On June. 27th, In the Year of Our Lord 2018, Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced his retirement from the highest court in the land. Kennedy says he plans to retire this summer, creating a vacancy that allows President Donald J. Trump a chance to change the scope of the court for years to come. Kennedy, a republican, was appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1988, after the rejected nomination of Robert Bork. Kennedy was often seen as a moderate on the court and often a "swing" vote. His vote decided some pretty major issues; especially gay rights and abortion, which can be seen by the Time magazine cover to the right.
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As a conservative, I can understand the cheers from other conservatives. Kennedy hasn't exactly been a great justice when it comes to conservative issues. However, the fact that this much attention and focus is being given to this announcement is a sign that we have put entirely too much power in the Judicial Branch. There were many decisions that the court heard recently that should never have even reached that level in the first place. Chief among them is the "gay marriage" ruling. As conservatives, we should be wary of a day when we will become ruled by 9 "unelected oligarchs".
President Trump has already begun his search for a replacement, although the democrats have expressed that they will not hear anything until after the mid-term elections, obviously citing the same reasons that Senator Mitch McConnell used in 2016.
What happens next will be interesting to watch and see where it goes.
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