This week, Donald Trump re-affirmed his desire to have Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alitoremainon the court ‘til the end of his term. And, as the President has touted, one of his proudest first-term accomplishments was tonominatethree eventual Supreme Court justices: Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Coney Barrett.

Justice Gorsuch has been fairly consistent. Justice Kavanaugh has usually held the line, relying upon the U.S. Constitution as his north star. More than occasionally, Amy Coney Barrett has been aliabilityto conservatives. It is speculated that she fears for members of her family if she does not yield to Leftist causes. She did, however, appropriately chastise the ranting of Ketanji Brown Jackson – a DEI selection who should haveneverbecome a Supreme Court Justice.

Some on the Right regard Barrett as one of Trump’s mistakes, similar towhat befell Ronald Reaganwhen Sandra Day O’Connor began crossing the line from her conservative values to agree with Leftists.

Then, regrettably there is George W. Bush’s appointment of John Roberts. As Chief Justice, Roberts isdemonstrably weakand has flip-flopped on many occasions. Perhaps he is being controlled by someone with knowledge of his extra-circular activities, but who knows? Regardless, the alleged conservative six-to-three majority on the court often ends up being five-to-four, or worse, four-to-five.

Despite President Trump’s wishes, in his remaining37 months in office, two monumental, if bold, appointments are needed to ensure that vigorous, non-wavering conservatives will be added to the court and will remain in place for decades to come.

Clarence Thomasturns 78on June 23, 2026. For much of his career he said little, listened carefully, and wrote brilliant arguments. In recent years he has spoken up more.Under firefrom the Left, professionally as well as personally, he has stood his ground. It is remarkable that in 1991 he weathered what he termed a “high-tech lynching,” and for 34 years has proven to be a wise choice by George H. W. Bush.

Samuel Alito is also aconsistent conservativeand takes his cues directly from the U.S. Constitution. Alito turns 76 on April 1, 2026. He has become one of more principled justices in modern times, and the credit goes to George W. Bush for selecting him.

If only we could clone both justices!

True conservatives don’t want to see the departure of champions like Justice Thomas and Justice Alito. The most prudent path, however, is that long before Trump’s term is over and, preferably, even before the 2026 mid-term elections – a mere 10+ months away –both Justices retireto make way for new, younger, strong conservatives.

Hanging on too long has its consequences. Ruth Bader Ginsburg never met a clause in the U.S. Constitution that she felt couldn’t be ignored. She was the darling of the Left for decades. She aimed toserve well past the timethat others strongly suggested she retire in favor of a younger, liberal justice.

Source: Clash Daily