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Re: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

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Post by beervirus »

tootie wrote: post #144
alex_young wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There would seem to be precedent for this now. Justice Antonin Scalia died in February of 2016, a replacement was nominated in March of 2016, and because Scalia's seat had become vacant during an election year, the Senate would not even consider a nomination from the president [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrick_Garland_Supreme_Court_...

Precedent means nothing. There's no law. Mcconnell just abused his power and will do so again with no regard for his past position.

It was hardly an abuse. It was business as usual.

Re: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

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Post by tunesmith »

res0nat0r wrote: post #278
seibelj wrote: post #178

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I’m sad to say you may find the grass is always greener on the other side - government corruption exists everywhere that government exists.

Also this is a good article written a few years ago that tries to tamp down a bit of the RBG cult, and that she should have retired during Obamas term if she really was concerned about keeping a liberal justice on the SCOTUS. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/11/what-cult-ruth-...

When? Was she to have perfect foresight in the first two years of Obama's two terms that that was her only window?

Re: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

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Post by mindfulhack »

After watching a 2018 documentary on Ruth Bader Ginsburg and seeing her work as a lawyer in the 70's, fighting and making and winning cases for pure social justice in the highest court of the land, RBG became an instant hero to me.

She will always inspire me, here or not, to fight for justice and what my conscience tells me is right. I have a great deal to say and a great deal to fight for. When it gets tough, she will be there to keep me standing.

Thank you, Ruth, for being such a fully self-actualised individual. You have shown the way. I am forever grateful.

A giant has fallen.

Re: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

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Post by DenisM »

Trasmatta wrote: post #233
spiritplumber wrote: post #98

This turn of events means a likely ossification of American policy for a generation. Much like in Iran, you risk ending up with a "council of sages" who is out of step and out of touch with the will of the people. I say "you" because I can go elsewhere. My extended family wishes for me to return to Italy for my own safety.

Why are there two posts right next to each other with the exact same first sentence? > This turn of events means a likely ossification of American policy for a generation. This was also posted by: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24522964

I have reported this to the mods, per HN guidelines. Please do likewise if you see this again.

Re: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

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Post by nr2x »

_qulr wrote: post #342
zanny wrote: post #218

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Theres a sliding scale of it though. The disinformation and anti-intellectual campaigns are generally weaker in mainland Europe and as a consequence the governments are less broken. The US is at the point where 30-40% of the country would drink bleach and shoot their neighbor at the presidents command while probably similar numbers are functionally illiterate. Not to say the democracy has been functioning, but you ca…

There's a tendency to overstate the popularity of our politicians. The President received 46% of the vote with 56% turnout, which means only 26% of the eligible vote. And many of those voters "plugged their nose" at the polls (though they may do it again). We have minority rule in this country, and many people don't realize how small the minority is. Both political parties are hugely unpopular (even with their own me…

The minority is even smaller if you consider how few states determine the outcome, especially with primaries.

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Post by giantg2 »

slg wrote: post #455
op03 wrote: post #188

Remove the Publicly visible Like Count and those kind of conversations and connections are easy. The Like count makes people defensive or aggressive especially when they are called out in public leading to never ending reaction and counter reaction cycles. Without that dumb random signal interfering in conversations all kinds of strange connections are possible. I see it at work meetings between highly competitive pe…

I'm sorry, but this is wildly naive. It isn't "likes" that are causing the problem. It is things like the fact that one side appears to be in the early stages[1] of a UN defined genocide[2]. I'm not going to be friendly to you if you think lower taxes or some other excuse is more important than the human and civil rights abuses that party supports. [1] - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/17/hyster...…

Both sides abuse civil rights when it suits them.

Uninformed sterilization has happened in the past in this country too. Look at doctors at some Native American reservations. It's quite abhorrent to stereotype an entire of party based on the sensationalism of an extremely small subset of actors.

Also the 'band wagon' effect is a widely documented cognitive bias - so there is merit to the idea that "likes" can create bias.

Re: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

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Post by tus88 »

scarface74 wrote: post #91
tus88 wrote: post #35

> 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 t…

There is no evidence that she would be opposed to women entering the draft. The case hasn’t been tried before the Supreme Court, but a Federal Court has already said that excluding women from the draft is discriminatory. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/02/ruth-bader-ginsb...

People don't "enter" the draft, that's why it's called conscription. And you would think after decades of having opinions on similar issues she might have expressed a view at some point.

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Post by rayiner »

AlexTWithBeard wrote: post #457
rayiner wrote: post #398

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That is not the precedent: https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/08/history-is-on-the-sid... > History supports Republicans filling the seat. Doing so would not be in any way inconsistent with Senate Republicans’ holding open the seat vacated by Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016. The reason is simple, and was explained by Mitch McConnell at the time. Historically, throughout American history, when their party controls the…

Just curious: does dem-controlled senate behave differently?

No. See: https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/03/neil-gorsuch-supreme-...

Re: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

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Post by [deleted] »

rayiner wrote: post #398
alex_young wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There would seem to be precedent for this now. Justice Antonin Scalia died in February of 2016, a replacement was nominated in March of 2016, and because Scalia's seat had become vacant during an election year, the Senate would not even consider a nomination from the president [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrick_Garland_Supreme_Court_...

That is not the precedent: https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/08/history-is-on-the-sid... > History supports Republicans filling the seat. Doing so would not be in any way inconsistent with Senate Republicans’ holding open the seat vacated by Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016. The reason is simple, and was explained by Mitch McConnell at the time. Historically, throughout American history, when their party controls the…

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