WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation mourns for the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose fierce opinions on the high court made her a giant in U.S. history.
One mother and daughter visited the Supreme Court the morning after her death and scribed a Ginsburg quote with chalk outside on the cement.
What You Need To Know
- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday night
- Hundreds of supporters visited the Supreme Court to write quotes and leave letters and flowers and pictures in honor of Ginsburg
- Now the administration and lawmakers center their attention about when to and who could replace Ginsburg
- A mother and daughter remember Ginsburg's fight to have nine women on the high court
Sonia Backe, 16, said Ginsburg will continue to live on as a symbol of hope and power to women across the world.
“No matter what side of politics you are, you can’t deny that she did so much for women everywhere,” she said.
The Backe family joined thousands of others to pay their respects to the legal pioneer, which was reflected in the outpour of love, in-person, throughout the day and night, with supporters and politicians alike.
But a new issue has risen on Capitol Hill about Ginsburg’s replacement and timing.
Senate Judiciary top Democrat Dianne Feinstein, who will play a critical role in an appointment process, said in a statement Friday night: "Under no circumstances should the Senate consider a replacement for Justice Ginsburg until after the presidential inauguration.”
While the top Judiciary Republican, Sen. Lindsey Graham, said in 2016 that he, too, wouldn’t want to appoint someone to fill a vacancy in the last year of a president’s first term, he referred this weekend on Twitter to his May 2020 comments which said the circumstances are now different than before because both the president and Senate are the same party this year, and that the Senate would work to confirm a nominee.
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“I don’t know what’s going to happen now that she’s gone, but what’s important right now is honoring her and fighting for our future,” Backe said.
The mother-daughter duo's quote in chalk read, Until there are nine, which refers to Ginsburg’s fight for nine women on the Supreme Court ("when there are nine").
“There were nine men at the time," Backe said. "So why are nine women any different?”
She said they will never forget what their hero has done for them and for equality.
In a statement dictated to her granddaughter, days before her death, Ginsburg reportedly said her “most fervent wish” was to “not be replaced until a new president [was] installed."