Celebs Still Melting Down Over Anthony Kennedy Retirement

After Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, celebrities immediately voiced their strong opinions on Twitter.

The Wrap reports:

United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, opening up a second nominee to the high court for Donald Trump. If and when Trump nominates, and the Senate confirms, another conservative justice to the court, it’ll have far-reaching affects on the country for years to come.

Kennedy often served as the swing vote on the court between conservative and liberal rulings. He was probably most notable for authoring the court’s 2015 opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges, the 5-4 ruling that the fundamental right to marriage is guaranteed to same-sex couples.

But with Kennedy announcing his retirement, many fear Trump’s next conservative appointee will tend to vote in favor of the government and against rights for citizens. Judging from a groundswell of reaction on Twitter, many fear that a conservative court will overturn rulings like Obergefell v. Hodges and Roe v. Wade, which struck down laws criminalizing abortion as unconstitutional.

I wanted to make a joke but I’m mainly just sad. https://t.co/uU16b36jjR

— billy eichner (@billyeichner) June 27, 2018

The illegitimate POTUS will now try to ram a SCOTUS nominee through before Nov. So much for that McConnell rule. Calling on two principled Republicans to stand up against tyranny.

— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) June 27, 2018

I don’t know, she just seems too calculating. And her emails…

— Kal Penn (@kalpenn) June 27, 2018

ok, dems. this is real. all y’all paying attention? this is how you lose a country. all of our rights are in the balance. urge your leadership to resist when trump attempts to appoint the next swamp thing out of the pez dispenser or kiss it bye bye. https://t.co/YxNaD7SdGz

— Don Cheadle (@DonCheadle) June 27, 2018

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SUPREME COURT NOW

COMPLETELY RIGHT WING☠️

“trumps SUPREME COURT”WILL TAKE AWAY OUR RIGHTS‼️ROE V.WADE,GAY RIGHTS,TOO MANY TO LIST‼️THIS BLOW COULDN’T BE MORE SEVERE‼️IF WE DONT FIGHT LIKE OUR LIVES DEPEND ON IT,

“SOME AMERICANS ”COULD FIND “THEMSELVES”IN INTERNMENT CAMPS

— Cher (@cher) June 27, 2018

We had a good run, America. Get ready for a generation of regressive, corporate, nationalist rule. https://t.co/AzPSpqix7e

— Wil ‘this account mocks fascists’ Wheaton (@wilw) June 27, 2018

Democrats need to show some and fight. What’s the Constitution say about a President* who’s under criminal investigation for conspiracy against the country and tampering with his own election nominating justices? https://t.co/U2qso78vjG

— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) June 27, 2018

I don’t understand. Kennedy cares about LGTB rights. He cares about balance and justice. How can he do this? How can he want that guy to name his replacement?

— Eden Riegel (@edenriegel) June 27, 2018

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I can’t believe Anthony Kennedy is retiring. Being on the Supreme Court is not hard. Rebuilding America will be.

— World Cup watching Sean Kent (@seankent) June 27, 2018

First an American killed a Kennedy. Now a Kennedy is killing America.

— Travon Free (@Travon) June 27, 2018

Breaking: Justice Kennedy is retiring, giving Trump and McConnell a @SCOTUS seat to fill.

Out here at the Toontown Dip Factory, the Weasels all look up from their phones to give the good news to a certain hopeful judge… pic.twitter.com/3qlyNU5nrm

— Jack Morrissey (@Jack_Morrissey) June 27, 2018

With Justice Kennedy retiring and Dumbledore trying to convince RBG to destroy the Sorcerer’s Stone, the 2018 midterms are literally a choose your own adventure book for American voters on what kind of country they want to live in for the next quarter to half century.

— Richard Jeter (@MilesToGo13) June 27, 2018

Terrified for what Kennedy’s retirement means for the future of our nation. Rather than feel hopeless, I’m making yet another donation to @ACLU, @PPact, and @LambdaLegal. Join me.

— Chris Schleicher (@cschleichsrun) June 27, 2018

Surely Kennedy could have waited until after the midterm elections if he wanted to assure that his replacement reflect the will of the people and not the whim of a Russian backed sociopath. https://t.co/4zefxKqHnI

— Dave Foley (@DaveSFoley) June 27, 2018

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