It wasn't??? With O'Connor crying? Or did Souter's crying counterbalance?
Doesn't undermine my central point: It was not possible to describe Bush v. Gore, CU, or Shelby as D Justices v. R Justices. That's cominghttps://twitter.com/MikeSacksEsq/status/850438851780911104 …
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What does undermine your central point: Stevens and Souter deliberately chose to retire under a Democratic president. (Shelby was D v. R)
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Look at their entries & exits as data points for the great sorting over the last 50 years. Same issue with calling Fortasbuster bipartisan.
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White and O'Connor were the last pre-sorted partisans, choosing to go out under the parties that nominated them despite own drift on court.
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