This is the way for Trump to place his stamp on history.
Any of his (or Obama’s) executive orders can be overturned. But not his SCOTUS appointments.
Grassley: There will be a Supreme Court vacancy this year
A top GOP senator is predicting another vacancy on the Supreme Court this year. “Every year you get these rumors. Somebody’s going to quit. Everybody looking – ‘Have they hired their clerks?’ Etcetera, etcetera. You know, are they sick or something?” Sen.
Rumors of Supreme Court vacancy spark liberal panic
The potential for another Supreme Court vacancy coming open later this year appears to have liberals panicking. Rumors of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement have swirled for months but recently reached a fever pitch inside the Beltway. Shortly after the presidential election in November, the Supreme Court shot down speculation that Kennedy would leave the high court this year.