Clarence Thomas may be next to leave

[RandySF]

Justice Clarence Thomas, a reliable conservative vote on the Supreme Court, is mulling retirement after the presidential election, according to court watchers.

Thomas, appointed by former President George H.W. Bush and approved by the Senate after a bitter confirmation, has been considering retirement for a while and never planned to stay until he died, they said. He likes to spend summers in his RV with his wife.

His retirement would have a substantial impact on control of the court. The next president is expected to immediately replace the seat opened by the death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, providing a one-vote edge in the court that is currently divided 4-4.

Should Thomas leave, that slight majority would continue if Donald Trump becomes president. If it's Hillary Clinton, then she would get the chance to flip two Republican seats, giving the liberals a 6-3 majority.


http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/thomas-may-be-next-to-exit-supreme-court/article/2594317

[Bucky]

1. I assume stories like this are printed to try and scare more conservatives to vote Trump

maybe I'm just getting cynical in my old age

[Gothmog]

2. I would love to see Clarence Thomas retire

[louis c]

3. We can only hope

This election isn't about Hillary or even Trump.

It's about the Supreme Court. It has become a political entity, and we need to control it, because if we don't, the other side will.

[GulfCoast66]

4. He is lost

Without Scalia telling him how to vote.