Celebrities demand justice amid fight to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat: 'This is war'
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A number of Hollywood stars are speaking out in defense of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's reported last wish to not be replaced until after the 2020 presidential election.
Ginsburg died Friday at the age of 87 from complications surrounding metastatic cancer of the pancreas.
"My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed," Ginsburg told her granddaughter just days before her death, according to NPR.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said unequivocally Friday night that President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee to fill the vacancy of late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg “will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate." This has since raised a number of arguments from the right and left, in addition to a handful of A-listers who took to their Twitter accounts late Friday into Saturday morning to voice their opinions.
Director Rob Reiner, who is rarely shy about voicing his opinions about Trump and his administration, tweeted early Saturday declaring the controversy has created a "war."
"Ruth Bader Ginsburg's body isn't even cold and Mitch McConnell is dancing on her grave. This is war. Dems have powerful weapons. Now is the time to use them," the 73-year-old wrote.
Many celebrities directly tweeted McConnell following Ginsburg's death. His comments on Friday led Democrats to accuse him of hypocrisy due to his treatment of D. C. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Merrick Garland, who former President Barack Obama nominated to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016. McConnell and his Senate majority refused to hold a hearing or vote on Merrick's nomination because of the 2016 presidential election.
"Remember what @senatemajldr did when President @BarackObama wanted to make his Supreme Court appointment during an election year. He said no new SCOTUS appointments. The same should apply to @realDonaldTrump. Rem... (Read more)
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