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cab67

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6. A prediction:

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 10:17 AM

Yesterday

- if Democrats win control of the Senate this November, Clarence Thomas will immediately announce his retirement. Alito might also do so.

The Rs know Democrats won't let Trump appoint another hard-right ideologue to the Supreme Court. They'll follow the McConnell Rule and ram the nominations through before the new Congress is sworn in in January 2027.

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