Justice Ginsburg’s passing last week brought out the good in some people and the WTF in others. Justice Ginsburg was battling cancer for 20 years. She did her job as a justice on the Supreme Court for 27 years after being nominated by President Clinton in 1993.
Justice Ginsburg had a dying wish to have the next President of the United States fill her seat on the court. Unfortunately the Constitution does not apply last wishes to some’s death. Article II section 2 just says the President shall nominate and by the advice and consent of the Senate appoint judges, ambassadors etc.
Back in 2016 Justice Scalia died and President Obama had an opportunity to nominate a judge to the Supreme Court. We were 10 months out from the election and all your well know Democrat leaders were saying we need to nominate a judge and proceed with the Senate hearings. It just so happens the Republicans were in charge of the Senate with a majority. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said we won’t have hearings on a new judge until after the election.
Justice Ginsburg had not passed even 24 hours before the partisan politics reared their fangs! Democrats are jumping up and down the Republicans said the exact opposite in 2016. Democrats are now on the other side facing, you just flipped your position as well . If you look at the two, 2016 Democrat President, the Senate majority Republican. The Senate was well within it’s boundaries to not pursue a nomination. Here we are, 2020, Republican President and the Senate with a Republican majority, they will go forward.
For me the truly disappointing thing is some folks could not just let the country and women in general celebrate the life of Justice Ginsburg. It has been a learning experience for me as to what she did in her life. You had people, women, on video screaming that Justice Ginsburg had one thing to do, live until 2021, so f**k you! You couldn’t have just retired while Obama was President, you died while Trump was President, again f**k you, f**k you!!
Here is my take. Democrats can not sit in their position and say you are not upholding her dying wish. It is laughable to think this is your position. You want a women’s dying wish for a seat on the Supreme Court to guide your thinking versus the Constitution she served for 27 years. If the shoe was on the other foot the Democrats would do the same thing. Back in 2016 the Democrats were all in on Hillary Clinton winning the election, she was supposed to nominate the Supreme Court judge in 2016 and the seats that followed. Arrogance is the downfall of many people!!