TEW Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Quote Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the demure firebrand who in her 80s became a legal, cultural and feminist icon, died Friday. The Supreme Court announced her death, saying the cause was complications from metastatic cancer of the pancreas. The court, in a statement, said Ginsburg died at her home in Washington surrounded by family. "Our nation has lost a justice of historic stature," Chief Justice John Roberts said. "We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her, a tired and resolute champion of justice." Architect of the legal fight for women's rights in the 1970s, Ginsburg subsequently served 27 years on the nation's highest court, becoming its most prominent member. Her death will inevitably set in motion what promises to be a nasty and tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her, and it thrusts the Supreme Court vacancy into the spotlight of the presidential campaign. https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/100306972/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-champion-of-gender-equality-dies-at-87 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesRocker97 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Welp, **** just got real. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaBeach_Eagle Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Just heard the news. It's always sad to hear of a death, unless you're talking about someone like Hitler or Hussein, or someone like that. So while I wanted her off the court, I certainly won't celebrate her passing away. Thoughts and prayers for her family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokesdawg Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Moss Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Smokesdawg said: Yeah, I don’t think she cared for Trump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannan Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 This is awful on so many levels. She will be sorely missed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesRocker97 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, Smokesdawg said: Wish in one hand, sh** in the other... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Moss Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 The movie on her is very good. Highly recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paco Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binkybink77 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 RIP to a pioneer and strong woman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEW Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 Pretty cool hearing about her friendship with Scalia. We could all probably take some notes. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenskeeper Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Ginsburg IS dead ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seventy_Yard_FG Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 The last thing this election needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesRocker97 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 I was actually wondering where that scumbag greenskeeper was since he NEVER failed to gleefully post hypothetical questions about her death. Can a mod give this a-hole a decent spanking for a change? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEW Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Seventy_Yard_FG said: The last thing this election needed So I don’t really want to go straight into the politics, but I think the GOP rams through a nominee before the election. Then when Dems take power they expand the Supreme Court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain F Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Anyone want to explain to me why this is so terrible? I mean, obviously someone passed and that's usually a sad thing. Most of you know I don't really do politics. So as a lay person, I don't know why this is so abnormally bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesRocker97 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Just now, What The F said: Anyone want to explain to me why this is so terrible? I mean, obviously someone passed and that's usually a sad thing. Most of you know I don't really do politics. So as a lay person, I don't know why this is so abnormally bad? Well, the GOP already stole one seat that was vacated at the end of Obama's term when they refused to hold confirmation hearings for Merrick Garland and then nominated Gorsuch as soon as Trump took office. Now we get to see B*tch McConnell flip-flop on his made up rule about not nominating an new justice during an election year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seventy_Yard_FG Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 1 minute ago, TEW said: So I don’t really want to go straight into the politics, but I think the GOP rams through a nominee before the election. Then when Dems take power they expand the Supreme Court. 1 minute ago, What The F said: Anyone want to explain to me why this is so terrible? I mean, obviously someone passed and that's usually a sad thing. Most of you know I don't really do politics. So as a lay person, I don't know why this is so abnormally bad? Because the election was already going to be controversial with everything else that’s going on. Now add on the potential for what TEW said. Even if the Republicans back down, it just raises the tension over who wins that much more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binkybink77 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoDon Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToastJenkins Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 17 minutes ago, Gannan said: This is awful on so many levels. She will be sorely missed. Cant go that far but given precedent she should not be replaced until after the election Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokesdawg Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 7 minutes ago, TEW said: So I don’t really want to go straight into the politics, but I think the GOP rams through a nominee before the election. Then when Dems take power they expand the Supreme Court. If that happens, I think we will see court packing. One for RBG and one for Garland. This was mentioned this afternoon, so at that time it was hypothetical. But still interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannan Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Just now, ToastJenkins said: Cant go that far but given precedent she should not be replaced until after the election Agreed that she shouldn’t be replaced. I hope a year from now we can have beers and talk about how crazy I got around election time. My first thought was the new Supreme Court will decide this election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seventy_Yard_FG Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 She should have had the decency to die either 12 months ago or wait till after the election Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesRocker97 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Gannan said: My first thought was the new Supreme Court will decide this election. Yup, now Trump can pack SCOTUS with another nominee for when he contests the election. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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