[Magdalen] Ireland

[Grace Cangialosi]

I'm afraid the one most likely to 
retire--or die--is Ginsburg. The other progressives, fortunately, are relatively young.

> On May 26, 2015, at 1:27 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> I'm wondering if the Irish vote with an amendment to the Irish  Constitution
> resulting might influence the USA Supreme Court to cop out of  
> responsibility
> by suggesting the same action here in the USA?
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> IOW would they likely refuse to settle the question and punt the ball
> over to a general plebiscite?
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> If so, I suspect there would be a "no" vote in the USA.  As much  as
> American public opinion on this matter has liberalized, I don't think  the
> majority would be in the "yes" camp, at least quite yet.
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> Now, if the vote were limited to the 20-40 year old voters, we'd get  a
> resounding "yes."
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> This brings up the whole question of justice by direct vote.  What  the
> majority favors isn't necessarily what is just.  That is a major  reason why
> we have the Supreme Court.
> 
> Any chance of any of the conservative justices retiring before Obama
> finishes next year?  
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> David Strang.