Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says he won’t bow to pressure from progressives like firebrand New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushing for him to retire while Democrats still hold the White House, and majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives.
“I’m only going to say that I’m not going to go beyond what I previously said on the subject, and that is that I do not believe I should stay on the Supreme Court, or want to stay on the Supreme Court, until I die,” Breyer, 83, told NPR.
“And when exactly I should retire, or will retire, has many complex parts to it. I think I’m aware of most of them, and I am, and will consider them.”
– Read more at the NY Post
The liberal justice went on to discuss, term limits, court packing and more in an interview with Chris Wallace on Sunday.
Good for him! Even though I disagree with him philosophically we don’t need another radical on the bench. Liberal Courts have had their say and been offfset by more conservative ones. Democrats think that’s a problem but sometimes they need someone standing beside them whispering in their ears, “Momento mori!” (Remember, you are mortal; you will die)
If the democrats force him to retire, then I want nancy, Maxine ,diane and Joe forced to retire.
What has always made me scratch my head, is members of the military, police force, fire dept etc, ALL HAVE MAX AGE LIMITS one can be, to continue to serve.
SO WHY IS IT Judges and politicians don’t!??!?
By “pushing for him to retire while Democrats still hold the White House, and majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives” “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is intentionally, by definition, seeking to politicize the Supreme Court, which branch of the Federal government is supposed to be the most isolated from politics. But to modern federal-level Democrats and neo-Marxists (but I repeat myself), the ends justify the means, and the end boils down to obtaining the unfettered power to personally profit from sacrificing American greatness to the highest bidder.
AHH, but its ok when THEY POliticize it. Just not when we do so.
Joe23006, I liked your response to the Rep. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- Ocasio and others to get Supreme Court Justice, Stephen Breyer to retire so the democrats could seat one of their own liberals on the Court. The leftistist democrats always plan to load the Supreme Court if they can… Some Won’t be pushed no matter how hard they try!
A Lesson the democrat Marxists need to Learn when they attempt to control the Supreme Court from ” Precedents. Democrat President Franklin D . Roosevelt tried to load the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg tried to hold her seat. On the Supreme Court until a Democrat President Could nominate a democrat to the Court to replace a democrat with a democrat but she died. ..
Nice one Steve…
” The Best laided plans of Mice And Men…. “Sometimes go araye…” Apparently, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez hasn’t learned this yet. ” experience keeps a Dear School, but Some Will Learn in no other way. .. “
AND even when it ‘bites them in the ***’, some STILL Won’t learn.