Why are republican justices at RBGs memorial?

[onecaliberal]

Why are they talking about her legacy? They can’t wait to go back to work and undo her entire life’s work. Talking about how she faced discrimination in law school is such hypocrisy. I just can’t with these people. The media doesn’t have enough brains to memorialize her without soiling the entire thing, I feel sick.

Here is what Justice Ginsburg said just before she passed away: "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed."

The people who supposedly love and respect her, would respect her final
Wishes. Full stop!

[bluestarone]

1. I fully agree here!

They make statements about how great a lady she was. THEN now they want to install a person of the complete OPPOSITE? Give me a fucking break!

[jimfields33]

16. I'd go to a memorial of a coworker

Even if I wasn’t besties. It’s the right thing to do. The liberal justices were all at scalia’s funeral. Just something people do.

[beachbumbob]

2. you can respect your opponents and I would have been shocked if they weren;t there

- remember BOTH sides think they are correct on their stances

[Amishman]

4. yup, you can respect someone even if you disagree with them

and they worked together and agreed on many issues. Not every case is 5-4, they agreed as often as they disagreed.

[onecaliberal]

14. What they're doing isn't disagreeable. It's an abomination.

It is morally and ethically bankrupt. It’s a ducking show to these people. So no.

[beachbumbob]

17. we all have our opinions

but one's ideological opponent can still voice praise of the other at a memorial and to me is a sign of respect. If Scalia was alive today, he probably would offer some deep emotional testimony on the goodness of Ginsberg from firsthand knowledge.. Thats is respect

[RazzleCat]

18. no, it is not

it is a sign of respect. You can disagree with others yet respect them, as everyone else has said. What I am going to add is that not all Republicans are Trump Republicans, many are people who hold different views, but not Trumps, think of the republicans who created the Lincoln Project. Do I disagree with many of their political opinions, yes I do, but they also see Trump as an aberration, a danger to our country. You can be conservative and not a horrible person. Just a person I disagree with.

[onecaliberal]

28. When you respect people you don't shit all over their life's work and undo it the first chance you

Get.

[treestar]

51. That would work both ways

Surely we want justices that will undo the life's work of some republicans, like Citizens United.

[bullwinkle428]

3. Chump is planning on showing up at some point. My fantasy is that her

granddaughter will be there to seriously kick him in the nads!

[2naSalit]

20. I hope he trips and falls down the steps...

And breaks his wretched neck.

[demtenjeep]

31. on live TV

I would love that

[2naSalit]

32. And top it off with...

a bout of spontaneous combustion!

[LakeArenal]

6. Let it rest. She was good friends with Scalia. Maybe others, too.

We need to start looking at Repukes as RBG did.


The Ginsburg-Scalia Act Was Not a Farce
There is a lot for us to learn, not just from their friendship, but from their intellectual combat.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/opinion/ruth-bader-ginsburg-antonin-scalia.amp.html

[PatSeg]

19. Ruth Bader-Ginsburg

was not necessarily a political person. Her decisions were based on her interpretation of the law, they just happened to often become political issues. She believed in equality, which shouldn't be a political point of view. It is a human point of view.

[JI7]

34. She certainly WAS a political person

[PatSeg]

41. I don't think she would have ever put politics

before the law. She was a jurist first and foremost.

[MFGsunny]

44. This! n/t

[Lucinda]

56. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[Rice4VP]

7. They are still friends. However,

I wouldn’t expect Obama to do McConnell or Trump’s eulogies

[DavidDvorkin]

8. There are personal friendships on the Court that transcend politics

RBG herself gave a eulogy at Scalia's funeral. They were good friends. I think they actually dated briefly in college.

[Polly Hennessey]

9. My wish is that a dry

lightening bolt strikes him.

[Mike 03]

10. If they were not there, it would be a disgrace.

[redstatebluegirl]

22. I agree, when you work closely with a small group like that it takes to much energy to hate them.

You become close, even with those you don't agree with. You know their families and what is important to them. I also believe that at this judicial level it is possible to respect someone as a brilliant jurist without agreeing with their interpretation of the law. If only the country could be like this right now.

[onecaliberal]

30. Final words and wished disregarded is not respect.

Here is what Justice Ginsburg said just before she passed away: "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed."

[Ms. Toad]

37. Has a single justice commented on replacing her?

Your anger is misdirected.

[onecaliberal]

43. As soon as they can vote to overturn Roe they will.

They’re also going to install dump to the presidency even though he is going to lose in a tidal wave.

[Ms. Toad]

47. You obviously have not worked in an appellate court

and your anger is misdirected. They are mourning a friend and colleague - and I am confident Ginsburg would have wanted them there.

[onecaliberal]

48. We will see when they install another puppet.

We have dismissed Republican actions straight to authoritarianism.

[Ms. Toad]

49. "They" - i.e. the justices - can't install anyone.

Which has been my point. You are directing your anger at people who are grieving, going so far as to suggest that they have no right to grieve becuase they are about to install a puppet, when they have no power to do what you suggest they are about to do.

As I said in the beginning - your anger is misdirected.

[In It to Win It]

12. I've seen interviews of the Justices and they genuinely seem to personally like each other

They don't let their work, political opinions or legal philosophies get it the way of their personal opinions of each others. They all seem to genuinely enjoy working together.

[brooklynite]

13. "The media doesn't have enough brains to memorialize her without soiling the entire thing"

Are you saying that the media should choose not to show parts of the memorial service?

[onecaliberal]

15. They should show it WITHOUT talking.

Interjecting how trump is going to announce her replacement on Saturday.

[sl8]

21. Why did Justice Ginsburg eulogize Justice Scalia? n/t

[redstatebluegirl]

24. Because in polite society it is possible to be friends without agreeing on everything.

We have lost that. I did the eulogy for my friend who was the President of the Campus Republicans when I was President of the Campus Democrats. He and I disagreed about almost every policy, but we respected each other, yes that is possible. When he died a couple of years ago his wife called me and asked me to do this for him and I said of course.

I think they both Justice Ginsburg and Justice Scalia respected each others minds. They also shared a great love of the opera. I know it doesn't seem so right now, but it is possible to be civil and disagree.

[cry baby]

23. She would want them there, IMO.

That’s just who she seemed to be.

[greenjar_01]

25. Just a reminder that Brett Kavanaugh and his drunk buddy pushed a 15 year old girl

into a bedroom, closed and barred the door, pushed her on to a bed, and tried to rape her.

"YoU cAn ReSpEcT yOuR oPpOnEnTs derp derp derp."

[treestar]

52. Their views not their actions

One could disrespect Kavanaugh for those actions. But one who did not have those actions in their history, but similar views, could be respected.

[nolabear]

26. It's possible to be on opposing sides without hatred.

I know it seems odd in these currently insane times but they should be above the partisan madness.

[Polybius]

27. You do realize who RGB's best friend was don't you?

It was Antonin Scalia. This shows me that she was well-liked and got along with everybody. They have every right to be there, they knew her well.

[onecaliberal]

29. They knew her well and loved her so much now excuse me while they go undo her entire legacy and

Life’s work. Screw that bullshit.

[Polybius]

33. So what if they disagree with her?

That doesn't mean they didn't respect and love her.

Imagine if a Republican said in 2016 about RGB and the other liberals at Scalia's funeral: "They knew him well and loved him so much now excuse me while they go undo his entire legacy and life’s work. Screw that bullshit."

[onecaliberal]

42. When you respect people you don't seek to undo their life's work 5 minutes after they are dead.

[Polybius]

45. It's time to give this thread a rest

Everyone is disagreeing with you. Hypocrisy is a bad thing to openly be proud of. You can’t have one standard for Scalia’s funeral and another for RBG’s.

[onecaliberal]

46. Sorry, not sorry. Maybe that is how you treat people you "love" and respect but I do not.

I guess we should just forgive everything going on because dump says he loves America too./

[Polybius]

53. You should be sorry, and it's baffling that you're not

They have every right to be there RGB loved Scalia the person. Was she disrespecting him by going against his legacy? Can't have your cake and eat it too. They had every right to be there.

[onecaliberal]

54. She had no ability to undo his legacy. Stop acting like it's the same it's NOT.

I’m not sorry. I’m out of fucks to give. These people support stripping every law that has helped the least of us progress in this country for the last 75 years. You can pretend these people are respectable all you’d like, but I Will NOT.

[Polybius]

55. Going to a funeral is the same

You were saying that by the conservative Justices going to her funeral, they were disrespecting her because they vote differently than her. Preposterous nonsense. In their mind they think we are activists for deciding abortion and gay marriage are protected, suddenly after two centuries. I don't agree with them on that at all, but that's how they believe the court works. We believe differently. They can be BFF's, and they were.

[onenote]

35. For the same reason that Justice Ginsburg attended, and spoke at, Scalia's memorial service.

[Xolodno]

36. The Supreme Court is the last bastion where...

...you can disagree, but still be good friends with each other. A professional courtesy, where you can acknowledge you were on the right or wrong side, without major repercussions.

Moscow Mitch is trying to eliminate that. He's politicizing an institution that was set up to be void of politics as much as possible.

[hardluck]

38. How immature.

[OnDoutside]

39. Best not to let Kavanaugh attend the wake...you know what he's like when tanked....

[uriel1972]

40. perhaps some are there

out of respect, perhaps some are there because it gors with job and perhaps some were there to gloat.

I would have been surprised if they hadn't turned up. Not that I have much time for those who have wrought such harm to so many.

[aikoaiko]

50. That's the way it should be