Monica Hesse at WaPo asks what seems an important question:
For the past few months there has been a stealth political campaign going on, the subject of which feels so unseemly that nearly every person publicly participating in the debate insists they would rather not be participating in it, and would, in fact, prefer the debate not be happening at all.
The question: Should Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor voluntarily retire before the next presidential election?
And, if your answer is yes, are you sexist?
And, if your answer is no, and you support liberal jurisprudence, are you a fool?
No, not really. The short answer is that if the American electorate is taken in by the Big Con that Trump and his allies are selling and return him to office, they deserve everything they get.
Whether they like it or not.
At some point, the liberals have to accept that. Not that they’re likely to walk down the McConnell path of dishonor and, frankly, disaster, although some might urge that. Easily debunked lies and frantic power grabs is more a Republican thing.
And the American electorate has to bear responsibility for their bad selections, should they make them, and not depend on liberals to ride white chargers to their rescue – or depend on the right-wing extremists and their arrogant philosophies to lead the conservatives to self-defeat.
But asking Sotomayor to leave just because there’s a few more wrinkles in the face is really unacceptable. Not after the absolute parade of wrinkly old men leaving SCOTUS feet first. Stay in your chair until you’re tired of the job, Justice. We appreciate your efforts.
