You can honor Ginsburg’s memory by pushing back against lawmakers who act with impunity. Here’s how
Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Photo: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the inimitable Supreme Court justice and revered feminist icon, died Friday night of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer. Her passing, at age 87, was a blow: As former president Barack Obama observed, Ginsburg was “a warrior for gender justice” and a sharp legal mind.
Voting in 2020 presents niche challenges, and requires that everyone make a plan early. People in a high coronavirus risk bracket might consider voting by mail — in which case, they should request their ballots ASAP, and according to the USPS, return them by October 27, to best account for delivery time — or voting early, in person.
And keeping in mind that a Republican-held Senate would hamstring a Democratic president even if Biden does manage to unseat Trump, you can also consider a donation to:• The Senate Majority PAC’s Flip the Senate initiative • Susan Collins : Collins bills herself as an advocate for reproductive rights, and took heat for her support of Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, given his opposition to abortion. Collins told the New York Times that she would not vote on a new justice in October, explaining: “I think it’s too close, I really do.” Full contact information, including email, for her D.C. and state offices is available here.
• Cory Gardner : In 2016, similarly Gardner opposed a vote on Scalia’s replacement, saying, “I think we’re too close to the election. The president who is elected in November should be the one who makes this decision.” You can find email info for Gardner here, and contact info for his D.C. and state offices here.
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