A year before the election, November of 2015, Ginsberg was old, old, ridden with cancer and worn out. Good time to retire. But she had it set up with the Hillary camp, just wait a year. It was a slam dunk that Hillary would win.
And then the first female President could appoint a new female Supreme Court justice. The gals had it all lined up. Didn't quite work out like they planned. Heartbreaking.
I have heard people say that she did not retire under Obama because she did not like him and did not want him picking her replacement. If true, thank god for that.
I think as the 2016 campaign season got going she felt confident that none of the regular R candidates would beat Hillary and when Trump got the nomination she probably felt there was no way he would win and she could safely stay on until Hillary became President and could pick her successor.
Oh to have been a fly on the wall at her house when it became apparent that Trump was going to be the next President. She must have been distraught, knowing she most likely would not live through Trumps 1st term. Too late to retire after the election as Merrick was not being voted in. Trump would not only get to replace Scalia but her as well. That thought must have gone thru her head every day till she died.
I detest the implication that ACB somehow has a responsibly to follow the views of RBG. As if the "chair" votes and the individual is just the puppet of the chair. It says much about how the Dems view themselves.
"Justice Ginsburg with her characteristic pithiness used this to describe how a nominee should comport herself at a hearing. No hints, no previews, no forecasts. That had been the practice of nominees before her. But everybody calls it the Ginsburg rule because she stated it so concisely," Barrett said.
The so-called "Ginsburg rule" is derived from a statement Ginsburg made during her confirmation hearings 27 years ago, during which she said: "A judge sworn to decide impartially can offer no forecasts, no hints for that would show not only disregard for the specifics of the particular case, it would display disdain for the entire judicial process."
ACB got to watch the Gorsuch and Kavanaugh confirmation hearings and got to see how badly they were treated and how the D's would try to bait them on certain issues. When she heard her name being brought up as a possible SCOTUS candidate and those two hearings being so recent I think gave her an advantage in being prepared for the trick questions and abuse. She already had a good idea of the direction the D's would go and using Ginsburgs own words against them just goes to show how much more smarter & prepared she is than they are.
A year before the election, November of 2015, Ginsberg was old, old, ridden with cancer and worn out. Good time to retire. But she had it set up with the Hillary camp, just wait a year. It was a slam dunk that Hillary would win.
And then the first female President could appoint a new female Supreme Court justice. The gals had it all lined up. Didn't quite work out like they planned. Heartbreaking.
So, here's to you, RBG, you dumb c***.
Most of your post appears to be quite plausible, but why the anger for RBG?
If you think they hate ACB wait till they meet Justice Breyers replacement, Hes 82 .
what dreams are made of
I wonder if he is just hanging on hoping Biden wins so he can retire or if he's going to go Ruthie's route and hang on till he dies Man if Trump gets to replace him as well, that only leaves Sotomayor & Kagan as the liberals on the court. Yeah, there is still Roberts but he's more wishy washy than hardcore liberal.
Nyrifleman: Right on bro. The anti-American entity known as "notorious rbg" was simply an anti-American, pro-communist, aclu, ultra-liberal, bitch! If I see ONE more Republican (rino!) declare that liberal piece of scum was "some kind of wonderful" - I am gonna puke! She (rbg) was the true enemy of the United States of America! Nothing more - nothing less. Scum gone now - America is better off without her - and that is a sad tombstone epitaph! GO TRUMP MAGA GO ACB Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
I think it's safe to say 51% of Americans are tired of the liberal anarchists games that have been foisted onto us by the media and leftist politicians. RBG was one of those leftist liberals Americans are tired of. ACB is a breath of fresh air and hope for America's future. Now we need to work on Congress to get rid of the leftists there.
Her going on national TV and standing up for the Constitution and the fiasco with Judge Kavanaugh have convinced Americans that the liberal anarchist left has been leading America astray for a very long time. We are tired of it. We are tired of their bull$hit and we have had enough.
If you think they hate ACB wait till they meet Justice Breyers replacement, Hes 82 .
what dreams are made of
I wonder if he is just hanging on hoping Biden wins so he can retire or if he's going to go Ruthie's route and hang on till he dies Man if Trump gets to replace him as well, that only leaves Sotomayor & Kagan as the liberals on the court. Yeah, there is still Roberts but he's more wishy washy than hardcore liberal.
Apparently Sotomayor is a severe diabetic and has had several severe incidences related to her diabetes. She might not last another four years. Not wishing she would die but I dont agree with her position regarding the constitution. I wish her a long life, just not as a supreme court justice.
Nyrifleman: Right on bro. The anti-American entity known as "notorious rbg" was simply an anti-American, pro-communist, aclu, ultra-liberal, bitch! If I see ONE more Republican (rino!) declare that liberal piece of scum was "some kind of wonderful" - I am gonna puke! She (rbg) was the true enemy of the United States of America! Nothing more - nothing less. Scum gone now - America is better off without her - and that is a sad tombstone epitaph! GO TRUMP MAGA GO ACB Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
I do like seeing RBG quotes thrown in the lefts face but I can’t stand the “rights” praise for her either. It shows how far the right still has to go. The left will have no praise for our first black SCJ the great Clarence Thomas when his time is up but the right is scared to death to criticize a legislator from the bench anti constitutionalist rbg.
If you think they hate ACB wait till they meet Justice Breyers replacement, Hes 82 .
what dreams are made of
I wonder if he is just hanging on hoping Biden wins so he can retire or if he's going to go Ruthie's route and hang on till he dies Man if Trump gets to replace him as well, that only leaves Sotomayor & Kagan as the liberals on the court. Yeah, there is still Roberts but he's more wishy washy than hardcore liberal.
I've been telling people that President Trump is going to get to replace Breyers and Thomas (I think he is about ready to retire) next term.
Ruthie was very intelligent, and completely wrong.
Just because someone is smart doesn't mean she or he is right, wise, or "good".
If the POS had been really that smart, she would have retired gracefully when The Muslim was POTUS & he could have replaced her with a clone....................but silly her, ego got the best of her & she staggered around in a foggy daze for the last 4 years.
Gotta love that kind of smarts................................
If Trump is re-elected I expect he will replace Breyer, Sotomayor and Thomas. Justice Thomas is too smart to wait around and be replaced by an activist judge.
If you think they hate ACB wait till they meet Justice Breyers replacement, Hes 82 .
what dreams are made of
I wonder if he is just hanging on hoping Biden wins so he can retire or if he's going to go Ruthie's route and hang on till he dies Man if Trump gets to replace him as well, that only leaves Sotomayor & Kagan as the liberals on the court. Yeah, there is still Roberts but he's more wishy washy than hardcore liberal.
Apparently Sotomayor is a severe diabetic and has had several severe incidences related to her diabetes. She might not last another four years. Not wishing she would die but I dont agree with her position regarding the constitution. I wish her a long life, just not as a supreme court justice.
I hope the wise fatina slobomayor suffers immensely. being a rican when she first got on the court she stole scalias hub caps. most latrinos are sickly and that is why you never see a messican over 45 on a const site
The best part about ACB is the subtle looks she has when one of the Dems is saying something stupid. It telling without her looking like a Kamala. If you look up Kamala in the thesaurus, it's a synonym for bitch.