But The Court Is Not Political!

The last day on which a majority of #SCOTUS Justices had been appointed by Democratic Presidents was May 14, 1969 — the day Justice Fortas resigned.

Starting in 1969, Republican Presidents would appoint each of the next 11 Justices — and 16 of the 20 overall.

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) December 2, 2021

Here's what's particularly awful about that:

In the last 30 years, a Republican has won the presidential popular vote just once—in 2004. It's 6-1 in the Dems favor.

And how many of the nine justices have Republicans chosen during this time?

Five.

I'm angry just writing this.

— Erik Lundegaard (@ErikLundegaard) December 2, 2021

The Constitution is working as intended. Aye, there’s the rub.