@awfullyvague.bsky.social: Both Thomas and Alito have mothers who made it into their 90s. I'd say the odds of them getting to be 80 are good. I don't know. I can sort of see one of them resigning, but the second one will hang on for dear life to maintain the court (im)balance.

The thing I can't stop thinking about is this: I'm 48, and in my adult lifetime there has been one Republican who won the popular vote. But I will probably spend the rest of my life under the authority of a Supreme Court dominated by hard right conservatives. How is that democracy?

A biden win this election probably results in a 5-4 liberal court

Umm…no. That would also require the Democrats to control the Senate, and no conservative judges, let alone 2, will just not retire while Democrats control both the White House and the Senate.

Thomas and Alito are both getting quite up there in age

Both Thomas and Alito have mothers who made it into their 90s. I'd say the odds of them getting to be 80 are good. I don't know. I can sort of see one of them resigning, but the second one will hang on for dear life to maintain the court (im)balance.

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