Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones calls on Breyer to retire
By Jordan Williams - 04/16/21 02:48 PM EDT
Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) called on Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire while President Biden is still in office.
Jones made the comment in an interview with Cheddar News on Friday. It comes as progressives push Breyer to retire so that Biden can appoint a younger justice to the high court.
“There’s no question that Justice Breyer, for whom I have great respect, should retire at the end of this term. My goodness, have we not learned our lesson?†Jones said.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last year, which allowed former President Trump to put a third conservative justice on the court.
The court now has a 6-3 conservative majority.
Jones said he was "excited about the opportunity for this president, President Biden, to appoint and then for the Senate to confirm jurists for the Supreme Court who are not hostile to our democracy."
“Who will adjudicate cases that will protect and preserve voting rights and that will respect the will of Congress, frankly," he said.
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