Tuesday, June 10, 2008

The Supreme Court and The Next President


Age as of January, 2017, Inauguration Day of the following President:

Justice John Paul Stevens: 96 years
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 82 years
Justice Antonin Scalia: 80 years -- Conservative
Justice Anthony Kennedy: 79 years -- Swing Vote Conservative
Justice Stephen Breyer: 78 years
Justice David Souter: 77 years -- Swing Vote


In other words, the next President will literally define the Supreme Court for a generation in a way that no other President has had an opportunity to do since Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he appointed 9 Justices during his 12 years in office. Global Warming, Abortion, Worker's Rights, Civil Rights, and on and on and on will all be determined by the Supreme Court. We MUST elect Barack Obama to ensure the outcome that sees us move forward.

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