A Thread About #SCOTUS Justices

The #SCOTUS has not had a Democrat-nominated Chief Justice since 1953.

"But the #SCOTUS justices!" has been a Republican campaign-issue since Nixon's campaign in 1968.

Republican-nominees have dominated #SCOTUS justice appointments since 1969 (13 Republican-nominated justices versus 4 Democrat-nominations)—almost half of which replaced Democratic-nominations.

A Republican-nominated majority has controlled the #SCOTUS since 1969—four years before Roe v Wade.

The #SCOUTS justices that voted to legalize abortion in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision were predominantly Republican-nominated justices (6 of 7).

"But the President can appoint #SCOTUS justices who will overturn Roe v Wade!" became a rallying cry of the Moral Majority as a cover to defend racial segregation. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/religious-right-real-origins-107133

The #SCOUTS has consisted of a Republican-nominated majority since 1973—always possessing the votes to overturn Roe.

Republican President Ronald Reagan nominated #SCOUTS Justice Anthony Kennedy, who voted to legalize same-sex marriage and authored the majority opinion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obergefell_v._Hodges#Majority_opinion

Republican President George W. Bush nominated #SCOUTS Chief Justice John Roberts, who voted twice to uphold "Obamacare" ( https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/obamacare-survives-supreme-court-challenge/2015/06/25/af87608e-188a-11e5-93b7-5eddc056ad8a_story.html) and joined the majority judgment in the June Medical Services, LLC v. Russo victory for abortion rights ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Medical_Services,_LLC_v._Russo#Supreme_Court).

Republican President @realDonaldTrump nominated Neil Gorsuch, who wrote the majority opinion (and was joined by Bush-appointed Chief Justice John Roberts) in a significant #SCOTUS pro-LBGTQ decision.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gorsuch#LGBT_rights