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Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

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Re: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

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Post by ianai »

I mourn her loss. She’s done more for my life and the average americans life than quite a significant many.

Extremism in any shape breeds further extremism. I hope society is about to do a “big blink”.

It only takes a majority in the senate and house to add a seat to the SCOTUS or a state to the union.

Re: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

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Post by mikeyouse »

zacksinclair wrote: post #18
xwdv wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He absolutely should it is his job.

Do you recall when the republican party blocked Obama's ability to appoint in the run-up to the last election? (parent commenter is referencing this)

It wasn't even in the "run up" to the election - Scalia died in early February. Garland was nominated in mid March. Obama had 10 more months in the Presidency (~23% of his presidency left when Scalia died and McConnell said we shouldn't fill a vacancy in an election year).

Re: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

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Post by paxys »

bonzini wrote: post #8

Of course a president should not appoint a judge on the last few months of his term, should he?

He ideally should be able to, as long as the correct procedures are followed. Republicans, however, set the precedent by not allowing Obama to appoint one in his last year in office. My money, however, is on them ramming someone through anyways.

Re: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

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Post by mc32 »

elmomle wrote: post #21
xwdv wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He absolutely should it is his job.

I believe the parent comment was mocking the exact stance that Republicans took four years ago, and the fact that they will very certainly not take that stance this time.

True, but we’re talking politics and politicians. Compare Biden before and New Biden on issues. They ALL would do that. There is no real holier than thou politician.

Re: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

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Post by tus88 »

> That was never more evident than in 1996 when, as a relatively new Supreme Court justice, Ginsburg wrote the court's 7-to-1 opinion declaring that the Virginia Military Institute could no longer remain an all-male institution. True, said Ginsburg, most women — indeed most men — would not want to meet the rigorous demands of VMI. But the state, she said, could not exclude women who could meet those demands.

What's the bet she was OK with male-only conscription though?

Re: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

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Post by stickyricky »

I think reading about Ruth and Antonin Scalia's friendship was the most wholesome political reading I've ever done. Hearing people divided in opinion, but not bitterly so, working together to figure out the best framework to construct American society from was inspirational. I hope the two halves of the political world can become friends in the way they were.

Rest in peace Ruth. I hope if there's an after you and Antonin are living it up.

Re: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

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Post by kevin_thibedeau »

nscalf wrote: post #30
xwdv wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He absolutely should it is his job.

Since you clearly don’t get the context, the Republicans made this a giant issue when Obama had an open Supreme Court seat towards the end of his term. Let’s call a spade a spade: the republicans have no regard for the constitution or laws of the land if they benefit from ignoring it. They will now ignore the precedent they set and place a new Supreme Court justice.

Obama had more time left than Trump so the hypocrisy coming out of the Senate will be that much richer.

> “The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president,” McConnell said

> “You’d have to go back to 1888 when Grover Cleveland was in the White House to find the last time a vacancy created in a presidential year was confirmed by the party opposite the occupant of the White House,” McConnell said in March 2016

> “We think the important principle in the middle of this presidential election, which is raging, is that the American people need to weigh in and decide who’s going to make this decision,” McConnell said

> Speaking in his home state of Kentucky on Tuesday, McConnell was asked what he would do about a high court vacancy if a seat were to open up [in 2020]. “Oh, we’d fill it,” McConnell said

Re: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

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Post by axaxs »

xwdv wrote: post #16
bonzini wrote: post #8

Of course a president should not appoint a judge on the last few months of his term, should he?

He absolutely should it is his job.

Not sure why you are downvoted, this is correct. What the R's did to Merrick Garland was a disgrace. What kind of wink and a nod agreement is that? They should codify this into law, not keep perpetuating it forever. How long until it's 'oh, he's only got 3 more years left...lame duck!'
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