Tribute to RBG: Wrong time? Wrong government?

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg served for the United States through her determined years in the Supreme Court. On September 18th, Justice Ginsburg, a role model for all genders, left behind a legacy of equality as she lost her battle to cancer.

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After RBG’s death president Trump paid his tributes and immediately made the decision to elect a new republic Supreme Court Justice, just months before the presidential election. Many were angered, as this was an act of hypocrisy for meth Republicans. During Obama’s presidency, a similar issue happened where a Supreme Court opening was made, and he was not permitted to nominate a Democratic justice under the logic that the next President should be able to do so. “Let the people vote,” is what went around when Trump decided that he was going to nominate the new justice.

This brings up the question of whether it was better for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to retire during Obama’s presidency due to her democratic stance, as she knew she was to have another battle with cancer. There would have been many great outcomes if she had retired during that period, and she would have likely been happier with the nominee who was to fill her position.

The democratic rule of Obama would have favored Ginsburg’s decision for who should take the seat. Moreover, her last great court case was in 2014 (before Trump’s presidency), and I believe it is better to leave on a good note. A great end to a career is better than one full of regrets after. However, RBG would have regretted retiring early due to her determined personality.

There was no way that a brave woman like her would give up her battle for equality; in fact, she was a woman that fought both cancer and inequality at the same time. She was too powerful to retire: she had already battled cancer twice in addition to the battle for equality. She was clearly determined enough to want to fight her battles until she took her last breath.