The Democrats contend that the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg remained a Supreme court justice for too long. And with her history of health problems, she should have retired under a Democrat President Obama’s administration.
Breyer is one of the three remaining liberal justices, and his decision to retire after more than 27 years on the court allows President Joe Biden to appoint a successor who could serve for decades. And it would help maintain the current 6-3 split between conservative and liberal justices.
Ginsburg’s death from cancer at 87, enabled then-President Donald Trump to appoint her successor, Amy Coney Barrett. Democrats fear the court has been moving more to the right.
Democrats have been calling for Breyer to retire
While campaigning for the presidency Biden promised to nominate a Black woman to the court.
Recently there have been calls for Breyer to retire. Demand Justice, an ultra-progressive activist group, went so far as to hire a large truck. Then they mounted signs saying “Breyer Retire. It’s time for a Black woman Supreme Court justice.” And drove the truck around DC.
