tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post86507407635093140..comments2024-03-28T17:53:43.541-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: The Supercharged Politics of the Supreme Court VacancyDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-87596982602734812852016-02-15T16:09:51.952-05:002016-02-15T16:09:51.952-05:00I suppose it's probably being said somewhere i...I suppose it's probably being said somewhere in the interverse, but there is a West Wing episode that is EXACTLY this scenario of keeping the court balanced after the death of a conservative lion. Super-groovy Bartlett solves the problem by convincing the near-to-retirement chief justice to retire, so that he can appoint one uber-liberal and one uber-progressive to the court to maintain the balance. They are even friends in the way Scalia and RBG were friends. If memory serves.<br /><br />Spooky.Robhttp://ralspaugh.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com