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I was in DC recently, and I saw Ruth’s grave, and just wish she knew the legacy she created.
What legacy is that? She wasn't the first to die in the office?
No but by refusing to retire when Obama was still able to appoint her replacement (because she believed Hillary would win) she inadvertently allowed Trump to pick her replacement
Even before Trump was elected, the Republican Senate blocked Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland. Had RBG stepped down and Republicans blocked two nominations between 2014-2016, we would be blaming her for stepping down too soon and giving Trump two nominations on day one.
It's really just a result of a shitty terrible system, and RBG doesn't deserve all the blame for the current situation we're seeing.
Exactly. People forgot how the Republicans have been playing dirty tricks every step of the way. Then they gaslight the left into blaming each other instead of them.
One of the reasons they were able to get away with that is it was Scalia who had died and was being replaced. The media was pretty complicit in the whole thing, Obama being able to swing the court to the left was something the powers that be were against.
She tried to be a decent person in an indecent time.
OK so she wasn’t the first to put her own personal legacy ahead of the good of people, so it’s all good then?
If she had simply step aside and let Obama replace her, we would not have this packed illegitimate Supreme Court.
That selfish decision continues to make waves, and those waves continue to hurt us the people. Those waves hurt the rights of women who once look to RBG as an icon.
Well, I suppose she is still an icon, an icon for selfishness and personal pride over the good of the entire fucking nation.
Oh but she wasn’t the first so it’s okay!
I commented elsewhere in this thread, but it bears repeating, even under Obama, Republicans were blocking nominations. Putting the current situation of the court with the benefit of hindsight, completely on RBG, is misguided.
Who’s upvoting these dogshit takes? I feel like you either had to be 10 years old or under a rock in 2015 if you actually believe this. Clearly all our problems are caused by well intentioned public servants not the literal fascists