Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

big_thanks t1_j2a3o06 wrote

Reply to comment by NPRjunkieDC in RBG : Our local hero by NPRjunkieDC

Why not? She didn't know Trump would be the nominee. Her best opportunity to retire was years before the 2016 election cycle even started.

The whole point is she shouldn't have left it to any chance. She fucked around and now we'll be paying the price for generations to come.

2

NPRjunkieDC OP t1_j2ab6hk wrote

It's not her fault that Garland didn't even get a hearing when Obama put him forth as a candidate . Close to a year with one SC justice less

0

big_thanks t1_j2acfli wrote

You're conflating two very different things.

Ginsburg was rumored to have been asked to retire as early as 2013 (when the Dems still controlled the Senate, i.e. so they could replace her with any candidate they wanted before the 2014 election); Garland wasn't nominated until 2016.

2