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[phyncke]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg died today - I am devastated. That is what I wrote on Facebook and I am. I cannot tell you all the feelings I had as I drove home and heard the news on the radio. Devastated. For those who don't know - she was one of two women Supreme Court Justices in the USA. Had huge impact in so many ways and lead the liberal side of the court. I am also very angry - the Republicans are making noise about an appointment by next week and I wonder how that could be when they denied Barack Obama his appointment because it was too close to an election. Cory Booker - Senator - said that this would be an integrity check for the Republicans - will they follow their own precedent set under Obama's presidency? Or was that only for the black man? If Trump gets to appoint a justice at this point - this close to the election - it will prove that the Republicans were totally racist when they denied Obama his appointment. They came up with some crazy logic about an election year and denied him his appointment. They need to apply that logic now when it is even closer to an election. This is Biden's seat on the Supreme Court - if he wins - and if he loses - Trump can pick the justice in January. Let's just wait on this seat.

Right now - we mourn RBG - they are singing Amazing Grace in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC. She tried to make it to the next President for us but she couldn't. Rest in Power RBG. Rest in Power.

PS - Note that RBG's dying wish was that they hold the appointment for the new President so there is that - she dictated this wish to her granddaughter. Poof, like magic this is cross-posted from - Dreamwidth! Please comment where you prefer.