Friday, September 18, 2020

I'm reading a book about the wife of Alexander Hamilton

 


Politics is and always has been a brutal part
of America. It is a nasty game...


The announcement tonight of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ginsberg will add to the rancor.
It is 9:15 in the east & the Political jockeying is evident
as I watch the cable channels so you don't have to!

Apparently, Mitch McConnell, the leader of the Senate
has already made a statement about a replacement...

The Senate and the nation mourn the sudden passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the conclusion of her extraordinary American life.

Justice Ginsburg overcame one personal challenge and professional barrier after another. She climbed from a modest Brooklyn upbringing to a seat on our nation’s highest court and into the pages of American history. Justice Ginsburg was thoroughly dedicated to the legal profession and to her 27 years of service on the Supreme Court. Her intelligence and determination earned her respect and admiration throughout the legal world, and indeed throughout the entire nation, which now grieves alongside her family, friends, and colleagues.

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In the last midterm election before Justice Scalia’s death in 2016, Americans elected a Republican Senate majority because we pledged to check and balance the last days of a lame-duck president’s second term. We kept our promise. Since the 1880s, no Senate has confirmed an opposite-party president’s Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year.

By contrast, Americans reelected our majority in 2016 and expanded it in 2018 because we pledged to work with President Trump and support his agenda, particularly his outstanding appointments to the federal judiciary. Once again, we will keep our promise.

President Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate.


No doubt, the rancor will continue!

One other point. Justice Ginsberg was asked to retire during the Obama administration so Obama could name her successor. The Justice refused.

Maxine has also checked in on this Friday night...


Justice Ginsburg’s dying wish was that her seat would not be filled until a new president is installed! Senate Democrats, do not back down. You have a tough fight ahead but our future is on the line! No SCOTUS appointment before the election!!!



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