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Every SCOTUS member (save the oldest, perhaps) will have many more years after Trump is done with his Presidency.
The more cynical among us might see that lifetime tenure as a lifetime opportunity to grift without consequence. Or pander to a populist to remain popular yourself. Why do the hard work of actually trying to maintain power when you get all the trappings of a respected position and can do whatever you want and still have power? At that point, the only thing worth fiercely defending is your own cushy position, and the best way to do that is to stay out of difficult places and remain popular.
--Peter
