Posted on 09/25/2020 10:18:06 AM PDT by karpov
A ceremonial resolution honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was pulled after Sen. Ted Cruz objected to language added by the chamber's top Democrat about the liberal icon's dying wish.
"All the kind words and lamentations about Justice Ginsburg from the Republican majority will be totally empty if those Republicans ignore her dying wish and instead replace her with someone who will tear down everything she built," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said regarding the resolution.
Cruz objected to the inclusion of the wish, arguing that the Constitution states that justices do not get to appoint their successor.
"The Democratic leader wants to add a statement that Justice Ginsburg's position should not be filled until a new president is installed, purportedly based on a comment Justice Ginsburg made to family members shortly before she passed," the Texas Republican said. "That, of course, is not the standard. Under the Constitution, members of the judiciary do not appoint their own successors."
Schumer accused Cruz of using Ginsburg's "dying words" against her, but Cruz refused to yield. He argued that the inclusion of Ginsburg's deathbed wish was "beneath the dignity" of the Senate. The resolution failed to pass.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
You are correct. C. Schumer should never have included that unproven and irrevelant phrase into the resolution. There!
Well it didn’t pass so at least 50 others joined Cruz.
The Dems politicized it...another Wellstone funeral moment.
Speaking of which, when do they actually intend to bury the woman? This is dragging out longer and longer. Maybe she’ll still be there on Election Day?
Sadly, I can only imagine that RBG is not concerned about who replaces her where she is now.
HOW awful to enter Eternity without the Savior.
Luke 16:24 “ And (s)he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
The article was not clear on that. I was wondering how one senator could cause it to fail.
"I wish I weren't being smothered with this pillow" seems highly likely.
Good for Cruz.
Schumer tried to pass it by ‘unanimous consent’ which means no debate, dissent or schedule for discussion. One senator objecting is all it takes, and the minority would be wasting time trying to schedule a vote.
I was probably a Unanimous Consent thing and Cruz objected. No vote.
Who exactly, do you think "politicized" it?
I think Ruthie’s casket is destined to lead an Ayatolla-like demonstration down Pennsylvania Avenue with the same result — the stiff spilling out and putting a damper on the whole affair.
If only...
Yes, Good for Cruz! Shove it right back at Chuckie. Do we ever really know that Ruthie said this? I think all we have is an alleged statement made to one of her family members. Nothing to be suspicious about there, right?
That's not a problem.
The RATs should easily be able to bring her back to life and ask her.
“Why politicize it?”
Schumer politicized it. Cruze objected. Good on Cruze.
This whole thing simply represents a communist tactic of extending/re-using the MN politician-funeral techniques...
RBG was just another communist politician who is roasting in hell for her support of the murder of 80-to-90 million innocent American children...
Mao-Stalin-Ginsburg are now “roomies”...
As we Americans use to say in the 50’s, “The only good communist is a dead communist”... RGB is very good now...
“. . . the liberal icon’s dying wish. “”
Actually, “. . . the liberal icon’s ALLEDGED AND PROBABLY MADE UP dying wish. “”
I hope Cruz was not the only one upset, but if it didn’t pass then I assume there was a vote.
Way to go Cruz. You finally found your guts. Good for you.
Democrats are vile people. Evil actually. Satanic.
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