Notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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As much as it breaks our hearts to loose such a intelligent, inspiring, and strong woman now more than ever we need to stick together and fight for what we’ve lost in the past few years.
We need leaders who know the constitution and listen, not ones who preach, yell, twist facts, encourage anarchy, turn elections into popularity contests. That’s the point about RBG. She was a highly intelligent critical thinker which meant she could articulate her argument in a convincing, methodical, dispassionate manner. She understood the nuances of the law well enough to argue her point effectively. As the NYT says, she was a litigator and strategist in the legal sense. Using a common metaphor, she ‘played chess while others played checkers‘.

ETA: just my opinion and general thoughts. It is not directed at any current politicians or leaders. Cheers to all. :drinks:

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This is truly beautiful!

We need leaders who know the constitution and listen, not ones who preach, yell, twist facts, encourage anarchy, turn elections into popularity contests. That’s the point about RBG. She was a highly intelligent critical thinker which meant she could articulate her argument in a convincing, methodical, dispassionate manner. She understood the nuances of the law well enough to argue her point effectively. As the NYT says, she was a litigator and strategist in the legal sense. Using a common metaphor, she ‘played chess while others played checkers‘.

ETA: just my opinion and general thoughts. It is not directed at any current politicians or leaders. Cheers to all. :drinks:
This is so true and what I admire and try to emulate. I think very few people have this ability and the ones that do I have great respect for. When you have the ability to stand by your convictions without anger and hostility and also find common ground with people who differ from you (like RGB did with Scalia) we can truly make progress.
 
If not live, then we must record it. Well worth everyone’s time. I watched Showtime’s On the Basis of Sex. Total respect, awe and admiration for this intelligent and elegant lady.

@Love Of My Life thank you for starting this thread. :heart:

You are welcome..
She was a champion for women's rights... how extraordinary
After being at the top of her class, she couldn't get a job because of 3 things
She was a JEW, she was a WOMAN & she was a MOTHER.. think about that for a moment....
And she barreled her way with those obstacles front & center & look at what she accomplished..
May she rest in the power that she has given us all
She said two things that are profound which she learned from her mother.. (sort of paraphrasing)
Be a lady & be independent in the person that you are.
 
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RBG had an extraordinary life partner Marty who encouraged her every step of the way.
In this documentary the dynamics between them were love, pure love in its rarest & most respectful form
He was the light in her life....as she was in his..

They truly had a wonderful marriage and both adored and respected each other. It is not an exaggeration to say that she was probably on the Court due to his effort of backing her and promoting her - necessary to really be considered for that position. Not to say at all that her brilliance, vision and hard work were not primary considerations. Just that even for those on the "short lists", some promotion must be done to actually get the nomination. Marty Ginsburg, like John O'Connor before him, was wiling to put his career after his wife's and we are definitely the beneficiaries of that.
 
They truly had a wonderful marriage and both adored and respected each other. It is not an exaggeration to say that she was probably on the Court due to his effort of backing her and promoting her - necessary to really be considered for that position. Not to say at all that her brilliance, vision and hard work were not primary considerations. Just that even for those on the "short lists", some promotion must be done to actually get the nomination. Marty Ginsburg, like John O'Connor before him, was wiling to put his career after his wife's and we are definitely the beneficiaries of that.

He didn’t put his career behind hers, he had a full career as a lawyer and teacher, completely separated from her path. They enjoyed it that way.
 
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He didn’t put his career behind hers, he had a full career as a lawyer and teacher, completely separated from her path. They enjoyed it that way.


I didn't make my point very well - I know well of his career and yes, he was successful and respected. But her career came first when determining where to live, etc. In most families, it is the father's career that determines this. Same for the O'Connors.
 
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It is thanks to women like RBG that real change takes place. THANK YOU RBG and RIP!

A few quotes from the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
1. "I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability."
2. "Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time."
3. “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”
4. "So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune."

5. “People ask me sometimes… ‘When will there be enough women on the court?’ And my answer is: ‘When there are nine.’ People are shocked. But there’d been nine men, and nobody’s ever raised a question about that."
https://www.today.com/news/ruth-bad...ninemenandnobodyseverraisedaquestionaboutthat

 
It is thanks to women like RBG that real change takes place. THANK YOU RBG and RIP!

A few quotes from the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
1. "I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability."
2. "Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time."
3. “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”
4. "So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune."

5. “People ask me sometimes… ‘When will there be enough women on the court?’ And my answer is: ‘When there are nine.’ People are shocked. But there’d been nine men, and nobody’s ever raised a question about that."
https://www.today.com/news/ruth-bad...ninemenandnobodyseverraisedaquestionaboutthat

I LOVE that last quote!

With regards to her marriage to Marty - I think that they exemplify what marriage looks like when it's a true partnership. They each had each other's backs as equals. Neither was in charge -- they both were and supported each other.
They also show what a huge deal it is in career success to choose the right partner. Ruth didn't have to worry about key events at work because it was always expected that she'd take care of a sick kid. And she didn't stretch herself too thin caring for everything in the house and at work because she'd convinced herself Marty could not do it as well as she could. In a truly equal partnership, both partners can succeed in great ways.
 
I didn't make my point very well - I know well of his career and yes, he was successful and respected. But her career came first when determining where to live, etc. In most families, it is the father's career that determines this. Same for the O'Connors.

If you look at their careers over a lifetime they took turns. Initially they moved for his job and then later for hers. But it is nice to see a beautiful example of true partnership.
 
I LOVE that last quote!

With regards to her marriage to Marty - I think that they exemplify what marriage looks like when it's a true partnership. They each had each other's backs as equals. Neither was in charge -- they both were and supported each other.
They also show what a huge deal it is in career success to choose the right partner. Ruth didn't have to worry about key events at work because it was always expected that she'd take care of a sick kid. And she didn't stretch herself too thin caring for everything in the house and at work because she'd convinced herself Marty could not do it as well as she could. In a truly equal partnership, both partners can succeed in great ways.

I do love that last quote as well.
 
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