http://legalinsurrection.com/2011/10...vember-part-2/The President only nominates....it's the SENATE that approves the nomination! Primaries are important if you want the right senators seated........(snip)
When Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. began the new Supreme Court term by congratulating Antonin Scalia on his 25th anniversary as a justice, it was a reminder that Justice Scalia is now 75 as is Anthony Kennedy and that Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 78.
Since 80 is the average retirement age of justices over the past generation, whoever is elected president could shape the court for the next generation….
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