2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IMPORTANCE HEIGHTENED BY CONTROL OF SUPREME COURT

Justice Clarence Thomas

The upcoming, pending presidential election in 2024 takes on an added layer of momenti, that is, importance, with potential control of the Supreme Court for decades in the balance.

The learned men of politics speculate that retirement may be close for Supreme Court justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, not simply because they are "bought" men, basking in gifts from billionaires wanting to shape their decision-making, but more so because they are old, 75 and 73, respectively.

Justice Samuel Alito

Pundits looking ahead to retirement for these two geezers, warn that, if they're replaced by two young conservatives, men or women of similar ilk, the Supreme Court could remain in Republican control for decades.

The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade illustrates the damage such a Supreme Court inbalance could do.

The possibility of a 2024 Democratic loss in the Senate, and vulnerable seats will be contested in West Virginia, Montana and Ohio, makes the stakes even higher.