Why 2016 May Be the Most Important Election of Our Lifetime
by Joshua Green
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The widest gap between the parties may be how they would reshape the Supreme Court, which may have the final word over many of these policy questions. By next November, four of the nine justices will be 78 or older, including the court’s most frequent swing voter, Anthony Kennedy.
Obama’s successor may have the chance to replace all four.
If so, a Republican president could give the court a 7 to 2 conservative majority; a Democrat could create a 6 to 3 liberal advantage.[color][color=blue] “There’s the potential for a generational change in the direction of the court,” says Ed Whelan, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a conservative think tank. “We may be looking at a two- or three-decade entrenchment of a liberal or conservative court.”
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-05/why-2016-may-be-the-most-important-election-of-our-lifetime
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