[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 164 (Tuesday, September 22, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H4653-H4654]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN HONOR OF JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG

  (Mr. DOGGETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DOGGETT. Madam Speaker, Saturday Libby and I joined many at the 
Supreme Court to honor Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a true defender of 
our most fundamental rights at a time when this President and his 
enablers increasingly threaten the very preservation of our democracy.

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  Having fought her entire professional life against double standards, 
it is essential that a double standard not apply to her replacement.
  When Justice Scalia died 8 months before a Presidential election, 
Republicans blocked any consideration of President Obama's nomination 
to the Court. Only total hypocrisy would permit Republicans to name a 
replacement after voting for President has already begun in a number of 
States.
  Why Trump's big rush? Because he wants this court packed with judges 
that will take away healthcare and protection for preexisting 
conditions for millions of Americans. And just in case, when he loses 
the popular vote once again, he needs some judges to help him cling to 
power. The best tribute to Justice Ginsburg is demanding consistency 
and then replacing a President who shares absolutely none of her 
values.
  With everything at stake, we need to give it everything we have got. 
Let's protect the equality and justice she worked a lifetime to defend.

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