A debate has emerged over whether Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who is 70 years old and diabetic, should retire, with various commentators and journalists expressing differing views. Some liberal commentators and Nate Silver have suggested that Sotomayor should consider stepping down while the Democrats control both the White House and the Senate to ensure a progressive replacement. This perspective is seen as strategic, considering the nature of lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court and the importance of thinking about the justices' age and health. However, this call for her retirement has been met with resistance from Democrats and criticized as being based on misogynistic and racist notions. Critics argue that the pressure on Sotomayor to retire is unwarranted and emphasize the value of her continuing service on the bench. The White House and notable legal scholars like Chemerinsky have not joined the calls for her to step down, and some voices within the Democratic Party have outright rejected the idea, highlighting the significance of Sotomayor's role and the precedent it sets for future justices.
Hey @journal_jordan, @NateSilver538 says: Justice Sonia Sotomayor, 70 and diabetic, would be wise to resign now, lest she “die or become unable to carry out her duties before Democrats again control both the presidency and the Senate.” Bye-bye boricua! https://t.co/AlsVtHRPfd
Jonathan Turley Slams Dem Calls For Replacing Sotomayor After Party Once Praised Her As 'The Wise Latina' https://t.co/gzgHgJfrtw
This wasn't sarcasm, or some three-level chess angling for a GOP advantage. I just think 69 isn't that old for a Supreme Court justice, and I don't think Sotomayor should get pushed to retire because Democrats are worried about Biden and keeping the Senate.…
Here's What John Fetterman Had to Say About Calls for Justice Sotomayor to Retire https://t.co/pqoYAwrZ0B
““Oh, you think I’m too old to stay in my important government job? You first, geezers.” Nervous Democrats tell Sotomayor a ‘lifetime’ appointment is temporary https://t.co/RamE8CF6xe
Sotomayor facing calls from liberal journalists to step down from Supreme Court this year: 'Why risk it?' https://t.co/yPY4EzKYd1
‘It Makes No Sense’: Democrats Reject Calls For Sonia Sotomayor To Retire Early https://t.co/GDbQ9YjLHJ
.@NateSilver538 just wrote an article arguing Sotomayor should resign. Looking pretty unlikely... https://t.co/nGtqgZNEQZ https://t.co/BZtMYtBFmb
A growing number of liberal commentators are urging Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to retire. https://t.co/6m7ck0CFVR
ICYMI: The public pressure on Sonia Sotomayor to retire now, when a progressive replacement on the bench is guaranteed w/a Democratic WH and Senate, is misogynist cant based on racist notions of "long-term strategy." Stay strong where you are, Sonia: https://t.co/On902Ke9VI
Cynical take I haven't seen yet: If Sotomayor retired, Biden would v likely nominate another Latina judge, which could help him in an election year. Dems believed that anti-Sotomayor commentary in 2009 helped them with Latinos in 2012. https://t.co/9kprbqirBz https://t.co/ieWS18yArP
Sonia Sotomayor, don't listen to all those negative nellies and bean-counting bigots telling you to resign from the Supreme Court immediately, while Democrats still hold both the White House and the Senate. | @EsotericCD https://t.co/Dl5gRt41JQ
"The nature of lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court... is that we as citizens have not just the right but I'd argue the responsibility to think strategically about the justices’ age and health." –@NateSilver538 https://t.co/gM7te1XMiA
Should Justice Sotomayor retire? Chemerinsky, White House haven’t joined calls for her to step down https://t.co/ISx0PHRcO3