Dear John
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death is a devastating loss for our
country. She was a champion for all of us who are working to build a
nation that lives up to its creed.
Ginsburg didn’t just break through
the glass ceiling–she shattered it, starting her career as a young
lawyer fighting for equal treatment in the workplace and ending it as
one of the most iconic members of the Supreme Court. A fierce advocate
for gender equality and reproductive rights, she inspired generations of
women and will be remembered as a feminist hero.
Ginsburg was ‘the Great Dissenter’. She fought for a government
that works for the many and not the few. She stood against the Roberts
Court’s assault on civil and reproductive rights and was steadfast in
her defense of an inclusive, equitable, and multiracial democracy.
Ginsburg once said, "We have the oldest written constitution still
in force in the world, and it starts out with three words: 'We, the
people.’" Now, we, the people must prepare to mask up and take to the
streets. Donald Trump’s presidency is one of the most colossal failures
in leadership in the history of the United States. We cannot allow
Trump and his cronies to tarnish Ginsburg’s legacy and destroy our
democracy with a last-minute appointment to the Supreme Court.
Prior to her death, Ruth Bader Ginsburg told her granddaughter that
her dying wish was to not be replaced until a new president was
inaugurated. We demand that her wish be honored. We must ensure voters
have their say before a new justice is considered by the Senate.
In solidarity,
George Goehl
People's Action
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