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Post by Bridget in MD on Sept 19, 2020 0:02:30 GMT
She was so noble and wise. What a loss for our country.  |
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Post by aj2hall on Sept 19, 2020 0:03:52 GMT
I am so incredibly sad and scared for our country, her death is just tragic. Also sad for her friends and family, she was an incredible lady.
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Post by Merge on Sept 19, 2020 0:04:01 GMT
There must still be at least a few Republicans in the senate with an ounce of integrity - would only need what 4? I can only think of Mitt Romney who's broken with him, but surely there are a couple more. They've all either died or left the Senate. |
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Post by littlemama on Sept 19, 2020 0:04:04 GMT
I honestly think I am going to vomit.
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Post by gryroagain on Sept 19, 2020 0:04:22 GMT
Fuck I’m so incredibly sad. She fought for so long, for so hard. Please, her valiant fight to stay on the court just CANT be rewarded with some nutty right wing replacement 😭
I’m going to get drunk.
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Post by pinklady on Sept 19, 2020 0:04:22 GMT
This was a month ago
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Post by Merge on Sept 19, 2020 0:04:33 GMT
There must still be at least a few Republicans in the senate with an ounce of integrity - would only need what 4? I can only think of Mitt Romney who's broken with him, but surely there are a couple more. Collins and Murkowski Are who come to mind but I’m not betting on it. Susan "I'm concerned" Collins? Please. |
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Sept 19, 2020 0:04:35 GMT
Even if they aren’t able to push someone through before the election, this gives conservatives a legitimate reason to vote for him.
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Post by janeliz on Sept 19, 2020 0:05:17 GMT
There must still be at least a few Republicans in the senate with an ounce of integrity - would only need what 4? I can only think of Mitt Romney who's broken with him, but surely there are a couple more. Murkowski, maybe? |
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Post by Merge on Sept 19, 2020 0:05:18 GMT
No doubt Mitch will convince her otherwise very shortly. |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Sept 19, 2020 0:05:32 GMT
She was an amazing woman of legend.
May she rest in peace.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2020 0:05:35 GMT
Oh noooooooooooooo! No! RIP to an incredible woman who forged the way for women in the future. This is such a deep, incredible loss. She did fight for women's rights. She was so very tough and she fought a few different forms of cancer (while working out when she could, at age 87!!!). What an inspiration! She will be missed.
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Post by edie3 on Sept 19, 2020 0:06:05 GMT
Mitch McConnell in 2016: "The American people deserve a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president."
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Post by elaine on Sept 19, 2020 0:06:42 GMT
I can’t stop sobbing.
Happy freaking New Year.
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Post by myboysnme on Sept 19, 2020 0:07:04 GMT
I am heartbroken. And fearful of what happens now.
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Post by epeanymous on Sept 19, 2020 0:08:58 GMT
It was nice, the American experiment, while it lasted.
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Post by MichyM on Sept 19, 2020 0:09:33 GMT
That poor woman worked on her deathbed to prevent us from falling into a religious-fascist state. Rest in peace. Truth. The dedication she showed to the US and it's people is remarkable. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Sept 19, 2020 0:09:56 GMT
She has served us well! May she RIP. McConnell will probably pull back the Senate before their recess is over and try to ram a nomination through. In fact, if Bunker Boy wasn't at a rally now, I am sure he and Moscow Mitch would be maneuvering right now. No doubt they have already been on the phone! |
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Post by fredfreddy44 on Sept 19, 2020 0:10:02 GMT
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Sept 19, 2020 0:10:37 GMT
Sad to lose such an icon but this is absolutely awful for America. This stupid fucking 4 year mistake is going to have fucked up impacts that harm our citizens for yeaaaaarrrrrsssss.
My heart also breaks considering she had to basically work to death because not enough people vote causing a power imbalance if she retired.
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Post by myshelly on Sept 19, 2020 0:10:50 GMT
Even if they aren’t able to push someone through before the election, this gives conservatives a legitimate reason to vote for him. There is no legitimate reason. Period. I don’t know, I can’t suppress the feeling that this hands the election to trump. Conservatives who might have otherwise been swayed by the anyone but trump argument will now vote for the sole purpose of whether there’s a conservative or a liberal in the vacant seat. |
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Post by MichyM on Sept 19, 2020 0:11:07 GMT
I can’t stop sobbing. Happy freaking New Year. Right? No celebrating tonight. I may log in to services just to share the grief. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2020 0:11:44 GMT
It’s not fair that so much was riding on that woman’s shoulders. Her death would be sad enough - she was such a remarkable woman - but to have her death be so tied to politics we’re not going to be able to mourn her like we should. And the fact that that disgusting POS is probably doing a jig right now makes me sick. So much this. How awful that she could not go in peace because I feel sure she knew what was at stake and held on as long she could. |
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Post by janeliz on Sept 19, 2020 0:11:51 GMT
My daughter went on a school trip to Washington, D.C. a while back and her class visited the Court while it was in session. They sort of filed them in and out quickly, but she saw RBG. I told her that she should never forget how lucky she was to be in the same space with a woman like that.
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Post by prapea on Sept 19, 2020 0:11:59 GMT
I am sad she died. I am also disgusted with myself that my second thought when I heard the news is, “oh my fucking god. The republicans are going to have someone in her place in two days.”
2020 can fucking suck it.
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Post by Really Red on Sept 19, 2020 0:12:21 GMT
She was every superlative I can think of.
If Trump pushes somebody through before Biden is sworn in, I hope that Biden’s first thing to do is to expand the Supreme Court to 15 justices and then fill six slots With thinking judges. I don’t have to say liberal because any thinking judge is not going to be a conservative asshole.
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Post by andreasmom on Sept 19, 2020 0:12:26 GMT
I am crushed. |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Sept 19, 2020 0:13:16 GMT
We will have to see if Republicans think it is more beneficial for them to use this as a reason for people to vote for Trump, or if they think it is better for them to put someone in now. They are all bastards so it’s a toss up as to what they do.
Eta that I can’t decide if it is better for Democrats if he puts someone in now or if he waits? Depends how many people will vote for him simply because of the Supreme Court seat or not. Not that I want him to choose who goes in that spot, but I don’t know if it is more detrimental that he be re-elected or the SC pick goes to him. Or both.
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Post by artgirl1 on Sept 19, 2020 0:13:21 GMT
There must still be at least a few Republicans in the senate with an ounce of integrity - would only need what 4? I can only think of Mitt Romney who's broken with him, but surely there are a couple more. I think Murkowski is on record that she would not agree with pushing a nominee through, as McConnell's position on Merrick Garland set a precedent. Hopefully, some threatened Senators in Democratic districts would also resist or at least delay so they don't take the full hit(Susan Collins). |
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Post by finsup on Sept 19, 2020 0:13:22 GMT
Collins and Murkowski Are who come to mind but I’m not betting on it. Susan "I'm concerned" Collins? Please. I saw her on the street today and was joking that I refrained from flipping her the bird and yelling, “You’re dead to me, Susan!” And now I wish I had. |
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