-year-old Ginsburg, who has had health problems.
Some on the left have openly worried it could be tough for the Obama administration to fill a vacancy, especially if the GOP wins back the Senate this fall.
Republican senators are already irked with Senate Democrats’ unilateral decision to change the chamber’s filibuster rules so that all presidential nominees apart from the Supreme Court may be considered by majority vote. Until the rule change last year, nominations needed to clear procedural hurdles that require 60 votes.
But administration officials and those close to the White House say they're not particularly concerned about a Ginsburg retirement, before or after the midterm elections, or the likely difficult process to replace her.
Read more at: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/212661-white-house-not-worried-about-ginsburg-retirement-chatter