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Whose death signified an end of an era? (kbin.melroy.org)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 58 points 9 months ago (5 children)

She may have single-handedly precipitated the slide into fascism in the US.

If she had simply resigned from her position when she began experiencing health issues, it would have allowed her successor to be nominated and approved under a democratic administration.

Instead, she wanted to retain her position of authority as long as possible, and so her greatest legacy to the US became Amy Coney Barret appointed by Trump and the subsequent series of 5-4 votes in favor of furthering his agenda.

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  • [–] 22 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    If she had simply resigned from her position when she began experiencing health issues, it would have allowed her successor to be nominated and approved under a democratic administration.

    There's no guarantee that would have happened. See Mitch McConnell and Merrick Garland

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Hell even if she had resigned and they got a democrat in, GOP would just wait for their next chance. The current state of the US has been in the works for several decades now, I find it hard to believe that RBG's decision had any influence over it; it would have just delayed the inevitable.

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