RBG has passed away
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wrote on 18 Sept 2020, 23:37 last edited by George K
Whoa.
It's going to be an interesting fall, to say the least.
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Whoa.
It's going to be an interesting fall, to say the least.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:03 last edited by
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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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:04 last edited by
If you’re Trump, do you try to push a fill? Or do you figure this will energize your base to turnout?
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:06 last edited by
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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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:07 last edited by
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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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.
wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:13 last edited by@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."
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:14 last edited by Catseye3
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:16 last edited by
Shove it through, with or without vaseline.
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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.
wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:16 last edited by Catseye3@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.
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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.
wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:19 last edited by@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.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:31 last edited by
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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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:32 last edited by
I agree. Romney's a definite "no," and Collins, currently trailing in ME, is probably a "no" as well.
Alexander? I dunno.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:38 last edited by
My condolences to all who knew and loved her honor, the notorious RBG.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:39 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:41 last edited by
Collins says. "No."
Grassley says, "No."
Murkowski (as commented above) says, "No."
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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:49 last edited by jon-nyc
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.
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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.'"
wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:49 last edited by@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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wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:50 last edited by
Gonna be a helluva election issue.
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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.
wrote on 19 Sept 2020, 00:51 last edited by@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.