I predicted last year that Justice Kennedy will retire. I also saw “black robes” in the news along with gavels.
I think the Kennedy retirement is imminent. This is the last gasp the gop has to motivate voters in November. But it also will rev up Democrats even more. Based on unhappiness from this week’s decisions. Interesting times ahead.
Wow, you did! And, on the winter solstice reading I saw men meeting in chambers in D.C. in long black robes in June and July. Wow! I haven't had any of my predictions come true before, except my freak out before the last stock nosedive.
It wasn’t actually announced he would retire... it was one congressman hoping for it. But I think it’s imminent. McConnell is giving off happy vibes. This is what he wants. An assured conservative court for decades.
He hasn't announced his retirement, at least not yet. The scuttlebutt in legal circles is that he was planning to retire after this term, but has reconsidered and does not want his replacement appointed by Trump. I don't know how true this is, or if it's wishful thinking. If he does retires, he will be replaced by someone even more right wing than he is. This is my biggest fear, more than Russia or Trump or gerrymandering or crazy Fox new or another economic meltdown. I just don't see the country recovering from 3-4 more decades of an extreme right wing court that will, sooner if now later, be completely out of step with the public. It's a recipe for civil unrest.
Our resolve will grow with every setback. The heart warriors are being culled from those who embrace the dark. As Dylan Thomas wrote (my favorite poem) “Do not go gentle into that dark night. Rage rage against the dying of the light.” The light will shine. I believe we will win.
wow people are in despair over this. it is hard to convince them that we will come out of this.
Today's news is not the ideal outcome most, if not all of us would have liked to see but I feel the retirement of Justice Kennedy in the long run will not change the course that we are currently destined for. Jeanne and others have mentioned in various visions/readings that our country as we know it, will not exist in the future in its current form due to its inability to care for its citizens. When the court becomes more conservative, a greater emphasize will be placed at the state and local level. If anything, the retirement of Justice Kennedy and the inevitable announcement of an extreme right judge will further empower women, in particular women of color.
I took last night’s primary as a sign of the future we are destined for. We saw an openly gay man win the democratic nomination for governor in Colorado. We saw a liberal democrat win the democratic nomination for governor in Maryland and more importantly we saw a 28 year-old democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez handily defeated one of the most powerful democrats in congress. Today no doubt was a step in the wrong direction but the seeds of change are slowly spreading and it will be strong and brave women like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who will challenge the “establishment” and allow for us to transition to the next phase.
We will persevere. GOOD WILL ALWAYS TRIUMPH OVER EVIL.