Underneath Their Robes reports that US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens may be nearing retirement. Liberals, of course, hope he does so before Obama is out of office. What would that change? Nothing, of course.
Conservatives outnumber liberals on the Court now 5–4 (though I don’t really count Justice Kennedy, who I think is more center-right than Christian Right). Obama can do nothing to change that, short of hoping for their untimely deaths (highly unlikely for folks who work fewer months per year than I go to school).
What does this mean? Well, I’m no expert, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Citizens United isn’t the last case that sparks fury and fervor.
