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Some liberals blame the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for the court's decision on Friday to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case, which protected a woman's right to an abortion at the federal level.
Ginsburg is well-known for not retiring during the Obama administration, when she could have been replaced by a liberal justice. She will die in September 2020, when Trump is in office, at the age of 87.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett took her place. She was one of three conservative justices appointed by former President Donald Trump, and all three of them were among the six justices who voted to overturn the decision from 50 years ago.
If she had retired and been replaced by a liberal justice, the decision to overturn Roe probably still would have passed with a 5-4 vote.
Ginsburg was a strong supporter of a woman's right to an abortion under the Constitution, but she didn't like how Roe v. Wade gave women that right.
Outraged, a lot of liberals took to social media to blame her for what happened on Friday.
"RBG was a hero in a lot of ways. "But it's a terrible irony that her choice to stay at the party too long hurt one of the things she cared most about," Hollywood Reporter columnist Scott Feinberg wrote on Twitter. "This will be a big part of her legacy, which is sad.
Katie Harper, a podcast host, wrote sarcastically, "So glad RBG kept planking instead of retiring from the Supreme Court" with a picture of the elderly justice doing a plank in a gym.
Freelance journalist Eoin Higgins tweeted, "Thanks especially to RBG for making this possible today." He also thanked former President Obama for not appointing Garland or someone else to replace Scalia during the recess. Obama's lack of action and failed presidency helped make this moment possible.
Some people were less kind to the late justice.
"Remember: Ruth Bader Ginsberg chose to die in her seat under Trump instead of stepping down so that Obama could find a good replacement. "White feminism is the way to hell," Khadijah A. Robinson wrote.
Gabrielle Perry, a doctor and writer, said that Ruth Bader Ginsberg was slowly cooking in hell.
RBG was a hero for many reasons. But the terrible irony is that her decision to stay too long at the party helped lead to the destruction of one of the things she cared about the most. Sadly, this will be a big part of her legacy.
— Scott Feinberg (@ScottFeinberg) June 24, 2022
Some conservatives thanked Ginsberg for refusing to retire.
“This day brought to you by Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s narcissistic refusal to retire,” tweeted conservative political commentator Matt Walsh. “Thank you, RBG!”
“We should build a statue to the pro-life movement of Harry Reid and RBG holding hands,” wrote News Busters editor Curtis Houck.
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