SCOTUS Justice Stephen Breyer is reportedly resisting calls to retire while he can be replaced by a Democrat. “He's got this very grandiose notion that the court should not be politicized,” says @imillhiser. “It's nice to live in Fantasyland. I like to make pretend, too.”

May 17, 2021 · 11:47 PM UTC

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Is there a connection between new state-level abortion bans and voter suppression efforts? Yes, says @FGossGraves. “These attacks on abortion access,” she says, are “rooted in a really ugly racist history of controlling the bodies and the lives of Black women in particular.”
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @imillhiser
I’m so sorry this is happening to you, but has anyone tried blackmail or bribery? Seems like it would be up your alley?
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @imillhiser
Well if Breyer stays on the court til he dies, he won’t be around to have ppl say I-told-u-so when President DeSantis appoints a replacement that makes Clarence Thomas look like @tribelaw
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @brianefallon @imillhiser
FFS the republicans have already (repeatedly) politicized the court and will again
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @imillhiser
Justices should only retire for time-honored traditional reasons, like their son being the President's bank loan officer.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @imillhiser
That ship sailed the minute McConnell became majority leader.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @imillhiser
He can say that when the current make up of the Court is undeniably partisan? 2 suggestions: term limits or term limits w/ age limits. EX The term ends on the earlier of: 15 years of service or attainment of age 80. No one deserves a lifetime gift of control.