The Epoch Times by Joseph Lord
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is warning Democrats to “expect a major battle” in the Senate if President Joe Biden tries to nominate a “woke activist” to Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s soon-to-be-vacant seat.
Breyer was nominated to the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) by President Bill Clinton nearly three decades ago. On the court, Breyer has generally leaned to the left in his decisions, though he has rejected recent proposals among Democrats to pack the court.
In April 2021, Breyer warned against any such scheme, arguing that it could erode public trust in the judicial system. More recently, Breyer wrote in his book, “The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics,” that advocates of adding seats to the court should “think long and hard before embodying those changes in law.”…
