OT: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died
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McConnell just put out a statement, there will be a vote on the next nominee
How many other officials or Supreme Court Justices have street cred names.
long live RBG ...
Mo
and if the following happens expect to see this
Scenarios.... If McConnell and Twitler ram through a new nominee
with Biden winning Presidency and Dems win Senate then the SCOTUS going to 11-15 justices.
Mark it down
Seems a bit excessive for a message board but that’s just me. You be you
let me say the empathy you are showing is very disturbing.
But for some caring about others is not the problem, the problem is that persons inability to allow others to show respect for a person that just passed away.without their posting something disrespectful.
If your disrespectful ways are because of a political position, let me remind you Justice Ginsburg despite her political leanings and the deceased Justice Antonin Scalia who was far from liberal were good friends and respected each other despite their differences.
One can disagree with someone's POV, but also can respect them as a person and morn when they pass away.
In her tribute to Justice Scalia , Ginsburg wrote:
"From our years together at the D.C. Circuit, we were best buddies. We disagreed now and then, but when I wrote for the Court and received a Scalia dissent, the opinion ultimately released was notably better than my initial circulation. Justice Scalia nailed all the weak spots—the 'applesauce' and 'argle bargle'—and gave me just what I needed to strengthen the majority opinion. He was a jurist of captivating brilliance and wit, with a rare talent to make even the most sober judge laugh. The press referred to his 'energetic fervor,' 'astringent intellect,' 'peppery prose,' 'acumen,' and 'affability,' all apt descriptions. He was eminently quotable, his pungent opinions so clearly stated that his words never slipped from the reader’s grasp. "
Shame that type of class seems lost on some people and they can't find nice things to say at a time nice things said would be the rule of the day. Or just be courteous and not say anything..
I'm not sure it qualifies as street cred, but Blackmun and Berger were called the Minnesota Twins.
RIP - Great legal mind although I did not agree with her decisions. It does point out a serious problem with the USSC. They need to install age limitations like New Jersey has. 75 year age limit now. NJ is 70 - that should be raised to 75 also.
That's gonna be a tough vote for the likes of Collins, Gardner, and McSally.
Murkowski has just gone on record opposing the vote. Grassley had done so some time ago, but then it was a hypothetical. Now it's real. So we'll see.
Why so you can have time to make up fake rape stories about the next SCJ nomination? Maybe use their high school year book as the best evidence?
you are right - and you should fear that - it would officially become a one party system nationwide.
Graham did in 2018, said after the primaries start its too late. I don't trust any of them as far as I can throw them.
and that music wasnt added it was playing outside..just like a movie scene
RIP
Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a long , great career . The over the top reaction though by some is very melodramatic at best. Making Ruth Bader out to be more is taking away from her legacy. If it wasn’t an election year one wonders if the drama would be so pronounced on this board?
She was second on the Court as a Woman.
She was liberal, which is fine with me. You knew where she stood on most arguments prior to rulings.
Helped open up the profession for Women.
My Sister graduated from Rutgers Law after her 4 children were in grammar school and while employed as a teacher. Graduated 2 in class and got her job only because she had raised her family.
So lots have changed for Women in the past 50 years.
Sister's 3 Sons became Attorneys as well.
RIP both of them.
She was liberal, which is fine with me. You knew where she stood on most arguments prior to rulings.
Helped open up the profession for Women.
My Sister graduated from Rutgers Law after her 4 children were in grammar school and while employed as a teacher. Graduated 2 in class and got her job only because she had raised her family.
So lots have changed for Women in the past 50 years.
Sister's 3 Sons became Attorneys as well.
RIP both of them.
We don't appoint Supreme Court Justices in election years now so there won't be a vote, right? I'm sure the Republicans on the board will line up to agree with this. It was their party that came up with this rule after all.
Wow! Trump properly respectful and circumspect. Now if he'll just stay off Twitter in the morning.
you are having a hard time with this, its not the same but keep parroting the talking points
He was quite Presidential as he genuinely showed his respect for Justice Ginsburg.Have no fear though I’m positive someone will claim he denigrated the memory tomorrow on several of the news channels.
And then the Rs go to 15-19 justices the first time they get the chance. Where does it end? They are 4-5 Senate Dems already on the record that they will not increased the # of seats. This is a pipe dream.
It is the same, but if repugs dare go through with this, dems will pack the court.
its terrible that even the death of someone makes the lousy, sour, pathetic politic creep in on every little thing. Not for 1 day could it just be put away for peace and reflection.
It doesn't but if one side will play with fire the other will have to also.
+1
Like Harry Reid killing the filibuster on most judicial and presidential confirmations in 2013. McConnell returned the favor in 2017.
Won't have the votes 2021 no matter what. Too many Dems won't destroy SCOTUS for partisan reasons.
Well, you can blame McConnell for that. For reasons unclear, he felt compelled to announce tonight that he was bringing this to a vote.
the senate is not of a different party
furthermore after what the Dems pulled with Kavanaugh, this is an all out war
because everyone is talking about it anyway. I know there are some who like to have decorum and respect but that world doesnt exist, even the liberal msm is talking about
I also find it more offensive that blue check Dems on twitter are threatening violence and riots if another justice is voted on
no violence, we will just pack the courts. Elections have consequences
That video is surreal: the lighting, the music, his reaction.Can’t stop watching
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