Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Passed Away

[Astronut325]

This is going to set this country back a solid 5-10 decades.

 

[platocplx]

The election is a month away, can they really push through a SC nominee like this?

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its not even that they could even have a special session right after the election too. from now till January 21st is going to be HELL

 

[Deleted member 11985]

We're about to have 3 Donald Trump Supreme Court justices for the next 40 years.

 

[thediamondage]

RIP RBG

 

[night814]

Oh fuck

This really sucks, she was a good Justice

 

[Ithil]

I don't think the election matters anymore. Trump will take over.

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Oh for christ's sake.

 

[Spork4000]

Are we critically screwed or only badly screwed?

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historically screwed.

 

[jaekeem]

SCOTUS is gone

nothing we can do about that now. just keep fighting.

 

[Aaronrules380]

There are no tricks. There's nothing any of us or Democrats can do to stop this.

It was already decided in 2016.

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Yep. We warned back then this was a distinct possibility. People just didn't listen

 

[Goodstyle]

Stupid question: Is there anything anyone can do to stop Trump from putting in a new justice before the election? Filibustering? Stalling? Anything?

 

[StereoVSN]

Collins will no doubt sacrifice her Senate seat to fill her role. She's already on pace to lose so there's little point in her trying to go for a last minute hail mary, or god forbid, do the right thing

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She will be very sad about it though.

 

[Deleted member 16657]

So fucking sad man. So fucking sad

 

[spookyduzt]

Trump, Mitch, and the Republicans are going to undo everything she's ever fought for.

I fucking can't.

 

[lunarworks]

Holy fuck, the US is done for. RIP RBG and USA.

 

[Balbanes]

This is the worst I've felt since November 2016.

 

[eyeball_kid]

Oh no. RIP to a great woman. You fought a good fight. But oh boy this is real bad.

 

[Michael F. Assbender]

fin

 

[modestb]

Yeah, McConnell has no qualms about eschewing his own fucking Garland rule when it comes to this. Biden, if he wins, better fucking expand the court.

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Probably not the time to say this but.... yeah

 

[Ryuelli]

I mean they could and will probably try but it does not seem like a politically advantageous move this close to the election.

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All signs point to them losing. Having one branch under their control for a generation is better than having the other 2 for 4-8 years.

 

[Deleted member 14377]

Fuck... Thank you for everything Ruth.

 

[TrojanAg]

I doubt a replacement can be passed before the election.

 

[Firewithin]

Are we critically screwed or only badly screwed?

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Forever screwed

 

[Hecht]

As far as I know, there is literally nothing they can do, legally anyway.

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Without a majority, yeah.

 

[Socivol]

I am shaking and on the verge of tears. This is so sad for so many reasons. What a life she lived.

 

[Uncle at Nintendo]

The election is a month away, can they really push through a SC nominee like this?

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They would have done it one January 19th

 

[gdt]

Oh my God



Rip

But oh my God

 

[Beren]

Fuck.

 

[wenis]

Fully expecting a nomination on Monday and start the process at the end of the month.

 

[2pac_71]

It's time to expand the court. The future of the nation is more important than an arbitrary number of judges that is not in any way enshrined in the constitution. They stole a pick from us, we expand it by 3 seats. Maybe 6. Fuck'em.

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Yup, who cares if Republicans do the same thing if they ever win the presidency. When Dems retake it, do the same, it seems instead of the Supreme Court being some great institution the republicans already fucked with it. So who cares if every 4 years shit changes, Rulings going forward will never go the way they should with all this fuckery.

RIP again, RBG.

 

[L.E.D.]

Y'all about to see some time traveling, a lot of good things are going to be undone now.

 

[Host Samurai]

Oh god fuck 2020.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

Saw a tweet of this appear in Discord and spent five minutes shouting at the person who posted it to tell me they were bullshitting.

She could've retired back in '09-'10. Why didn't she?

 

[diakyu]

Fuck this whole year man. RIP. Couldn't believe it when I saw it on the news. DIdn't wanna believe it.

 

[Hecht]

I doubt a replacement can be passed before the election.

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you sweet summer child

I wish i had your optimism. McConnell is likely jerking off as we speak

 

[Nightwing123]

May she RIP.

 

[RoaminRonin]

Pretty sure we're going to have a divided country for good now.

 

[renegade_sylens]

SCOTUS is gone

nothing we can do about that now. just keep fighting.

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Voting matters even more...

 

[Ecotic]

Are we critically screwed or only badly screwed?

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Critically. This is a 10 out of 10 on the disaster scale. As bad as it gets.

 

[Kuga]

Yeah, as a second thought to the political ramifications of this, the Democrats should threaten to expand the Supreme Court if the Republicans force a nomination through before the election.

 

[Nepenthe]

And I was having such a good day too.

RIP to a true fighter.

 

[Something Creative]

RIP

Everything is fucked

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Stupid question: Is there anything anyone can do to stop Trump from putting in a new justice before the election? Filibustering? Stalling? Anything?

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No. We gave Republicans the majority in 2016.

 

[FreezePeach]

RIP, more ways than one. Progress is over.

 

[Richiek]

Fuck 2020.

Every Rose Twitter and Sanders supporter has no excuse to sit out the election now. VOTE BIDEN.

RIP Justice Ginsberg

 

[Deleted member 43084]

From back in 2019:

In 2016, he left a vacant Supreme Court seat open until after a Republican won the White House so that his party could fill it. In 2020, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is willing to do the opposite.

"Oh, we'd fill it," McConnell told supporters in Kentucky on Tuesday when asked what he would do if a Supreme Court justice died in 2020 while President Trump was still in office, as CNN reported.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/29/oh-wed-fill-it-how-mcconnell-is-doing-supreme-court-vacancies-an-election-year/

 

[StereoVSN]

Yeah, McConnell has no qualms about eschewing his own fucking Garland rule when it comes to this. Biden, if he wins, better fucking expand the court.

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Pretty much since it's going to be packed with the sort of folks who will pretty much stop any progressive action whether in justice, race, economy and more.

 

[ArrogantBastard]

Are we critically screwed or only badly screwed?

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This is a mortal wound for a generation. Republicans will control the court for the next 30+ years.

 

[Deleted member 31817]

The election is a month away, can they really push through a SC nominee like this?

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Who would stop them?

They would do it in a day if they need to.

 

[ArchStanton]

That poor woman. FUCK!

 

[LGHT_TRSN]

I had to hear about this during a company happy hour. WTF!!!!

RIP RGB :'(