In Washington, tributes to Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the political battle

Thousands of Americans marched gravely on Wednesday past the remains of Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on display at the United States Supreme Court, on the first day of official tributes whose solemnity is blurred by the bitter battle for her succession.

The death of the magistrate on Friday, less than two months before the presidential election, is experienced as a

by Heather Vandergriff, who came from Tennessee on purpose to greet one last time this

.

President Donald Trump has rushed the process to replace her and anchor the high court in a lasting way in conservatism, which could profoundly change American society.

But this progressive 50-year-old doesn't want to think about it.

she says, as the judge's coffin, draped in an American banner, arrives in the imposing white marble building.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at 87 from cancer, after serving for 27 years on the Supreme Court of the United States, where she defended the rights of women, gays, migrants, and the environment .

In a ceremony inside the High Court, its leader John Roberts paid tribute to the deceased.

he said, red-eyed.

His remains were then placed at the entrance of this neoclassical building, on the catafalque of former President Abraham Lincoln, where Americans have two days to bid him farewell, before a national tribute on Friday at the neighboring Capitol.

The White House announced that Donald Trump would go to his coffin on Thursday.

Judge "RBG" will then be buried in private next week at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington.

Without waiting, the Republican president will have initiated his succession: he must announce Saturday at 5 p.m. (11 p.m. in Paris) who he wishes to appoint to this influential post.

Five women, including magistrate Amy Coney Barrett, darling of religious circles, and a conservative judge of Cuban origin, Barbara Lagoa, were shortlisted.

Forty days before the election, Republican senators intend to hurry to confirm the choice of president, even though according to the granddaughter of "RBG", her last wish was

in January 2021.

We have to go fast.

It is very important that we have nine judges ”on November 3.

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"We have to go quickly,"

pleaded Donald Trump on Wednesday.

on November 3, justified the president who anticipates legal recourse against the results of the presidential election.

If the results were contested, the Supreme Court could be brought to rule as it did during the imbroglio of 2000, in effect endorsing the victory of Republican George W. Bush.

While waiting for these great political battles, it was time for meditation on Wednesday.

of the succession of "RBG", confided Paul Duffy, a 58-year-old executive who came alone from Boston for the occasion.

When the coffin arrived, the murmur of the crowd died down.

No banners or political slogans, the public opted for dark clothes, or t-shirts with the image of the judge, even a crown for this

.

Virginia Blake-West, a sexagenarian from New York, tied an American flag on her head, because the magistrate was according to her

.

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But politics quickly emerged in this crowd, mainly female, acquired with progressive ideas.

future,

Samantha Jacobs, a 26-year-old teacher.

on November 3 and that Democrats can

the influence of the Conservatives on the Supreme Court.

, also regretted Michelle Mouton, executive in the distribution.

They had refused to confirm a judge chosen by Barack Obama in 2016, on the grounds that it was an election year and

added the 51-year-old African-American who, too, wanted so badly to be able to focus on paying homage to Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her

.