Its the most exciting replacement fight in years. Centrist swing vote Justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring and conservatives expect the president to replace him with a true conservative. Liberals are scared to death hell do that.
As the Supreme Courts swing voter Kennedy led to a balance between conservative and liberal decisions. Sometimes he voted with the liberals. His was the vote that imposed same-sex marriage on the country in
Obergefell. Sometimes he voted with the conservatives. His deciding vote upheld Trumps travel ban this past week. In
District of Columbia v. Heller he tipped the balance to the conservatives to decide that Washington D.C. could not ban a police officer from having a gun at home.
The Presidents Pledge
In his campaign Trump pledged to appoint conservative judges and justices. If he keeps that pledge conservatives will have a 5 to 4 advantage. Anyone he nominates is likely though definitely not certain to be approved because Republicans control the Senate 51-49.
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