Nothing is forever. Judges are periodically replaced and no one knows when one will decided to step down or die. Back in 2008 people were saying Obama would nominating 4 judges, he ended up with 2. Also the balance of the court will only change if Trump replaces a liberal judge with a conservative one or vice versa. Of the 4 current judges born in the 1930's 2 are conservative and 2 are liberal.
Replacing Scalia with another conservative only doesn't change the court it just locks in the current balance for a little longer. Not to mention that Democrats may return the Republican's favor and refuse to confirm any judge Trump nominates. The court can have a maximum of 9 judges but only needs a minimum of 5.
Replacing Scalia with another conservative only doesn't change the court it just locks in the current balance for a little longer. Not to mention that Democrats may return the Republican's favor and refuse to confirm any judge Trump nominates. The court can have a maximum of 9 judges but only needs a minimum of 5.