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WASHINGTON: On a cold Friday night (September 18) in a hot political year in Washington, several hundred people holding candles, flowers, and posters quietly gathered on the steps of the United States Supreme Court to commemorate the death of the Liberal icon, Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Just before midnight, a woman chanted the Kaddish of the Mourners, a traditional Jewish prayer for the dead, on the first night of Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the Jewish New Year.
“It feels so good to be here with other people who feel the same way,” said Dominik Radawski, 46, standing on the steps that are often the site of boisterous screams when the court hears arguments about sensitive cases. “There is no one here angry. It is this sense of calm contemplation, this sense of respect.”
A pioneering women’s rights lawyer before joining the court in 1993, Ginsburg, popularly known by her initials RBG, emerged as an unlikely pop icon in recent years, with her image stamped on coffee mugs, T-shirts and books for children.
“RBG inspired so many young women to pursue their dreams and set their sights on things that so many people considered impossible. And it made them possible,” said Claire Shelby, 19. “I believe that everyone who is here tonight is here tonight to honor her memory and make sure it is not tarnished in history.”
Flowers and tributes are seen as people gather in front of the US Supreme Court following the death of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in Washington, USA, September 19, 2020. REUTERS / Carlos Barria
Democratic Party vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, addressed the Supreme Court Saturday morning, according to a campaign aide.
In liberal San Francisco on Friday night, more than 200 mourners held a candlelight vigil and marched through the city’s Castro district with a large sign that read “We won’t let you down RBG.”
Another tribute took place in New York, where a picture of Ginsburg and the alternating messages “thank you” and “rest in power” were projected in front of the New York State Supreme Civil Court building in Manhattan.
Candles and flowers are lit next to an illustration of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as people mourn her death at the Supreme Court in Washington, USA, September 19, 2020. REUTERS / Joshua Roberts
The silence belied the probable political fight that was coming. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday the Senate would vote on any replacement nominated by President Donald Trump, who now has the opportunity to appoint a third judge in court, giving him a majority. conservative 6-3.
“This is the question everyone is thinking about tonight,” said David Hill, 60. “Will someone like his return?”
