Don't be surprised if Justice Barrett resigns at some point this year through a combination of threats like this and pressure by Trump. He has enough votes in the Senate to easily replace her with a more conciliatory jurist. - ThreadSky

charlotteclymer.bsky.social • 74 days ago

Don't be surprised if Justice Barrett resigns at some point this year through a combination of threats like this and pressure by Trump. He has enough votes in the Senate to easily replace her with a more conciliatory jurist.

Reposted from Mark Follman

Really ominous. Earlier this month someone threatened a sister of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett with a mail bomb. The escalating verbal attacks by Trump and his GOP allies against judges whose rulings they dislike are going to lead to violence www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...

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vivbernstein.bsky.social•74 days ago

I also expect Roberts to be forced out after this term

clarissalv.bsky.social•74 days ago

Are you sure it’s because of threats and not a desire to live the handmaids tale?

juliannc.bsky.social•74 days ago

i doubt it. she believes she is there on a mission from God.

mherek.bsky.social•74 days ago

You really think she spent all those weekends listening to the blowhards at the Federalist Society to walk away from this?

enchanted1956.bsky.social•74 days ago

wow, have they ever done that?

phil-stone.bsky.social•74 days ago

John Roberts has realized that he was counting on Schumer to protect him from being killed & replaced by Eileen Cannon. Coney Barrett has realized she is expendable. Does she care enough about live babies, & children to put up a fight? And Alito thinks Felontrump can name him the next Pope.

signeland.bsky.social•74 days ago

I saw the look on her face at sotu. Maybe she’ll stay and fight. I don’t know her. I can only hope.

raystone0564.bsky.social•74 days ago

I think she’ll stay in defend keeping our republic. I might be mistaken, but I think she, even though she voted with the majority I think on the presidential immunity decision, actually had reservations about how far it went. I’m not sure but that’s my recollection.

signeland.bsky.social•74 days ago

I am hoping. Thank you for the background and discussion.

b4llbust3r.bsky.social•74 days ago

She dissented in part, is my recollection. Think the overall vote on the substantive question was 5-4

b4llbust3r.bsky.social•74 days ago

Nope, mea culpa. Is read as 6-3, but she foes write separately

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/breaking-down-the-trump-immunity-decision

raystone0564.bsky.social•74 days ago

Thank You for the background

matthewsp.bsky.social•74 days ago

Astounding that the Trumpalos are so angry that she only rules in their favor 97% of the time

shaybooklover.bsky.social•74 days ago

Handsmaid tales anyone

bluesolitaire.bsky.social•74 days ago

Such as Aileen Cannon.

eneismi.bsky.social•74 days ago

I'd be shocked if she did but it may wake up Republicans

stephielynn204.bsky.social•74 days ago

I think this is excatly what Musk is trying to do for all judges. He knows he cannot get them removed, so he puts on heat to get them to resign!

lizzellw.bsky.social•74 days ago

Yeah, it’s a little funny though, because I’m pretty sure the term for someone who does something like this is “terrorist”

kamiejj.bsky.social•74 days ago

Every single decision she makes from here on out will be scrutinized. Will she change votes to appease Trump? Her "conservative" counterparts on the Court bear responsibility for this.

headcrash.bsky.social•74 days ago

If she's not far right enough for these lunatics we're in worse shape than I thought.

eeyikes.bsky.social•74 days ago

UGH I can already hear Senate Dems supporting their vote to confirm Justice Alex Jones because “he assured me that he believes the 15th and 19th Amendments are settled law!”

crazyness55.bsky.social•74 days ago

Pulling away secret service protection is a clear threat to anyone who opposed him. Of course they're scared, but they need to clean up their mess first.

mon221b.bsky.social•74 days ago

I certainly didn't expect to be rooting for Amy Coney Barrett in 2025, but here we are.

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