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RBG has passed away

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    jon-nyc
    wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:06 last edited by
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    I think I’ve said it before but I hope the GOP doesn’t fill this in the next 100 days because doing so will significantly increase the odds that the Democrats pack the court at their first opportunity.

    Only non-witches get due process.

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      George K
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      I had a lot more respect for her before she became outspoken about her fears of a Trump victory in 2016. This is not the place of a judge. The judge should, as was said, call balls and strikes, not condemn the pitcher and catcher. She was out of line, imo, then, and her comment, on her deathbed, confirms that she was still out of line. It makes me wonder if she was just holding onto her position on SCOTUS, knowing her days were limited, hoping that Trump would lose.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        19 Sept 2020, 00:06

        I think I’ve said it before but I hope the GOP doesn’t fill this in the next 100 days because doing so will significantly increase the odds that the Democrats pack the court at their first opportunity.

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        George K
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        @jon-nyc said in RBG has passed away:

        I think I’ve said it before but I hope the GOP doesn’t fill this in the next 100 days because doing so will significantly increase the odds that the Democrats pack the court at their first opportunity.

        Some talking head on Fox just asked the obvious question: "What do you think Chuck Schumer would do if the Democrats had the White House and the Senate?"

        Probably a legitimate speculation.

        As Jolly says, "Politics ain't bean-bag."

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          Catseye3
          wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:14 last edited by Catseye3
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          Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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            Jolly
            wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:16 last edited by
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            Shove it through, with or without vaseline.

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              19 Sept 2020, 00:07

              I had a lot more respect for her before she became outspoken about her fears of a Trump victory in 2016. This is not the place of a judge. The judge should, as was said, call balls and strikes, not condemn the pitcher and catcher. She was out of line, imo, then, and her comment, on her deathbed, confirms that she was still out of line. It makes me wonder if she was just holding onto her position on SCOTUS, knowing her days were limited, hoping that Trump would lose.

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              Catseye3
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              @George-K said in RBG has passed away:

              It makes me wonder if she was just holding onto her position on SCOTUS, knowing her days were limited, hoping that Trump would lose.

              My impression is that it was common knowledge -- possibly even declared by herself -- that that was always her intention.

              Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                19 Sept 2020, 00:07

                I had a lot more respect for her before she became outspoken about her fears of a Trump victory in 2016. This is not the place of a judge. The judge should, as was said, call balls and strikes, not condemn the pitcher and catcher. She was out of line, imo, then, and her comment, on her deathbed, confirms that she was still out of line. It makes me wonder if she was just holding onto her position on SCOTUS, knowing her days were limited, hoping that Trump would lose.

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                Jolly
                wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:19 last edited by
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                @George-K said in RBG has passed away:

                I had a lot more respect for her before she became outspoken about her fears of a Trump victory in 2016. This is not the place of a judge. The judge should, as was said, call balls and strikes, not condemn the pitcher and catcher. She was out of line, imo, then, and her comment, on her deathbed, confirms that she was still out of line. It makes me wonder if she was just holding onto her position on SCOTUS, knowing her days were limited, hoping that Trump would lose.

                I don't wonder. A one-eyed, tertiary syphilis bum could figure that one out. RBG should have hung it up a couple of years ago.

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:31 last edited by
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                  Murkowsky already said she’s not voting lame duck.

                  All you need is Collins, Romney, and Alexander and there goes your majority.

                  Or maybe others. But all you need is 4 and one is already declared.

                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                    George K
                    wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:32 last edited by
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                    I agree. Romney's a definite "no," and Collins, currently trailing in ME, is probably a "no" as well.

                    Alexander? I dunno.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      Axtremus
                      wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:38 last edited by
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                      My condolences to all who knew and loved her honor, the notorious RBG.

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                        Mik
                        wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:39 last edited by
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                        The question is not what the GOP will do. That’s a given. It is whether the Dems can block it.

                        I just hope they give her enough respect to wait until she’s at least in the ground to announce.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                          George K
                          wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:41 last edited by
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                          Collins says. "No."

                          Grassley says, "No."

                          Murkowski (as commented above) says, "No."

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:49 last edited by jon-nyc
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                            It’s done.

                            Now it’s a turnout issue.

                            Maybe helps Dems more? Just thinking out loud. The folks on the right that really care already vote in high numbers.

                            On the left you have young people who don’t vote in droves. At least it seems turnout potential is higher? Again that’s just my intuition.

                            Only non-witches get due process.

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                            • G George K
                              19 Sept 2020, 00:03

                              From the NPR piece.

                              "Just days before her death, as her strength waned, Ginsburg dictated this statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera: 'My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.'"

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                              Copper
                              wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:49 last edited by
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                              @George-K said in RBG has passed away:

                              From the NPR piece.

                              "Just days before her death, as her strength waned, Ginsburg dictated this statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera: 'My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.'"

                              Let me repeat

                              A good reminder to us all that there was plenty of time for that.

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                                Jolly
                                wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:50 last edited by
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                                Gonna be a helluva election issue.

                                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                  19 Sept 2020, 00:31

                                  Murkowsky already said she’s not voting lame duck.

                                  All you need is Collins, Romney, and Alexander and there goes your majority.

                                  Or maybe others. But all you need is 4 and one is already declared.

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                                  Copper
                                  wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:51 last edited by
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                                  @jon-nyc said in RBG has passed away:

                                  Murkowsky already said she’s not voting lame duck.

                                  We already know that most democrats think there is no such thing.

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:55 last edited by
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                                    Is this true about "The McConnell Rule?"

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:58 last edited by
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                                      Jonah Goldberg:

                                      And the first tweet from the Biden campaign is...

                                      "The most important election EVAH!"

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        Copper
                                        wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 01:01 last edited by
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                                        Abortion!
                                        Abortion!
                                        Abortion!
                                        Abortion!
                                        Abortion!
                                        Abortion!

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                                          Jolly
                                          wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 01:10 last edited by
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                                          McConnell says a vote will happen...

                                          https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/517178-mcconnell-says-trump-nominee-to-replace-ginsburg-will-get-senate-vote

                                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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