Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies (87) – VG

– Our nation has lost a historic lawyer. We have lost a dear colleague on the Supreme Court. Today we cry, but in the belief that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her, as a tireless and determined defender of justice, Supreme Court Justice John G. Roberts says in a statement, according to The New York Times.

The United States Supreme Court announced Saturday night that Ginsburg, who has served as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court for nearly three decades, is dead. He died as a result of complications associated with pancreatic cancer.

I had one last wish

The death could have important consequences for the United States: President Donald Trump will now have the opportunity to appoint a new judge to replace Ginsburg, who was a prominent figure among the four judges considered liberal on the US Supreme Court.

There are nine justices on the United States Supreme Court. Today, four are considered liberal and five conservative. If Trump appoints a new conservative judge, he will take the Supreme Court far in a conservative direction, with three liberals against six conservative justices.

The judges who are elected remain in office as long as they wish, often until their death. The president appoints a new judge, who must be approved by the Senate.

According to NPR, Ginsburg in a statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera a few days before her death told her that she does not want to be replaced until the presidential elections are decided:
“My sincere wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is sworn in,” the statement said.

The composition of the Supreme Court has been the subject of violent political conflicts over the years, and with the various balances, there have been important changes for American society. It is the Supreme Court that interprets the constitution and, therefore, has the power to declare what is legal.

Read more about some of the most important decisions of the Supreme Court in the United States through the ages here.

Republicans: they will fill the space

President Trump previously appointed Supreme Court Justices Neil M. Gorsuch and Brett M. Kavanaugh. The first appointment was difficult for Democrats to accept.
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died while Barack Obama was president. But Republicans had a majority in the Senate and blocked the judge Obama would nominate. They did so until Trump was elected and Trump nominated Gorsuch.
Now the Democratic minority leader in the Senate is asking Republicans to give the same treatment to the next appointment:

– The American people should get a vote in the election of their next Supreme Court justice. Therefore, this place should not fill up until we have a new president, he writes. Twitter.

However, this is rejected by the Republican Majority Leader in the Senate in a statement, where he notes that Democrats had lost a majority in the Senate during Obama’s last term. He writes that Republicans regained a majority and the trust of voters in 2016.

– President Trump’s nomination will be voted on in the Senate, he writes in the statement.

– Inflection point

Commentator Henrik Heldahl at AmerikanskPolitikk. does not believe the case will be a turning point.

– This is an incredibly dramatic turn in the election campaign, he tells VG.

– When a candidate has been behind the polls for as long as Trump, it depends on something to change the dynamic. It just happened.

If the Republicans succeed in replacing Ginsburg with a young conservative judge, he believes it will be a great victory for them.

– Then they will probably control the Supreme Court for decades.

For Democrats, it’s about revenge, he believes.

– Republicans refused to elect a Supreme Court justice in election year 2016, and will now go to great lengths to do the same. Their problem is that they do not have a majority. They must deliver the four Republicans.

Trump: – An incredible woman

President Donald Trump was on the podium in Minnesota, where he was holding an election rally last night, when news of the death came. During the speech, the president bragged about the two Supreme Court justices he has already appointed. At the time of Bader Ginsburg’s death he was unaware.

Shortly after leaving the stage, a journalist asked him what he thought about his death.

– Did he die right now? Wow. I did not know that. She was an incredible woman, living an incredible life. Whether you agreed with her or not, she was an incredible woman. “I’m sorry to hear that,” said Trump, who then boarded Air Force One without answering questions about what he thinks of appointing a new judge before his first term ends.

According to CNN, the White House does not want to comment on whether the president will try to replace RBG, as he is popularly called, before the election. They say they want this day to be about her.

Joe Biden also commented on last night’s death.

– She was a loved person. My heart goes out to everyone who cared for her. She defended us all. She led the work on gender equality for women. In the decades since her appointment, she has been a voice for freedom and equality for all. For civil rights for all. Tonight and the next few days we must focus on the loss of her and her legacy. But let me be clear: the voters must choose the president, and then the winner of the presidential election must choose a candidate for the Senate to consider. This was done in 2016 and should be done now. It’s both my faith and my hope, Biden said, among other things.

Feministikon

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born in Brooklyn in 1933 to a father who was a Jewish immigrant from Ukraine. The mother, who was born in the United States to Austrian Jews, died of cancer the day before young Ruth graduated from high school.

Bill Clinton appointed her a Supreme Court Justice in 1993.

After 27 years as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Ginsburg has become known as a staunch advocate for women’s rights and equality.

In recent years, Gibsburg has become a feminist icon for many young Americans, and the critically acclaimed documentary about her, “RBG,” was nominated for an Oscar last year.

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