It’s no secret that Democrats want Justice Stephen Breyer to retire from the Supreme Court.

Since the party took control of the Senate in January, party activists and, more recently, lawmakers have been calling for the 82-year-old justice to step aside. Elected officials are generally respectful in their appeals. Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal in April laid out the benefits of Breyer’s retirement in a mild fashion.

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