Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead at 87. Republicans Determined to Appoint New Justice Before Election.

Late Supreme Court Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020)

After a long bout with cancer, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on September 18 at the age of 87. She served as a member of the Supreme Court for 27 years after being appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993. Many politicians on capitol hill have expressed their condolences and are mourning over the loss, but it is hard to ignore the increased pressure this puts on the current Senate as well as the presidential election just weeks before November.

President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have already announced plans to vote on a new Supreme Court nominee before election day.

In a statement which mourned Ginsburg's passing and celebrated her accomplishments, Sen. McConnell wrote,

"In the last midterm election before Justice Scalia's death in 2016, Americans elected a Republican Senate majority because we pledged to check and balance the last days of a lame-duck president's second term. We kept our promise. Since the 1880s, no Senate has confirmed an opposite-party president's Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year.

By contrast, Americans reelected our majority in 2016 and expanded it in 2018 because we pledged to work with President Trump and support his agenda, particularly his outstanding appointments to the federal judiciary. Once again, we will keep our promise.

President Trump's nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate."

Ginsburg was one of several pro-abortion judges on the Supreme Court. A pro-life appointment by President Trump would present an unprecedented opportunity to overturn pro-abortion Supreme Court decisions such as Roe v. Wade. If this happens, the ability to prohibit abortion will be passed to the states.

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