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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she did not want her replacement named to the Supreme Court before the United States had a new president.
“Her most ardent desire is not to be replaced until a new president is elected,” US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told her niece Clara Spera just days before her death. September 18 due to complications from pancreatic cancer metastasis.
The Supreme Court of the United States has 9 justices, who are appointed for life, which means that they are only replaced upon death or active retirement. After Ginsburg’s death, President Donald Trump will nominate a new candidate. Candidates nominated by Trump will be interviewed by the United States Senate Judiciary Committee and will be considered in approximately 60 days for their qualifications.
Then the United States Senate will vote to approve it. The candidate becomes the new Supreme Court Justice if elected by a majority of Senators in the Senate. Most likely, Trump’s candidate will be elected, given the Republicans who control the Senate.
Judge Ginsburg in Washington, USA in November 2018. Image: Reuters.
Ginsburg’s departure may significantly change the balance of thought for the United States Supreme Court, which has a conservative 5-4 majority of justices. Trump has the opportunity to expand this majority by appointing a conservative judge, as there is a deep divide in the United States as the presidential election approaches.
Ginsburg hails from the working class of the borough of Brooklyn, New York, appointed by Democratic President Bill Clinton to the Supreme Court in 1993. He cast significant votes on the rulings. The historical calculation guarantees equal rights for women, expands the rights of homosexuals, and protects abortion rights.
Ginsburg is a liberal, seen as a tough rival to the president of the United States, Donald Trump. He regularly criticizes the head of the White House, claiming that he “doesn’t want to think” about Trump’s effects on the US Supreme Court.
Information about Ginsburg’s death was announced while President Trump was giving a campaign speech in Minnesota, it was only reported by reporters after his speech ended. “Did he just die? I don’t know. He’s lived a wonderful life, what more can I say,” Trump said in surprise.
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Supreme Court justices have played an important role in shaping US policy on emerging issues such as abortion, LGBT rights, gun rights, freedom of religion, the death penalty, and rights. presidential force. In 1973, the court legalized abortion across the country, a decision that some conservatives want to reverse. In 2015, the court allowed same-sex marriage across the United States.
Ginsburg is the oldest member of the court and has the second longest term of service of any current judge. She is the second woman to become a Justice of the United States Supreme Court, after Sandra Day O’Connor, who was appointed 12 years earlier.
Vu anh (According to the AFP)
