A new Warren Court?

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Apologies for my week-long absence, had unforeseen family events.

Is it plausible that the new Supreme Court appointee, when nominated, would finally polarize the court towards a left-wing leaning jurisprudence that has not been seen since the Warren court years?

Being that a simple majority is decisive and dissenting opinions are strictly advisement - 5 vs. 4 the other way? Of course it's possible.

I don't think a blatantly liberal person will be confirmed by the Senate.

Most likely, a moderate or conservative will fill the vacancy. Roberts is still the Chief Justice.

If the Supreme court were to return to the Warren days, I'd have no doubt that we'd see the right screaming for impeachment, just like they had called for Earl Warren's impeachment following the court's pro-civil rights rulings.

we can dream in any case.

I doubt that the Democrats would need a new Warren Court, or that the GOP would gain much from preventing one.

Recall that:

- John G. Roberts Jr. was responsible for saving Obamacare in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (2012), and Kennedy joined him in defending it again in King v. Burwell (2015)
- Majority opinions by Anthony Kennedy starting with Lawrence v. Texas (2003) have likely done more for LGBT rights in the US than everything everyone else has ever done combined.
- There is a majority in SCOTUS of upholding Roe v. Wade (1973), since Kennedy sided with the Liberal justices in Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). And Roberts have publicly stated - more than once - that Roe v. Wade is a "settled" issue, strongly suggesting that he would not overturn it.

... So, several major issues for the Democrats are either championed/defended or at the very least supported in SCOTUS by 1 or 2 justices appointed by Republican presidents.

Roberts in particular is interesting, because he is currently the 2nd youngest Justice at 61 (the only one younger is Kagan at 55). He could very likely serve for another 2 decades, thus providing a long-term defence of Obamacare,

They will hang it up the nominee in committee or have it "Borked" in the Senate. My suggestion is to vote down the nominee in committee. Keep voting them down until they get an acceptable candidate.

Obama isn't going to be able to nominate someone to court before his term is over

the next president will choose

basically the only way you're getting a left wing activist judge in there is if Bernie Sanders wins and wins a majority in the senate as well.

they will never learn.

all that is assuming the senate is cooperative at last OR a democrat wins this November and the senate cooperates.

all we can do at this point is pray like a sonofagun.