Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty ImagesThe dome of the U.S. Capitol building is seen behind a row of U.S. flags.Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is gone, but those who remain in Washington are gearing up for a political battle royale.
Ginsburg herself was aware about the coming tempest; she dictated this statement to granddaughter Clara Spera in the days before her death:"My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed." That would mean the winner of November's election might nominate a new justice and, potentially, the Senate that could consider that nomination also might reflect the results of the election.of an earlier Supreme Court vacancy in 2016, when President Obama named Judge Merrick Garland, chief of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., issued a statement on Friday night that copied McConnell's earlier position word-for-word:
Absolutely fucking not
Complete hypocrisy
The REALISTIC goal here should not be voting McConnel out. I see many people donating to his (D) opponent this morning. The goal this election season should be making MoscowMitch the Senate Minority Leader.
There are no words for the depth that Sen. McConnell's ethics have sunk!
As Joseph Welch famously asked Senator Joe McCarthy, 'Have you no sense of decency, sir?'
swampmonster
Just donated to his opponent. DitchMitch
There remains no shred of decency in anyone who would suggest she be replaced before January 21, 2021.
If he does this, and Democrats take the Senate and the White House they should pack the Supreme Court, and admit DC and Puerto Rico as states immediately.
Yo senatemajldr - you seem to be forgetting it's an election year, ever your rule? No voting on supreme court nominees on an election year? Or was that just an excuse, for you to not do your job- aka, something illegal you did? In which case- RESIGN !
Awful. What a hypocrite.
Right after they vote for ongoing assistance for people affected by the Coronavirus. Right? Just like they gave Obama's choice 8 months before an election, right? McConnell is a complete hypocrite.
The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.” — Mitch McConnell, 2016.
Endless coward, dixit Obama 2016
McConnell is just a horrible hypocrite
Are we going to become an ultraconservative country? Will all the progressive movements we strike for become nothing?
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