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The current composition of the justices is not a consequence of voting. When Trump took office in 2017, Obama’s nomination expired, leading to Gorsuch’s appointment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrick_Garland_Supreme_Court_nomination RBG explicitly refused to step down during Obama’s admin. https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us-politics/us-justice-ginsburg-hits-back-at-liberals-who-want-her-to-retire-idUSKBN0G12UZ/ Lastly, Clinton won the popular vote in 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election
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