DeSantis Says 7–2 Supreme Court Majority Possible During Next 2 Presidential Terms

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who will officially announce his 2024 presidential run on Twitter on May 24, is envisaging the establishment of a 7–2 conservative supermajority “that would last a quarter-century” on the U.S. Supreme Court.
“I think if you look over the next two presidential terms, there is a good chance that you could be called upon to seek replacements for Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito,” DeSantis said in a speech at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention held in Orlando, Florida, on May 22.
Alito, who has a reputation as a consistent conservative voice on the high court, is 73. Thomas, who follows an even stricter and more literal interpretation of the Constitution and sometimes writes opinions that other conservative justices don’t join, is 74….}