RBG leaves the stage.

[The Atheist]

Damn.

The world loses one of greatest champion women ever, and half of America will be celebrating.

 

[Stacyhs]

She was a wonderful woman, may she rest in peace.

Now McConnell and the rest of the GOP Senate will show what truly hypocritical, lying POSs they really are. They will rush through a right wing nominee.

 

[Fast Eddie B]

Sad.

And sadder still is that her passing will be turned into a political circus.

 

[Trebuchet]

Surely this close to an election the office should be left for the next president's choice of candidate, right? Isn't that what the Republicans said about a year long vacancy?

Ha!

If there were any integrity in the world, any attempt by Mitch to push this through should cause him to lose in landslide.

Ha! Ha!

Not necessarily. Four Repubs could block a confirmation.

Ha! Ha! Ha!

You think there are 4 republicans with enough integrity?

Let me guess....Susan Collins?

HahahahahaHA!

Collins's seat may be at risk, but if she loses the new SCROTUS will just put her in anyway, because mail voting or something.

 

[BobTheCoward]

Damn.

The world loses one of greatest champion women ever, and half of America will be celebrating.

If she was a champion, then she was in the wrong job. The job is to accurately determine the meaning of the constitution, not champion for something.

 

[JoeMorgue]

"Oh noes something somehow went wrong with our carefully thought out plan of having a single 87 year quadruple cancer survivor being the only thing separating a functioning Western Style Democracy and a 3rd Grader Production of a Dictatorship."

 

[shemp]

This poor woman had so much pressure to hang on. She could have retired years ago and enjoyed her remaining time. She has done so much for this country, she should be remembered as a hero.

Of course, the Trumpistas are already pissing on her grave.

 

[shemp]

We are SO ******!

Trump will have a nominee within days, Moscow Mitch will have pushed through a confirmation within two weeks.

I blame you, Anthony Kennedy!

Two weeks? They'll have a replacement in her seat before her body is fully cold.

 

[Regnad Kcin]

An invaluable gift for Trump. All media focus will for the time being shift away from the virus, which was hurting him, to this much more politically-charged situation. With that in mind, McConnell will take his time, providing sufficient distraction/cover for Trump he’ll ram somebody through.

All Republicans, and especially Trump, could not be happier right now.

 

[korenyx]

Dear 2020,

DROP DEAD!

 

[shemp]

Probably Romney, maybe Sasse and Alexander on principle. Also probably everybody who's in a close race for re-election -- like S. Collins. It wouldn't surprise me if they went to McConnell quietly and said "Don't do this to us."

Shirley you jest. There's not a single Republican who will stand up to Moscow Mitch. Not even Romney this time. It's a straight up and down party vote.

 

[autumn1971]

The day democracy died.

I’m glad that she at least doesn’t have to see the end of the Republic she served so well.

 

[Venom]

Damn.

The world loses one of greatest champion women ever, and half of America will be celebrating.

Half of the country is beyond help, damn near.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

My comments on the situation:

Our only hope is a few GOP Senators with a conscience. I think that is the case, especially with their own reelection looming.

Back up option, we take the Senate and POTUS back and follow through with the threat of expanding the number of seats on the court by ... oh let's say two or four more seats.

McConnell might take option #3): try to use it as campaign leverage.

If McConnell doesn't move for an approval vote, you can bet that means he doesn't have the votes.

If they try to push a SCOTUS nominee through you can bet that will piss off more voters than it will please.

 

[TragicMonkey]

Our only hope is a few GOP Senators with a conscience.

May as well pray to Santa Claus, Jesus, or She-Ra.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Shirley you jest. There's not a single Republican who will stand up to Moscow Mitch. Not even Romney this time. It's a straight up and down party vote.

Mmmnn, some of them have already made noise they would not do that.

 

[Trebuchet]

"Oh noes something somehow went wrong with our carefully thought out plan of having a single 87 year quadruple cancer survivor being the only thing separating a functioning Western Style Democracy and a 3rd Grader Production of a Dictatorship."

Indeed it did. Something called Mitch McConnell, more than four years ago. There's a two-century old process for appointing and replacing justices. Moscow Mitch crapped all over it.

But I fully agree with the highlighted.

 

[JoeMorgue]

Think about it.

Let's say that through some miracle we get the Republican Senate to agree to hold on appointing the new Justice until after the election. They won't, but let's say.

What happens when Trump loses but declares himself the winner on some pretext LIKE HE'S ALREADY ALL BUT ANNOUNCED HE'S GONNA DO? Who do we turn to? The 5-3 Conservative remaining members of the Supreme Court? Even Roberts having one of his moments of sanity would only get us to a tie with no way to break it.

 

[Puppycow]

Surely this close to an election the office should be left for the next president's choice of candidate, right? Isn't that what the Republicans said about a year long vacancy?

Well, yes. So either they can admit that all of that was merely a cynical argument of convenience, or they can abide by the precedent they set when Scalia croaked.

I'm guessing it will be the former, but there's at least a chance that McConnell will be shamed into following his own rule.

 

[TragicMonkey]

Mmmnn, some of them have already made noise they would not do that.

And if anyone can be trusted to keep their word and stick to principles it's a Republican senator, right?