10-13-2020, 03:53 PM
(10-13-2020, 01:24 PM)bfine32 Wrote: A quick look at nomination shows that swing votes are usually nominated by Republican Presidents.
Gorsuch is becoming such a nomination.
If you have a 5-4 conservative majority court (as we've had since Nixon) and one of the conservatives switches it becomes a 4-5 liberal ruling.
If you have a 5-4 conservative majority court and one of the liberals switches it becomes a 6-3 conservative ruling which is effectively the same as a 5-4 conservative ruling. So one of those liberal judges isn't going to be a swing vote. Because only the majority can swing to the minority opposition to give the minority a majority win. Duh.
