All replacements are consequential. when steven breyer stepped down and he s being replaced by judge jackson, that is important. but this was epic. this was epic in its importance because at the end of president trump s term in 2020, justice ginsburg died. amy coney barrett was rushed through by mitch mcconnell. and that changed the court from a 5-4 majority for the conservatives with chief justice roberts in the majority to a 6-3 conservative majority with roberts increasingly siding with the three liberals. but he is increasingly irre irrelevant. if the roe v. wade case stands in the draft opinion that we have seen, that will be the most vivid demonstration because that means that clarence thomas,