RBG Noooooooooo! :(

monster · 09-18-2020, 06:44 PM

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/10030...ity-dies-at-87

Flint · 09-18-2020, 06:58 PM

the streets are going to erupt in violence, get ready

this is going to be the match thrown into the powder keg

Griff · 09-18-2020, 07:40 PM

Good thing the President is a soothing steady hand on the tiller. /s

BigV · 09-18-2020, 08:03 PM

Of course the contingency plans to replace her are being activated now. It's the two minute drill of SCOTUS packing. Hut. Hut HIKE!

fargon · 09-18-2020, 08:28 PM

He (trump) will have a pick by next Friday, if he doesn't have one already.

monster · 09-18-2020, 09:15 PM

In 2018, my daughter and I went to see RBG in the theater with a group of other moms and daughters. I didn't know much about RBG then. It was inspiring. We were both in awe of what this woman did, what she achieved, what an amazing attitude she had. Legend.

sexobon · 09-18-2020, 10:35 PM

If Trump loses the election, he'll still have time to nominate himself for Supreme Court Justice and for the Senate to confirm him... to serve there for life.

monster · 09-18-2020, 10:43 PM

I loved how she picked her battles so carefully, incrementally demonstrating how the law discriminated on the basis of gender, and taking cases with both male and female plaintiffs to really ram the point home.

Diaphone Jim · 09-19-2020, 10:54 AM

It would be a nice time for the remaining Justices to get together a statement requesting that Trump and his cronies postpone a nomination.
Oh, but Thomas and Kavanaugh.

Clodfobble · 09-19-2020, 11:01 AM

Justice Stevens already declared Kavanaugh unfit, and he was voted in anyway. A statement from the existing Justices wouldn't mean shit.

What's actually happening on the ground, by the way, is women are starting to stockpile the Plan B pill, on the assumption that Roe v. Wade may be overturned in the coming years.

sexobon · 09-19-2020, 12:12 PM

That's what they get when they choose to let a Supreme Court legislate from the bench through its interpretation of the Constitution and its protections rather than Amending the Constitution to eliminate multiple interpretations. They don't complain about it when it works to their advantage even if some have to stockpile the Plan B pill or others have to stockpile ammunition. That's why they maintain the status quo. It may not be what they deserve; but, it's what they bargained for. Can you imagine if the women's right to vote was based on a Supreme Court decision rather than an Amendment. Complacent is as complacent does.

Griff · 09-19-2020, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

I loved how she picked her battles so carefully, incrementally demonstrating how the law discriminated on the basis of gender, and taking cases with both male and female plaintiffs to really ram the point home.

This was smart in a number of ways. One of which is popular opinion was allowed to keep pace. Now that we're in a place where the Supremes are out of touch with a fair percentage of the population Justice Roberts sensibly is trying to moderate the decisions.

sexobon · 09-19-2020, 02:52 PM

And the bleat goes on...

monster · 09-19-2020, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by sexobon

And the bleat goes on...

Why, is it cold there? We could crowdfund for a heated blanket and slippers for you...

sexobon · 09-19-2020, 04:01 PM

Bunny slippers?

09-18-2020, 06:44 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	RBG Noooooooooo! :( https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/10030...ity-dies-at-87 __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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09-18-2020, 07:40 PM	#3
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09-18-2020, 08:03 PM	#4
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Of course the contingency plans to replace her are being activated now. It's the two minute drill of SCOTUS packing. Hut. Hut HIKE! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-18-2020, 08:28 PM	#5
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09-18-2020, 09:15 PM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	In 2018, my daughter and I went to see RBG in the theater with a group of other moms and daughters. I didn't know much about RBG then. It was inspiring. We were both in awe of what this woman did, what she achieved, what an amazing attitude she had. Legend. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart Last edited by monster; 09-18-2020 at 10:40 PM.

09-18-2020, 10:35 PM	#7
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	If Trump loses the election, he'll still have time to nominate himself for Supreme Court Justice and for the Senate to confirm him... to serve there for life.

09-18-2020, 10:43 PM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I loved how she picked her battles so carefully, incrementally demonstrating how the law discriminated on the basis of gender, and taking cases with both male and female plaintiffs to really ram the point home. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-19-2020, 10:54 AM	#9
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	It would be a nice time for the remaining Justices to get together a statement requesting that Trump and his cronies postpone a nomination. Oh, but Thomas and Kavanaugh.

09-19-2020, 11:01 AM	#10
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Justice Stevens already declared Kavanaugh unfit, and he was voted in anyway. A statement from the existing Justices wouldn't mean shit. What's actually happening on the ground, by the way, is women are starting to stockpile the Plan B pill, on the assumption that Roe v. Wade may be overturned in the coming years. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-19-2020, 12:12 PM	#11
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	That's what they get when they choose to let a Supreme Court legislate from the bench through its interpretation of the Constitution and its protections rather than Amending the Constitution to eliminate multiple interpretations. They don't complain about it when it works to their advantage even if some have to stockpile the Plan B pill or others have to stockpile ammunition. That's why they maintain the status quo. It may not be what they deserve; but, it's what they bargained for. Can you imagine if the women's right to vote was based on a Supreme Court decision rather than an Amendment. Complacent is as complacent does.

09-19-2020, 02:52 PM	#13
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	And the bleat goes on...

09-19-2020, 04:01 PM	#15
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Bunny slippers?

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