Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThoughtful RBG obit with lovely photos: BBC News.
Last edited Sat Sep 19, 2020, 10:27 AM - Edit history (1)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Obituary of the Supreme Court justiceRead it here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49488374

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the history-making jurist, feminist icon and national treasure, has died, aged 87.
Credit: Washingon Post/Getty Images.

Ginsberg with Senators Daniel Moynihan (left) and Joe Biden in 1993
Credit: Washingon Post/Getty Images.
She may have stood an impish 5ft, but Ginsburg will be remembered as a legal colossus.
RIP beautiful lady and true public servant.........
3 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Thoughtful RBG obit with lovely photos: BBC News. (Original Post)
KY_EnviroGuy
Sep 2020
OP
Rhiannon12866
(252,160 posts)1. K&R for one amazing lady, great pix! Thanks so much for posting!

Marty Ginsburg holds the Bible for his wife as she is sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,770 posts)2. Truly a role model for everyone, especially our youth....
and including us men.
In addition, she was short people like me.......
.......
Thanks, Rhiannon. We will miss her inspiration.....
I bought a copy of the book (Notorious RBG) for my neighbors, a LGBT couple, when one of them was in the hospital. Now, I need to buy me one!
Rhiannon12866
(252,160 posts)3. Thanks, my friend, this is such a painful hit, especially right now.
This is the only issue being discussed tonight on the news - and here on DU, of course. She really did her best, always - and made a historic difference.
And what a thoughtful thing to do! And you're right, we all need to learn more than we do - she's someone who all of us can look up to, an unusual phenomenon, these days...
