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THE LAST Supreme Court of Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, lies in the United States Capitol, the first woman in American history to do so, in commemoration of her extraordinary life.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, said it was with “deep pain” that she opened a private service in her honor today.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, sat quietly with other elected officials, friends and family. Also in attendance was his running mate for the vice presidency, Sen. Kamala Harris.
Mourners gathered under coronavirus restrictions for the service of Ginsburg, who died last week at age 87, as his coffin made the short procession from the court steps where it had been in public view for several days until the facing east of the Capitol.
A military honor guard led him into the Capitol Hall of Statues.
Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer welcomed Ginsburg’s coffin with the Capitol in confusion.
President Donald is set to announce a conservative candidate to replace the judge tomorrow, weeks before the election. A Senate confirmation vote is expected in late October.
Speaking ahead of the event, Pelosi told CBS that the Americans need to know the stakes for “rush” to confirm Ginsburg’s replacement.
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Today’s ceremony began as a celebration and tribute to the life and work of Ms. Ginsburg, with musical selections from one of her favorite opera singers, mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves.
She is the first Jewish American to remain on Capitol Hill.
Ginsburg was remembered as a brilliant Columbia graduate who was turned down for jobs at a time when few women entered the law, only to reform national laws that protect women’s rights and equality.
To many, she was simply RBG or The Notorious RBG, as legions of fans called for Brooklyn-born justice. Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt of the Adas Israel Congregation in Washington said “brick by brick, case by case,” changed the course of American law.
“Today he makes history again,” said the rabbi.
Few Republicans attended the service, which was packed with women and Democrats.
Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, both former presidential contenders, were among the attendees.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is leading the push for Trump’s nominee to replace Ginsburg, was invited but notably disappeared.
Republican whip Steve Scalise from Louisiana was there.
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The services were brief, with the rabbi’s reflections and prayer before the guests lined up to walk past the coffin and pay their respects.
Towards the end of the row of mourners, one dropped to the ground and did three quick push-ups. It was Bryant Johnson, the beloved justice coach from her popular workouts. Videos of the octogenarian justice making irons and curls had become a viral phenomenon. The two began working together in 1999 after he underwent surgery for colorectal cancer.
The coach walked over to the coffin, lowered himself onto the marble floor, and did three push-ups in honor of Ginsburg.
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Members of the House and Senate who were not invited to the ceremony due to space limitations imposed by the coronavirus pandemic will be able to pay their respects before a caravan with Ginsburg’s coffin leaves the Capitol in the early afternoon. .
The honor of lying in the state has been awarded less than three dozen times, primarily to presidents, vice presidents, and members of Congress.
John Lewis, the civil rights icon, was the most recent person to remain in the state after his death in July.
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Henry Clay, the Kentucky politician who served as Speaker of the House and was also a Senator, was the first in 1852.
Rosa Parks, a private citizen, not a government official, is the only woman who has posed in honor on Capitol Hill.
Ms. Ginsburg has rested in repose for two days in Supreme Court, where thousands of people paid their respects, including Trump and first lady Melania Trump yesterday.
Spectators booed and chanted “vote for him” as the president, wearing a mask, stood silently near his coffin at the top of the court entrance steps.
Trump plans to announce on Saturday his nomination of a woman to fill Ginsburg’s place on the superior court, where he served for 27 years and was leader of the liberal justices.
Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, will be buried next week in Arlington National Cemetery alongside her husband, Martin, who died in 2010.
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