Source: Fox News
by Jonathan Turley
“In 1937, it was said that a critical shift of one justice in a critical case ended the move to pack the Supreme Court by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It was said that it was ‘a shift in time saves nine.’ In 2024, a shift in the Senate may have had the same impact. President-elect Trump’s victory this week means that absent a renewal of the court-packing scheme and other extreme measures of the left [sic], the court will remain unchanged institutionally for at least a decade. The expectation is that Justice Clarence Thomas could use this perfect time to retire and ensure that his seat will be filled with a fellow conservative [sic] jurist. Justice Samuel Alito may also consider this a good time for a safe harbor departure.” (11/07/24)