The Most Important, Under-Discussed Issue In The Presidential Race

By Alan with comments July 10, 2012 21:03

The balance of the Supreme Court.

 Three justices—liberal Ruth Bader Ginsburg and conservatives Antonin Scalia and Justice Kennedy—will reach their 80s during the next presidential administration. So whoever wins in November likely will have the chance either to reinforce the conservative majority, or to alter the court’s balance for the first time in nearly a generation.