Had Ruth Bader Ginsburg Taken One for the Team

 "Supreme Court may soon expand gun rights amid roiling debate" - The Hill, May 30, 2022

The case is "New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v Bruen." Essentially it's about the right to carry a concealed weapon in New York state.

Watchers on this don't expect delay in issuing the ruling - which is expected to be pro-gun-rights - despite the national turmoil generated by recent mass shootings. Any delay could be to give time to justices to insert recent information about gun activity, such as in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.

This reality of what is going down as a result of such a strong and united conservative mindset on SCOTUS might bring us back to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's decision not to retire. There had been legal media such as Abovethelaw which saluted her tenacity. After all, she had a number of health challenges. And her workout to help her keep going was considered cute. Actually it became iconic, with her personal coach exhibiting moves at her wake. 

Had she taken one for the team - that is, retired - not only would there have been one more progressive on the Court. Instead when she died her slot was filled with a conservative. In addition, there could have been a kind of progressive taking over the job who could have represented middle ground and been a persuasive force among Court members. In a sense, she was a closed system when it came to ideology.

Politics is the art of cooperation and compromise to get things do. Ginsburg wasn't cooperative on this issue of retirement and shut out the possibility of compromise. Had she stepped down there could have been another plum job in the wings. She would have only retired from the Court, not from a continuing career in law. 

Connect with Editor-in-Chief Jane Genova at janegenova374@gmail.com. 

 

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