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Here's a graphic showing the composition of the Supreme Court in terms of GOP vs. Democratic appointees over the past nine decades [1]. There were certainly per
by matthewdgreen 2y ago
Here's a graphic showing the composition of the Supreme Court in terms of GOP vs. Democratic appointees over the past nine decades [1]. There were certainly periods of Dem dominance but they were relatively short compared to the overwhelming GOP dominance on that chart.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideological_leanings_of_United_States_Supreme_Court_justices#/media/File:Graph_of_number_of_sitting_U.S._Supreme_Court_justices_appointed_by_Republican_and_Democratic_presidents.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideological_leanings_of_United...