Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a stalwart liberal on the US Supreme Court since 1993, died at age 87, the court said, giving President Donald Trump a chance to expand its conservative majority with a third appointment at a time of deep divisions in America with a presidential election looming.Ginsburg, a champion of women's rights who became an icon for American liberals, died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, the court said in a statement.
Her departure could dramatically alter the ideological balance of the court, which currently has a 5-4 conservative majority, by moving it further to the right. "Our Nation has lost a jurist of historic stature," Chief Justice John Roberts said in a statement. "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 tireless and resolute champion of justice."Trump, seeking re-election on November 3, already has appointed two conservatives to lifetime posts on the court, Neil Gorsuch in 2017 and Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.
A private interment service will be held at Arlington National Cemetery, the court said, but did not specify a date.
So we are all going to die
She had a long life. 87 is a good innings. Above average. Now lets see who The President has in mind to rerplace her Supreme Court position. Trump will need someone onside to deal with all the election fraud that the demoncraps are unleashing as we speak.
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And with it, say goodbye to the left of US politics as well. I wonder who the President will replace her with?.
'Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.' — RBG. Terrible news on so many levels 😔 Terrifying news as well. They will try to rush through an appointment no doubt.
About time.