Opinion | Justice Breyer's pride may doom the Supreme Court he loves

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.chrisgeidner: As 2021 turns to 2022, the pressure for Justice Breyer to retire remains.

Although Breyer has described calls for him to retire as political, the reality — a disappointing one to liberals — is that his retirement now wouldn’t be political in the way people talk about it. His replacement wouldn’t change the balance of the Supreme Court; if he were to retire now, there would still be a 6-3 conservative majority.

Although he writes of his understanding of politics by referencing his time as a Senate staffer, he last worked in the Senate when Jimmy Carter was president and Pete Buttigieg hadn’t yet been born. Meanwhile, the Senate that would have to confirm any successor to Breyer is split 50-50 with Vice President Kamala Harris serving as the tie-breaking vote. The press for Breyer to retire is, in large part, based on that.

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chrisgeidner Why is the media pushing for Justice Breyer to retire, when they NEVER wanted Ginsberg to retire?

chrisgeidner OMG- the last sentence says 'Justice Breyer to retire remains' rather took my breath away... can he do that?

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