Sorry I got disagree with the notion that Trump's henchmen are going to force itself on the Supreme Court.
For this you got to blame the Dems.
They took their eye off the ball in 2012 and lost the Senate. It's now come back to haunt them.
Anyway it would be the same if a Democrat won. Hillary would fill the vacancies with liberal leaning judges. It's always been the case.
But to be fair Trump's picks are not the bat crazy far right type of judges. Gorsuch was a reasonable choice and I think Kavanaugh will be too. It was a 5-4 court before he took office and will be so now. Only difference is that CJ Roberts will hold the key as the swing vote but you never know - both Gorsuch and Kavanaugh might change their minds.
The court is basically hard core right wing with
Thomas - GHW Bush appointee.
Alito - GW Bush
Hard core left
Ginnsburg - Clinton
Kagan - Obama
Sotomayor - Obama
Breyer - Clinton
Swing
CJ Roberts
I've left out Gorsuch. Because it's too early to tell. He most likely might swing right but you never know. Because we had
Souter - GHW Bush
Stevens - Ford
Both supposed right wing but eventually swung left or middle especially Souter.
I think either one Gorsuch or Kavanaugh might not be the kind of judge Trump expects them to be in years to come. Roberts clearly isn't cut from the same cloth as his appointee George Bush. He has swung left at various points.
But 1 thing I agree with these so called right wing judges is that they should follow the law as made by Congress. Judges shouldn't be making laws rather administer them. You don't like something change the law and that's where the Dems failed during the Obama years failing to rouse their base into voting at mid terms. They are paying the price now and it could be worse if they fail in November.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is on her last legs. Breyer might also be considering retirement.
The rest of the bench is decades away from retirement. Thomas is 71 so at least another 10 years.
If Ginsburg retires in the next 2 years, Trump might be able to tilt the court fully right for the next 20 years.
If Trump is re-elected, it's highly likely he'll be the one to replace them. There's just so much the Senate can do to hold off a nominee, eventually they have to back down especially after an election.
The Dems only hope now is to win in November and thus give Ginsburg time to retire in 2020 or 2021. If she goes before then, they can at least force a compromise nominee and reject a hard core right one.
And then hope a Democrat wins in 2020.
If they fail, then all bets are off. The Court will tilt 6-3 or 7-2 to the right thanks to Trump.