Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated for Liver Cancer

**BustOfPallas** · 07-17-2020, 01:12 PM

She's coming in for a landing, wings shot up, smoke coming out of the engine.... I think at this point there will be no replacing her since it's too close to the election. Hard to believe she's hung on for so long. If she dies, that's going to pump a level of insanity into this election beyond even the current insanity. I kind of hope she's able to hold one tbh.

**Vlad the lad** · 07-17-2020, 01:26 PM

I would like to see her step down. Then have trump concede that he won’t appoint a replacement til after the election.

**esmd** · 07-17-2020, 02:49 PM

She is praying that Trump loses in November so she can ride off into the sunset after January with Uncle Joe being able to nominate her successor with relatively clear sailing through the Senate...

**DitkasSausage** · 07-17-2020, 03:19 PM

I wish the DNC would let this poor lady just take a break. She's been tossed into the field for fear of a Trump appointment for the full part of Trump's first term. At one point, she was witty and intelligent. I might not have agreed with her legal opinions, but she WAS intelligent. They should have just let Obama replace her. However, with how bad of an appointment Sotomayor was, I'm not sure anyone wanted his #3 option...

**DitkasSausage** · 07-17-2020, 03:27 PM

I do want to say this... I don't agree with her, but the lady was a force and will go down as one of THE most consequential jurists in our lifetime. She truly was historic and it is sad to see her go so slowly.

**BustOfPallas** · 07-17-2020, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by DitkasSausage

I wish the DNC would let this poor lady just take a break. She's been tossed into the field for fear of a Trump appointment for the full part of Trump's first term. At one point, she was witty and intelligent. I might not have agreed with her legal opinions, but she WAS intelligent. They should have just let Obama replace her. However, with how bad of an appointment Sotomayor was, I'm not sure anyone wanted his #3 option...

I am pretty sure she's in there because of her own stubbornness and not due to any outside pressure. I think she caught a lot of flack for not retiring at a time when it was clear her replacement would be another like minded judge. She's been sick/frail for a while now.

**BcRaven** · 07-17-2020, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by Vlad the lad

I would like to see her step down. Then have trump concede that he won’t appoint a replacement til after the election.

Amen to that... Bc

**2bynight** · 07-17-2020, 05:16 PM

She is an amazing lady and wish her well. Having gone through rounds of cancer shit, I feel for her immensely and hope she pulls through. Horrible to go thru that stuff at any age, let alone her age.

**Dirt1** · 07-17-2020, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by esmd

She is praying that Trump loses in November so she can ride off into the sunset after January with Uncle Joe being able to nominate her successor with relatively clear sailing through the Senate...

Yep. I think she thought that Hillary Clinton would win in 2016, so she could have then resigned and been replaced by the first female President. RBG has been a huge proponent of women’s rights. Now, she just needs to hang on until January 20th.

Even if Trump loses the election and the Democrats take the Senate, Trump and McConnell would still fill an open Supreme Court seat during the lame duck session. McConnell’s rationale for not allowing a vote on Merrick Garland’s nomination was a lie.

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**BustOfPallas** · 07-17-2020, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by Dirt1

Yep. I think she thought that Hillary Clinton would win in 2016, so she could have then resigned and been replaced by the first female President. RBG has been a huge proponent of women’s rights. Now, she just needs to hang on until January 20th.

Even if Trump loses the election and the Democrats take the Senate, Trump and McConnell would still fill an open Supreme Court seat during the lame duck session. McConnell’s rationale for not allowing a vote on Merrick Garland’s nomination was a lie.

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She's stubborn and strong willed. That's probably why she's still alive, lol. I'm glad for her personally that she will not be spending her final moments in a hospital worrying her legacy will be that she didn't' quit when she should have.