AP interview: Ginsburg doesn’t want to envision a Trump win

[DonViejo]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she doesn’t want to think about the possibility of Donald Trump winning the White House, and she predicts the next president — “whoever she will be” — will have a few appointments to make to the Supreme Court.

In an interview Thursday in her court office, the 83-year-old justice and leader of the court’s liberal wing said she presumes Democrat Hillary Clinton will be the next president. Asked what if Republican Donald Trump won instead, she said, “I don’t want to think about that possibility, but if it should be, then everything is up for grabs.”

That includes the future of the high court itself, on which she is the oldest justice. Two justices, Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer, are in their late 70s.

“It’s likely that the next president, whoever she will be, will have a few appointments to make,” Ginsburg said, smiling.

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http://www.salon.com/2016/07/08/ap_interview_ginsburg_doesnt_want_to_envision_a_trump_win/

[Skinner]

1. I love her

[mr_liberal]

3. Her saying she opposes Roe v Wade really tarnishes her legacy imo. nm

[mr_liberal]

2. She should have retired for Obama then she wouldnt have to worry. nm

[TexasProgresive]

4. Then there would be 7 on the court

because the r s would not confirm any more Obama nominees.

[mr_liberal]

5. They would have confirmed someone if it was last year, just like they did with Kagan

and Sotomayor. Itd be a liberal for a liberal. The reason theyre not this year is because its an election year and its for Scalia.

[pstokely]

6. She should retire the next time the Dems have both the Senate and WH

nt

[mr_liberal]

7. Thats what Thurgood Marshall thought. nm