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06-28-2018, 10:26 AM
RBG, Twitter is down on its knees, begging you to please stay
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Many of us started this week thinking it couldn't get any worse.
Oh, how young we were then.
After a week of devastating decisions by the Supreme Court, including a decision in favor of Trump's Muslim ban (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/26/supreme-court-rules-in-trump-muslim-travel-ban-case.html), Justice Anthony Kennedy announced he'd be retiring on Wednesday (https://mashable.com/2018/06/27/justice-kennedy-retires-best-reactions/). This leaves room for Trump to appoint yet another justice — presumably one who is anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ rights.
On Twitter, liberals politely begged 85-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to do everything she could to hang on.
SEE ALSO: Instagram's Queer Appalachia brings love — and services — to those who need it most (https://mashable.com/2018/05/10/queer-appalachia-instagram-community/)
At the risk of making everyone more depressed, it's important to note that RBG's voting power will weaken, now that conservatives will enjoy a 6-3 majority with Trump's new appointee. Prior, Kennedy served as a swing vote, and occasionally agreed with the court's liberal minority. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/06/27/rbg-scotus-best-twitter-reactions/)
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Many of us started this week thinking it couldn't get any worse.
Oh, how young we were then.
After a week of devastating decisions by the Supreme Court, including a decision in favor of Trump's Muslim ban (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/26/supreme-court-rules-in-trump-muslim-travel-ban-case.html), Justice Anthony Kennedy announced he'd be retiring on Wednesday (https://mashable.com/2018/06/27/justice-kennedy-retires-best-reactions/). This leaves room for Trump to appoint yet another justice — presumably one who is anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ rights.
On Twitter, liberals politely begged 85-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to do everything she could to hang on.
SEE ALSO: Instagram's Queer Appalachia brings love — and services — to those who need it most (https://mashable.com/2018/05/10/queer-appalachia-instagram-community/)
At the risk of making everyone more depressed, it's important to note that RBG's voting power will weaken, now that conservatives will enjoy a 6-3 majority with Trump's new appointee. Prior, Kennedy served as a swing vote, and occasionally agreed with the court's liberal minority. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/06/27/rbg-scotus-best-twitter-reactions/)
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