It was recently reported that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving Joe Biden the opportunity to replace the liberal justice.
Last year, Breyer addressed the calls from many Democrats that he retire when he can be replaced by a Democrat president and Senate.
He spoke to host Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday” where he said he does not plan on dying as a member of the court as his colleague, the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg did.
Wallace played a video of an interview he had with the late Justice Antonin Scalia where the justice said “I would not like to be replaced by someone who immediately sets about undoing everything that I’ve tried to do 25 years, 26 years. Sure I shouldn’t have to tell you that. Unless you think I’m a fool”
“Do you agree with Scalia that a justice who is unmindful of the politics of the president who replaces him is a fool?” Chris Wallace said.
“I don’t intend to die on the court,” Breyer responded. “I don’t think I’ll be there forever.”
“I see the point,” Justice Breyer said. “Probably in the background there are many considerations. Many, many considerations.”
Wallace then asked him about Democrats who have been calling for him to retire as he played a clip of Sen. Amy Klobuchar he should retire “sooner rather than later, if [he is] concerned about the court.”
“I think they’re entitled to their opinion,” he said as he laughed.
“There are factors. There are many factors, in fact, quite a few, and the role of the court and so forth is one of them,” he said, “and the situation, the institutional considerations.”about:blank
After that Wallace asked him why he didn’t retire and Breyer responded, “I didn’t retire because I decided on balance I wouldn’t retire.”
