RBG statement on a woman's right to choose:

[applegrove]

Link to tweet

[SheltieLover]

1. K&R!

[applegrove]

2. She's still the greatest.

[SheltieLover]

3. She sure is!

[pnwmom]

9. No, she isn't. She chose to sabotage her own legacy, by not retiring in Obama's first term.

The writing was on the wall even then, but she decided to ignore it.

And so, instead of being replaced by someone like Sonia Sotomayor, she was replaced by the creature from the Handmaid's tale.

[Hekate]

4. Amen, Ruth

[Drunken Irishman]

5. RBG's refusal to step down is going to directly lead to Roe being overturned.

[harumph]

6. That's absolutely the case.

Very impressive justice - but couldn't let go when it was time to let go. Breyer may well do the same thing.
Regardless of their politics, SC justices must have HUGE egos.

[Bayard]

7. I don't think she was refusing to step down at all

She was trying to outlast trump so he would not be installing her replacement. She fought hard, through many health crisis's, but couldn't quite make it.

I admire her courage, and her wisdom.

[pnwmom]

10. Yes, she was. She could have been replaced by Obama by someone like Sonja Sotomayor,

if she'd left during his first term. Instead, she selfishly decided to take a chance on remaining through a second.

[Drunken Irishman]

13. She should have stepped down in 2013 or 2014.

But she refused to. Back then, the Democrats held the senate. Had she stepped down, Obama would've been able to replace her and this wouldn't be happening. Even in 2013, she had already battled colon and pancreatic cancer. That was on top of her age.

It was judicial malpractice to remain in office.

But I agree, after November, 2014, she had no choice but to hang on - it's just a shame she didn't have the foresight to step down when Obama won reelection in 2012.

[Skittles]

8. absolutely correct

I just cringe at all the accolades....ugh

[pazzyanne]

11. I really miss that wonderful woman! nt

[eppur_se_muova]

12. Repugs see nothing wrong with her conclusion; they think that's how it should be. nt