I WAS HOPING TO MEET HER: I thought before she died, she'd somehow make it to the Bay Area and speak, say, at the Commonwealth Club and talk about life, politics the law, (duh), culture, the works. I'd have paid to listen to just a smidgen of Ruth Bader-Ginsburg.
*Her most trusted friend on the Supreme Court: none other than the late Antonin Scalia, one of the most conservative justices; they were polar opposites, but as NBC's MTP host, Chuck Todd pointed out, they had a genuine bond and often broke bread and watched opera together. Civilized disagreement, what a relic.
*RBG and Scalia weren't alone: Ted Kennedy and Orrin Hatch were Washington buddies and often had cocktails at DC taverns even though, politically, they were poles apart.
*KGO political guru, took Friday and Saturday night off to celebrate the Jewish New Year right about the time on late Friday, Ginsburg's death was announced. I'm a hundred percent certain Rothmann might have considered doing a monologue from the dinner table at home.
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Don't believe the hype.
ReplyDeleteRBG's excellent advocacy as a lawyer in cases at the SCUS, before she was a judge or justice, advancing basic rights for American women inspired and informed my own civil rights battle(Title VII) in the federal courts. She also inspired my law school journey at age 50. Imagine being on your deathbed, still cogent, knowing that the grim reaper is taking you at the worst possible moment. I am currently inconsolable.
DeleteGood post, your inconsolable now as I was when Justice Scalia passed on. The court will miss these two intellectual and passionate champions of the constitution.
DeleteLike I've seen on many Instagram posts. It's not good when a country can lose its mind because an 87 year old lady passed away. Much respect for the Notorious RBG. I hate our politics now and the way everyone has to be one camp or the other. Not a good place to be right now
ReplyDeleteAgreed. They elevate these people up to sainthood level. It's ridiculous. Christine is currently "inconsolable".
DeleteSo, in other words, you've never read a case. got it.
DeleteI wish she had retired years ago so a successor could be found when Obama was president. Now that she's died, Trump's buddy Mitch McConnell is free to anoint someone who probably has the sense of a Hitler disciple. Sad times
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DeleteUnfortunate that knowing of her initial diagnosis with pancreatic cancer, she didn't just retire. This was 2009, Obama's first yer in office. Many people appear to believe they are irreplaceable, unfortunate. Now, we'll be stuck with a conservative catholic woman on the court, yikes!!
ReplyDeleteKinda doubt that Orrin Hatch, a Mormon, ever drank with Teddy...perhaps the Reagan/Tip O'Neill twosome would better fit?
ReplyDeleteSeems to me that the best lesson learned from her and Scalia's passing is that these two uniquely different people were good friends and could disagree substantially but be civil to each other and respect each others opinions, without hate and venom. We could use a bit more civility from ourselves.
ReplyDeleteShe thought she was bigger than the SCOTUS. She should have retired during the Obama years so he could replace her. Instead, she thought she'd just keep working and damn the torpedoes. For as wonderful as everybody thinks she is, her ego caused the problem we have now.
ReplyDeleteSay what you want about Trump, but at least he has canceled the swimsuit competition in the SCOTUS nomination process.
ReplyDeleteI heard on NPR this morning that RBG left specific instructions to the effect that only the next president may appoint her successor. That pretty much settles it, as far as I'm concerned.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately it does not. It is a nice sentiment, but it does not pass the constitution test. Having said that I think since McConnell refused to even hold hearing for Obama's choice 10 months before the election, he should follow his own logic now that the election is only some 6 weeks away.
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