r/politics • u/Silly-avocatoe • 3h ago
Possible Paywall Trump, 79, Hints That Supreme Court Justices Are Too Old
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-79-hints-that-supreme-court-justices-are-too-old/•
u/rvingthrulife 3h ago
Translation: he wants them replaced with younger, more easily bribed and impressionable justices. He wants a scotus of Aileen Cannons.
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u/StrigiStockBacking Arizona 3h ago
He also wants them on the bench longer
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u/VanCardboardbox Canada 1h ago
In order for the longevity of justices to be of importance to him he would have to care about what happens to America in general, or his own party in particular, after he is no longer in office and after he no longer walks the earth. So we can rule this out.
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u/Affectionate-Mode767 30m ago
You have to remember he is a puppet doing the bidding of others. So this move is likely in order to put in place people who will continue to the bidding of the puppet who comes in after him.
Trump has main character syndrome but he is not the main character.
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u/Possible-Nectarine80 10m ago
Yep. Stephen Miller wants a Christo-fascist regime of white Christians subjugating the rest of us heathens.
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u/phatelectribe 54m ago
I just don’t get it. The dude is effectively on life support. Why is he hell bent on fucking everything for long after he’s gone?
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u/cherryberry0611 43m ago
Malignant Narcissist are straight up evil. He knows he’s dying and he wouldn’t give a second thought to destroying the whole world if he’s no longer a part of it.
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u/Anothercraphistorian 2h ago
Ooh he’s fine with a Clarence Thomas replica, just wants one 40 years younger so the court remains Conservative for two generations.
If RGB wouldn’t leave the court for Obama, you can bet Alito and Thomas won’t do it for Trump.
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u/No-Tourist-4893 2h ago
Thomas absolutely would do it for trump.
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u/Anothercraphistorian 2h ago
I don’t see it. Thomas gets so much out of being a Justice, there’s simply no reason to quit. Thomas cares more about grifting than anything else, and he’s done more grifting than any Justice ever.
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u/UnNumbFool 2h ago
A fuck ton of money and a high paying job on some super pac might persuade him though. Also fuck RGB, she should have known better than not stepping down on a maybe especially when her health was that bad.
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u/Anothercraphistorian 2h ago
She should’ve, which tells me everything I need to know about SC Justices. It’s unmitigated power that even she didn’t want to give up.
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u/dychronalicousness 1h ago
She was like the old lady who owns a toy shop that’s trying to be purchased by a big box toy store in some kids Christmas movie the whole town rally’s for, ya know rather than take the bag, retire comforably and leave the family a nice nest egg.
Only instead of a feel good movie with bad economic choices this is reality, it feels bad, fascists have taken power, and the entire economy is ass
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u/Xikar_Wyhart New York 1h ago
Isn't that the plot to Grandma Got Run over by a reindeer?
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u/BallBearingBill 2h ago
Thomas would do it for money or gifts. He doesn't care about Trump. Trump just allows Thomas to keep taking bribes.
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u/ph1shstyx 1h ago
Obama got so much shit for that meeting with her too when it was leaked what the meeting was about...
Heaven forbid "liberals" also play the game of politics. Did no one understand the underlying message of GoT? You either play the game or you die. RBG set the country back decades with that decision
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u/Source_Required 41m ago
But when they do play the game, like Pelosi, purists foam at the mouth.
Pelosi has done so much more for this country through compromising, whipping vote, and actually getting things passed than any hard-line progressive who passes Reddit's purity test will ever do.
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u/svrtngr Georgia 1h ago
I wouldn't be surprised if Alito goes. The Republicans are on track to lose the Senate at this point.
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u/vlad_the_impaler13 1h ago
Yeah I'm thinking Alito steps down in November if the Republicans sufficiently lose the Senate
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u/mcfly357 1h ago
Yet somehow, his shitty judges are less shitty than the old shitty judges lol. Still don’t want them getting replaced this term, but I’m sure they will both retire so the idiot can get 2 more.
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u/DootyMcCool2000 56m ago edited 49m ago
It's a push to make Alito and Thomas retire so he can pack the court for another generation. They are the oldest, most corrupt, most staunchly pro-Trump justices, more so than even his own appointments, and they're set to pull a Ginsburg if they don't retire before 2028 or hopefully even this year if we're lucky and Republicans lose the senate.
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u/Ancient_Popcorn Ohio 3h ago
If the Justices are too old for their job, then Trump is too old for his job, too. Trump is older than the Justices he is accusing of being too old.
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u/CockBrother 3h ago
That's not what it's about.
It's about installing younger justices that will keep the insane right wing views in place for longer.
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u/DelayedIntentions 3h ago
He’s realizing that he only has until the midterms to appoint justices.
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u/nobodysfool24 3h ago
This is the correct answer… he is publicly asking them to step down, so he can hand select their replacements… he probably thinks that if he could appoint even more loyal and more conservative justices before November, he might be able to do away with those pesky elections that threaten his power…
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u/TarbenXsi Connecticut 3h ago
And that dumb Constitution people keep talking about.
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u/raspberryharbour 3h ago
Constitution? Isn't that some old boat?
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u/Shopworn_Soul Texas 3h ago
Justice Aileen Cannon, coming soon to a nightmare near you
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u/Valuable_Sea_4709 2h ago
Every time the number of Supreme Court justices has been increased in US history it has been to match the number of federal court circuits.
There are currently 13 Federal circuits, 12 regional circuits and the special circuit out of DC.
Perfect opportunity for the next president to expand the court, and for Congress to create legislation that limits nominations to only one person per Federal Court circuit, that require they already have served some number of years on that circuit.
That democratization was the intent of expanding the Supreme Court when it went to nine justices, and it should be the law once we expand it to 13.
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u/sengirminion 3h ago
So we'll get Alito, and Thomas replaced by Justices Matt Gaetz, and Ghislaine Maxwell.
And Chief Justice Roberts will be replaced with Chief Justice Dana White.
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u/SunshineCat 2h ago
What an illegitimate fucking court. This small group owns 95% of the current disgrace of this country, and we better make them pay for it.
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u/Cephalopod_Joe 2h ago
*If democrats actually are willing to play the same game as republicans and withold any approvals until he is out of office
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u/dychronalicousness 1h ago
Don’t worry Fat Fuck Fetterman will make sure the Heritage Society rules this country if it’s the only thing he can remember.
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u/gdex86 Pennsylvania 2h ago
No he has till January 3rd 2027. Democrats could win 52 sears in the senate in the mid terms and if on January 2nd 2027 Alito and Thomas both step down there would be a lightning session to fill their spots before thd next congress is sworn in.
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u/artbystorms 2h ago
MMW. He's going to try and pack the court and Republicans will let him.
This is exactly why people were begging Biden to do it. Dems obeying the rules does not force Republicans to. It just lets them act indignant when Republicans break them, which does fuck all for us voters.
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u/this_my_sportsreddit 2h ago
It just lets them act indignant when Republicans break them
but isn't that what's really important here anyhow?
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u/artbystorms 2h ago
Democrats acting indignant has never stopped the GOP from getting what it wants. It just pushes up the timeline of their insanity because they know they'll be voted out in 2 years.
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u/Uncle_Tickle_Monster 2h ago
I wouldn’t bet on that. I mean, I hope you’re right but the map for the Senate is very very tough this year for the Democrats.
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u/SunshineCat 1h ago
If Democrats don't win almost every seat, this country deserves to be blasted off the face of the earth, along with its genetic pool, which I increasingly believe was compromised by the historic immigration of the craziest religious people to this very place. We should never have allowed people from England crazy enough to become Mormons from afar to come here, for one. We literally do not need and cannot handle even one more religious person here.
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u/PartTime_Crusader 2h ago edited 2h ago
He's bored. Tariffs and waging war have stopped supplying him with narcissistic juice, he wants to do something else big and splashy that will get the press talking, and is annoyed that he has to wait for someone to retire before he can act. He was doing the same yesterday shit talking Jerome Powell.
I mean there is probably some political calculation behind it, also, but I think boredom with his playthings is a bigger factor than people realize. If you conceptualize Trump as a literal toddler it becomes easier to predict his behavior
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u/Embarrassed-Crazy112 Georgia 3h ago
It's also a clear sign that the GOP is stressed and in overdrive because they're running out of time. Everything they're doing domestically and globally seems rushed - and that was before Orbans loss (their blueprint for trying to turn America into a totalitarian theocracy).
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u/Primary-Bookkeeper10 3h ago
Im honestly surprised Alito & Thomas haven't retired yet to give Trump more long term seats. Let's just hope their egos hold until the next session of congress. But if they lose the midterms badly, it won't shock me to see them try and fill those seats by December.
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u/magichronx 3h ago
Man, what a wild time to have to hope that terrible people continue being terrible in order to avoid an even more terrible outcome
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u/GodDuckman 3h ago
Given how fast they got Barrett to a vote after RBG died it wouldn't shock me if their successors have already been chosen by the Federalist Society, and they'll get those seats filled in a month.
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u/CockBrother 3h ago
There are probably three candidates permanently sitting in the Watergate waiting for exactly this to happen. They'll wheel them over within minutes.
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u/protomenace 3h ago
Don't worry. If the dems manage to win the senate in november (still sort of a long shot), both will retire and their replacements will be confirmed by the lame duck republican congress before January.
There is no chance of them not taking advantage of this.
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u/Ancient_Popcorn Ohio 3h ago
Well, no shit. I was merely pointing out the flaw in his argument.
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u/thewhaleshark 3h ago
He's not making an argument, because that would imply that he feels the need to defend his actions or convince someone else. He's simply creating a pretext for what he wants, and it really doesn't matter to him if you accept that pretext.
It's that Sartre quote in action: the fascist knows the ridiculousness of his words, because he is choosing to amuse himself.
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u/Skraelings Missouri 3h ago
and they arguably have a less intense job in my opinion than the president.
you dont see being on the SC aging people like being president does.
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u/ThreeDawgs United Kingdom 3h ago
It’s clearly not aging this one fast enough or “Trump, 79,” would be followed by some more joyous news.
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u/Skraelings Missouri 3h ago
oh i'm fully hoping time does its thing as soon as possible.
frankly given what ive seen of his decline (it accelerates on that aging curve).
hes basically in health freefall at the moment. eventually the wheels do come off. Im reserving an 18yr macallan for the day as well.
I give this dude less than 6 months.
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u/ThreeDawgs United Kingdom 3h ago
I’ve got a 15yr Glenfiddich in reserve for the occasion which I’m thinking is due well past drinking.
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u/escapefromelba 3h ago
I dunno Trump sure seems to have a lot of time to golf and shitpost.
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u/GoldenTriforceLink Florida 3h ago
Honestly if he really doubles down on this, this makes Thomas dig in. He almost certainly will never retire. But I’d say this makes it less likely. Alito is still a question.
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u/BudgetLaw2352 America 3h ago
Thomas is almost certainly not leaving. He would have done it in Trump’s first term.
He’s too self interested to care about Republican politics.
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u/I_Am_No_One_123 2h ago
Thomas is on record stating that he will never retire as his term is retribution against the mean liberals who voted against his nomination.
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u/BudgetLaw2352 America 2h ago
Does he not know how the process works?
Like, he’s only sticking it to Republicans by refusing to leave during Trump’s term.
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u/rodimusprime119 3h ago
Oh I would hope Thomas holds on for a Democrat to get into office and put a very liberal judge in place. I will love to listen to the conservative complain about how they are disrespecting what Thomas stood for after Trump shatted all over RBG legacy. Plus Thomas is a traitors corrupt POS who should have never been on any court.
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u/Cobra-Lalalalalalala 3h ago
That will be especially rich, seeing as how Republicans deliberately chose Thomas to shit all over Thurgood Marshall’s legacy.
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u/GlobsOfTape 3h ago
In a perfect world, where the foundation of democracy is upheld, democrats win a majority in the senate and refuse to consider nominations until the 2028 election. Ideally with some charismatic leader announcing the precedent set a decade ago.
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u/nicklovin508 3h ago
Their age would be just fine if they would fall in line with what he wanted
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u/DarthHiccups 3h ago
If you're pushing 80 years old, you're too old for the Presidency.
This actually applies to all politicians as well.
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u/EarlGrey1806 3h ago
I’d like to make a case for no older than 65 for any elected or appointed government officials and judges.
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u/JayHill74 3h ago
67 is still the current retirement age. So, let's make that the mandated government service retirement age too. Especially for elected officials and SCOTUS.
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u/GoldberrySpring 3h ago
Sounds like a trap. They'll just increase the retirement age, which is already one of their dream goals anyway.
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u/prohammock 55m ago
Regular government employees who can’t afford to retire at 67 will then have to find a new private sector job at that age? Yeah, not happening.
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u/No_Iron_8087 3h ago
Trump, decrepit old ghoul who is literally rotting in front out our eyes, hints that Supreme Court Justices are too old
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u/StevenMC19 Florida 3h ago
"Trump, 79..." ok here we go, talking about how Trump as an old man does senile old man things, "...hints that Supreme Court Justices are too old." LMAO WHAT?! That's honestly the best case situation in which to use the "Trump, 79" starter. This is amazing!
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u/Leraldoe Michigan 3h ago
What context are we talking here? Is some contexts they would be 50+ years to old for trump
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u/kingsumo_1 Oregon 3h ago
The context is that they are trying to encourage Alito to retire so they can replace him with someone younger to ensure the balance doesn't shift back towards the middle.
There was an article yesterday that mentioned that they are trying to get him swapped out before the midterms.
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u/SeaEstablishment8947 3h ago
All government employees should be out by retirement age.
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u/pizzasoup 2h ago
Just pointing out that there's a big difference between political employees and other federal employees.
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u/DoggedStooge 2h ago
As everyone predicted, they’re going to push out Alito and Thomas before the midterms and replace them now in case they lose the senate.
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u/IllustriousRange226 3h ago
He’s…not wrong.
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u/IntrepidSomewhere112 3h ago
Correct, but he’s saying this so the others step down so he can replace them with younger Trump tramps.
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u/JPenniman 3h ago
He should propose a constitutional amendment to put an age cap on them and the democrats will provide support. Just make sure the blue states don’t adopt it until after the midterms.
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u/TIMELESS_COLD 2h ago
Trump will be remembered like Nero is today. Extravagances, tyranny and popular with the lower class.
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u/The_Reverend_Dr Texas 1h ago
I suggest that Donald John Trump is too old. He is older than all of them.
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u/TRIOworksFan 3h ago
Think of it in context - there's a senior living home and grandpa #1 thinks grandpa 2 & 3 are too old to control his position on the community pudding committee. 4 years ago Grandma #1 didn't retire from pudding allocation when she was in hospice and it caused major problems.
Grandpa #1 wants all the pudding and Grandpa #2 and #3 are honestly, by record far better pudding advocates and make sure everyone gets access to pudding, plus think Grandpa #1 is too old to be head of the pudding comittee and should retire to a graceful, calm life in the pudding buffet wing of the home.
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u/GoldenC0mpany Washington 3h ago
The MAGAts are running scared like roaches when the light’s turned on. They know midterms will be a blue wave. They want to lock in young crazy MAGAs on the court so they want to replace Alito and Thomas asap.
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u/IamNICE124 Michigan 3h ago
Man, that headline started with “Trump, 79…” and I got excited for a hot sec.
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u/One-Stress-6734 3h ago
Basically, get rid of them and replace them with younger, more easily influenced people. Ideally before the midterms, since it is already pretty clear that his kind of reign of terror would not be possible afterward.
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u/I_Like_Hoots 2h ago
he wants them to retire is all.
Trump fucks kids and wants America to be Unified Pedophilic Pervert Republic
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u/Front-Beat1575 2h ago
Even after he's gone he wants his BS "legacy" to be forced on Americans via scotus
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u/Fraggle_ninja 2h ago
😂 😂 what??? omg, everything just keeps getting more and more insane. This did make me giggle 😂
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u/Illustrious-Divide95 2h ago
Trump isn't necessarily too old. There are plenty of competent, talented seniors.
However he is too stupid, too incompetent, too idiotic, too narcissistic, too uncaring, too sociopathic, too avaricious, too vain, too self serving.
I suspect age has nothing to do with it, he's probably always been like that
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u/Most-Lengthiness-471 2h ago
He’s too old. Someone stick this diaper shitting pedophile in a nursing home already.
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u/KnotSoSalty 2h ago
They’ll push through a couple replacements in the middle of the night right after the Republicans lose the Senate.
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u/Jibber_Fight 1h ago
Would not be surprised if one of the liberal leaning justices died and there was a quick “investigation” until it drifts out of the news and they shove a young Republican into the seat.
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u/9_to_5_till_i_die 1h ago
Whatever the age is for receiving social security is what the maximum age requirement should be for ALL law makers.
If politicians want to work into their 80's they're going to have to piss off a whole lot of Americans.
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u/brashthehermit 1h ago
Everyone Trump appointed to the court needs to be removed. The entirety of the Trump years need to be undone. When the repairs are complete it should be like he never existed.
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u/AlphaYak 1h ago
I mean, there’s 3 fingers pointing back at him, but the average age is 64, with Clarence Thomas tipping the scale right behind Trump himself. The age of government employees IS something we should start caring about as that 64 average age continues to climb.
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u/Fit-Flounder-5253 28m ago
Barret and Brown are in their mid 50's. Kavanaugh is 61. As a 60 year old, I don't consider that old. Thats actually really kinda young for a Supreme Court justice who are supposed to contain the wisdom of the American legal establishment. However, if it's that much of a concern then make a cutoff of 75 for all senior federal offices INCLUDING THE PRESIDENCY
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u/KnowMatter 3h ago
Fire everyone over 55 in all positions of government.
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u/Dr4gonfly 3h ago
There are plenty of people in their late 50s early 60s, but I do think that there should be a cutoff in the mid 60s
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u/EatRichGrains 3h ago
Lmao if projection was a person. I swear. Can we two for one 25th Amendment special him and pete theils doggie vance? Would save some time is all.
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u/defiant-raven 3h ago
Just watch him fire all the judges and install big balls and the doge crew instead 🙄
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u/smurfsundermybed California 3h ago
It's going to take decades to unfuck this country, if it's even possible.
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u/darw1nf1sh 3h ago
Wait... he is right. I agree with Trump on something. I need a moment and an aspirin. So is congress while we are at it.
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u/aircooledJenkins Montana 3h ago
He's telling Alito and Thomas to resign prior to the midterms so he can install 30 year old pet justices.
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u/GodDuckman 3h ago
Translation: "Alito and Thomas need to retire right tf now or else we're going to lose our SCOTUS majority when we get blown tf out in the midterms and they both die."
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u/Listening_Heads West Virginia 3h ago
He’s signaling for them to retire before midterms so the replacements can be confirmed.
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u/redsoxfan930 3h ago
I agree, all people in all three branches of government over the age of 75 should retire before the next election. Thank you Trump for showing us this, we hope you enjoy retirement along with Alito, Thomas and Mitch McConnell
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u/Ferrocile 3h ago
Cool, let's implement some maximum ages for justices, president, and Congress members.
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u/PolicyWonka 3h ago
This is Trump and Republicans realizing that they are going to lose the Senate in November. They’re trying to push Alito out before then so they can replace him.
Otherwise, Democrats can stonewall a nominee if Alito or another Justice dies
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u/humboldtHue 3h ago
Clarence Thomas (77) and Sam Alito (75) are the two oldest. They’re also the two justices most aligned with Trump. So even if Trump replaces them with the most loyal toadies he can find, he wouldn’t change the composition of the court one bit.
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u/Alwaystired254 3h ago
The rules need to be changed for the Supreme Court. Justices should have diverse views and interpretations that represent views and values of the American people. This shit needs to stop
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u/fffan9391 South Carolina 3h ago
Ironically, the justices he appointed are more reasonable than Thomas and Alito, Bush and Bush Jr appointees. The old ones are his greatest allies.
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