This was one of the early reasons why I thought a Kennedy retirement was coming: McConnell cancelled much of the Senate's August recess. They know they can lose their chance to replace Kennedy in November if they lose the Senate.https://twitter.com/frankthorp/status/1012035688534020096 …
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Since I got the Kennedy retirement right, here's my next prediction: Justice Brett Kavanaugh Kavanaugh, like Gorsuch, would be another Scalia on the Court, as I explain in my book on Scalia's legacyhttps://www.amazon.com/Justice-Contradictions-Antonin-Politics-Disruption/dp/0300228643/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1516904231&sr=8-1&keywords=richard+l.+hasen …
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@TPM what A Kennedy retirement will mean for voting rights: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/scalias-goal-of-unwinding-voter-protections-is-becoming-a-reality … and civil rights in general: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/supreme-court-greatest-civil-rights-cause … Now I expect the left will begin to care as much about the Court as the right, and there will be little to do about it5 replies 26 retweets 43 likesShow this thread
In response to my pre-2016 election @TPM piece, I got the following letter via emailpic.twitter.com/qbgZ3HwtuC
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