Effects of Republican Senate majority will reverberate through the courts

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : To get his cabinet members and lower-level administration officials confirmed, Trump will need the support of the Senate, and Republicans appear eager to help advance his plans.
52% : With Trump in office, the two oldest conservatives on the court - Clarence Thomas, 76, and Samuel Alito, 74 - may choose to step down to give him the opportunity to fill their seats.
51% : Trump has already nominated three justices to the supreme court, where conservatives hold a six-three majority.
50% : Because of Trump and Biden's track records, the new president will inherit the fewest number of federal judicial vacancies in more than three decades, NBC News has reported.
46% : If he has the chance to select more supreme court justices, Trump would probably favor younger nominees who could sit on the bench for decades, given that justices serve lifetime appointments.
41% : Trump has made clear that he intends to overhaul the federal government and perhaps even reclassify tens of thousands of nonpartisan roles as political appointments.
38% : That possibility underscores a chilling reality for many left-leaning Americans: even though Trump is limited to only serving two terms, the country may be dealing with the repercussions of his presidency far into the future.

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