"Democrats are reportedly discussing whether to call on Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to immediately resign in an effort to avoid her replacement potentially being made under President-elect Trump, Politico reports.
"Democrats lost their Senate majority to Republicans in the 2024 election, which, according to one Democratic senator, prompted discussion over whether to initiate an immediate replacement of Sotomayor, 70, during their remaining two months in control of the chamber."
Even aside from whether the Senate could confirm a Biden appointment before inauguration day, wouldn't Sotomayor have to resign first? If as seems likely, a Biden appointee could not be confirmed that quickly, would this not just speed up Trump's opportunity to appoint a new justice?
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