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Ruth Bader Ginsburg — young, midlife, and old. And while she got even older than that, she still died a few months too soon.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died today, Friday Sept. 18, on (depending on the hour) either the last day of the ending year on the Jewish Calendar or the first day of the new one.
Her final wish has been reported to be that she wanted her replacement to be appointed by the winner of the 2020 election.
Sen. Mitch McConnell has announced that — despite his having extended the replacement of her good friend Justice Antonin Scalia for almost a year after his death so that President Obama’s pick would not be seated — he will do his best to get President Trump’s next appointment through the Senate.
Donations to his opponent, fighter pilot Amy McGrath — which may be the only way to get his attention — may be made here. God save the United States and this Honorable Court.
This is your Weekend Open Thread. Talk about that or whatever else you want — cognizant that the Publisher and Managing Editor are both in very bad moods.
About Greg Diamond
Somewhat verbose attorney, semi-disabled and semi-retired, residing in northwest Brea. Occasionally ran for office against jerks who otherwise would have gonr unopposed. Got 45% of the vote against Bob Huff for State Senate in 2012; Josh Newman then won the seat in 2016. In 2014 became the first attorney to challenge OCDA Tony Rackauckas since 2002; Todd Spitzer then won that seat in 2018. Every time he's run against some rotten incumbent, the *next* person to challenge them wins! He's OK with that.
Corrupt party hacks hate him. He's OK with that too.
He does advise some local campaigns informally and (so far) without compensation. (If that last bit changes, he will declare the interest.)
His daughter is a professional campaign treasurer. He doesn't usually know whom she and her firm represent. Whether they do so never influences his endorsements or coverage. (He does have his own strong opinions.) But when he does check campaign finance forms, he is often happily surprised to learn that good candidates he respects often DO hire her firm. (Maybe bad ones are scared off by his relationship with her, but they needn't be.)
*Can’t wait to see if this comment get Editorial cuts……
RBG….Abortion…..Women’s Rights? Ethical Justice? Duplicity by the Republicants….
AGAIN! Hypocrisy by the Republicants over and over and over again. Where is the
Anti-Abortion Fund to support Unwed Mothers? Where is the Republican Anti-Abortion Fund to take care of unwanted children? Where are the volunteers to take black, brown and yellow babies that may not have parents that can afford them?
The total hypocrisy is overwhelming. If they hadn’t stonewalled Garland, they could
possibly have a huge point, but instead……they want everyone else to pay for their
so-called morality. Pappy always saidL ” Freedom isn’t free. Unless you have the
cash you will not live in a free society.” So, Pappy was right and because of that
our society has become totally corrupt. Big Statement…..but sadly true. We have
“Selective Law Enforcement”……”Selective Crime Statistical Information!” Red Lines,
Green Lines and bunches of phony baloney! RBG will not rest in peace and will
come back with all the fire and brimstone you can imagine, if her dying wish is not
granted. We so miss Scalia as well……another huge Legal Mind – even though we
did not always agree. Welcome to Trumpland fellas and gals…..Hell is just around
the corner….