Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead at 87: Tributes
Supreme Court Justice, trailblazing jurist and women’s rights leader Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed. Millions of people around the world are mourning.
Ginsburg was in support of LGBT+ rights in every major Court ruling over the past 25 years. She has even presided over a number of same-sex marriages, some prior to the 2015 decision that granted marriage equality across the country, as ‘LGBTQ Nation’ reports.
One video circulating the web showcases part of Ginsburg’s testimony to the Senate during her 1993 confirmation hearings. “Indeed, in my lifetime, I expect to see three, four, perhaps even more women on the High Court Bench,” she testified. After being confirmed, she saw two other women joined the court – in comparison to five men.
In the video, she further speaks about how important her “partner”, Martin, was to her career. He preceded Ruth in death by 10 years.
“What has become of me could happen only in America,” she also said later in her testimony.
Even Trump chose to focus on Ginsburg’s legacy, responding to news of her passing – which he claims took him by surprise, when asked following a campaign rally – by saying that the Justice was “an amazing woman — whether you agreed [with her] or not…who led an amazing life.”
“I am sad to hear that,” Trump concluded. Later, he issued a statement further mourning her and ordered for the lowering of the White House flag.
Ginsburg’s “most fervent” dying wish was that “I will not be replaced until a new president is installed,” reports indicate she told her granddaughter in recent days.
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