SUPREME COURT AND THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION – If the next president wins two terms, regardless of the party, the Supreme Court could reach a near ideological monopoly unknown in the post – World War II era of American History, perhaps a monopoly never achieved since FDR’s eight Supreme Court nominations. However, FDR presided during a time when both parties had liberal and conservative wings; therefore, there was more ideological overlap in a judicial nomination, even if he/she was from the opposing party. With two deeply divided parties, the next president has a crucial influence on the future of the Supreme Court that is rarely discussed as we get closer to the 2016 election.  I thought this article by Jonathan Hobratsch, writer, editor for the Literatti Quarterly is pretty fascinating.   Hobratsch takes a number of facts to give a mathematical possibility for replacement of the Supreme Court Justices based on their age, number of years in service, the year of the Presidential election and more… Read this article for some serious “food for thought”   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-hobratsch/the-impact-of-the-next-pr_b_4776477.html