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Time to put aside likes and dislikes in regards to Romney. Just consider the possibilities.
The last 12 justices to leave the Supreme Court, with their age and date of retirement:
•Sandra Day O'Connor, 75, Jan. 31, 2006
•William Rehnquist, 80, Sept. 3, 2005
•Harry Blackmun, 85, Aug. 3, 1994
•Byron White, 76, June 28, 1993
•Thurgood Marshall, 83, Oct. 1, 1991
•William Brennan, 84, July 20, 1990
•Lewis Powell, 79, June 26, 1987
•Warren Burger, 79, Sept. 26, 1986
•Potter Stewart, 66, July 3, 1981
•William Douglas, 77, Nov. 12, 1975
•David Souter, 70, June 29, 2009
•John Paul Stevens, 90, June 29, 2010
12 justices, average age at retirment is 78.6
Columnist Andrew McCarthy Quote
Published April 11, 2012 | ”If Mitt wins the nomination, as seems very likely, I will enthusiastically support his candidacy. For my friends who have hesitation on that score, I’d just ask you to keep four things in mind: Justice Scalia just turned 78, Justice Kennedy will turn 78 later this year, Justice Breyer will be 76 in August, and Justice Ginsburg turned 81 about a week ago. We wish them all well, of course, but the brute fact is that whoever we elect as president in November is almost certainly going to choose at least one and maybe more new members of the Supreme Court — in addition to hundreds of other life-tenured federal judges, all of whom will be making momentous decisions about our lives for decades to come. If you don’t think it matters whether the guy making those calls is Mitt Romney or Barack Hussein Obama, I think you’re smokin’ something funky.” ~Columnist Andrew McCarthy~
The last 12 justices to leave the Supreme Court, with their age and date of retirement:
•Sandra Day O'Connor, 75, Jan. 31, 2006
•William Rehnquist, 80, Sept. 3, 2005
•Harry Blackmun, 85, Aug. 3, 1994
•Byron White, 76, June 28, 1993
•Thurgood Marshall, 83, Oct. 1, 1991
•William Brennan, 84, July 20, 1990
•Lewis Powell, 79, June 26, 1987
•Warren Burger, 79, Sept. 26, 1986
•Potter Stewart, 66, July 3, 1981
•William Douglas, 77, Nov. 12, 1975
•David Souter, 70, June 29, 2009
•John Paul Stevens, 90, June 29, 2010
12 justices, average age at retirment is 78.6
Columnist Andrew McCarthy Quote
Published April 11, 2012 | ”If Mitt wins the nomination, as seems very likely, I will enthusiastically support his candidacy. For my friends who have hesitation on that score, I’d just ask you to keep four things in mind: Justice Scalia just turned 78, Justice Kennedy will turn 78 later this year, Justice Breyer will be 76 in August, and Justice Ginsburg turned 81 about a week ago. We wish them all well, of course, but the brute fact is that whoever we elect as president in November is almost certainly going to choose at least one and maybe more new members of the Supreme Court — in addition to hundreds of other life-tenured federal judges, all of whom will be making momentous decisions about our lives for decades to come. If you don’t think it matters whether the guy making those calls is Mitt Romney or Barack Hussein Obama, I think you’re smokin’ something funky.” ~Columnist Andrew McCarthy~
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