Just a few days after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Trump wants to quickly appoint a new judge at the US Supreme Court.
The Democrats want to prevent that.
Donald Trump *
wants to
appoint
a new judge at the
Supreme Court
as soon as possible
after the death of
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
.
His rival in the
US presidential election, Joe Biden,
sees Trump's actions as a form of abuse of power.
Meanwhile, Trump
expresses doubts about
Ginsburg
's last wish.
The US president should, however, already has a
successor
found
(see Update September 26, 8:37)
.
Update from September 26, 8:37 a.m
.: Shortly before her death, the American judge
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
wished that her place at the
Supreme Court should
only be filled after the election.
Now it looks like
President Donald Trump has
already found a possible successor, who he wants to introduce on Saturday.
The evidence of the nomination of the
conservative lawyer Amy Coney Barrett is
growing.
Trump intends to propose Barrett as a candidate on Saturday, reported on Friday, among others, the TV stations
CNN
and
CBS
as well as the
New York Times
.
They cited people who are
familiar
with the
selection process
.
Trump had announced that he would nominate a
woman for the office,
and there are several applicants on his list.
Barrett was already
traded
as the most
promising candidate
.
She has been a judge at an
appeals court
since 2017
.
The 48-year-old is a mother of seven and is considered deeply religious.
Barrett is also known as an
anti-abortionist
.
That makes your candidacy
attractive
for
arch-conservative circles
.
The judge is accused by liberal circles to this day of a sentence that she is
said to have uttered
during her work as a
law professor
at the renowned Catholic private university Notre Dame.
In a lecture she said that a career in the judiciary is only a “means to an end”, the goal is “to build up the kingdom of God”, as
focus.de
reports.
After the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi say goodbye in the Capitol
Update from September 25, 5:40 p.m.:
Less than a week after her death, the body of the US Supreme Court Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was laid out
in the
Capitol
in
Washington DC
.
On Friday, many politicians from both parties took the opportunity to
pay
their last
respects
to
Bader GInsburg
.
"May she rest in peace," said House Chairwoman
Nancy Pelosi
.
The presidential candidate of the Democratic Party,
Joe Bidem, also
visited the Capitol with his wife
to say goodbye to
Bader Ginsburg
.
Joe Biden and Dr.
Jill Biden pay their respects to judicial icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she lies in state at the US Capitol.
https://t.co/Vu9w3lHBXW pic.twitter.com/jukuJqMU9f
- ABC News (@ABC) September 25, 2020
In the
United States
, it is considered a rare honor to be laid out in the Capitol after death.
Bader Ginsburg
is only the second woman in the history of the United States to receive this honor.
In 2005 the civil rights activist Rosa Parks was laid out in the Capitol after her death.
In addition,
Bader Ginsburg is
also the first person of Jewish faith to be honored in this way.
The chief
judge
died of cancer last Friday at the age of 87.
This left Bader Ginsburg's last wish - to see
Donald Trump
lose his election
- unfulfilled.
Judge Ginsburg's death: Trump expresses doubts about her last wish
Update from September 22, 9:50 a.m.:
The judge at the US Supreme Court,
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
,
who died on Friday,
is to be commemorated in several ceremonies.
According to the
Supreme Court
, a memorial service with friends, family and other judges will take place
on Wednesday
.
Ginsburg's body is then laid out under the pillar of the court.
There, citizens can pay their last respects to the judge on Wednesday and Thursday.
On Friday the coffin is to be transferred to the Capitol, where another private funeral ceremony will take place.
The following week,
Ginsburg
is to be
buried in
Arlington National
Cemetery.
The Spiegel reports.
Meanwhile, US President
Donald Trump
expressed doubts about
Ginsburg
's ultimate wish not to be replaced before a new president is elected and in office.
According to the broadcaster
NPR
, Ginsburg made this
statement
a few days before her death to
her granddaughter Clara Spera
.
The transmitter
Fox News
said
Trump
, he did not know whether
Ginsburg
told the or so from the
Democratic opponents in Congress
had been formulated, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and Adam Schiff.
"I would tend to prefer the second," said the US President.
After the death of Judge Ginsburg: Trump before decision with gigantic impact
Update from September 21, 3:15 p.m.: US President Donald Trump
seems to
be serious about
the nomination of a new
judge
for the
Supreme Court
.
"I think it will be Friday or Saturday,"
Trump
told
Fox News on Monday.
He added that he would wait until after the funeral.
Trump
would
then appoint a judge
less than 50 days before the
US presidential election
, who then holds her position for life.
After the death of the liberal
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
, the
Supreme Court
could become
significantly more conservative than before in the event of a successful nomination of Trump's candidate - which has not yet been finalized.
The
Democrats
had
asked
the
US president
to leave the nomination to the newly elected president after the election.
So either
Donald Trump,
who was confirmed in office,
or his competitor
Joe Biden
.
Supreme Court judges must be approved by the Senate.
Trump's Republicans currently hold 53 out of 100 seats.
Meanwhile, the Manhattan prosecutor is apparently preparing a
criminal case
against the
US president
.
The German bank is also involved.
Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Joe Biden accuses Donald Trump of abuse of power
First report from September 21, 2020:
Washington DC - Just three days after the death of Chief
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
a battle for the successor of the renowned lawyer at the
Supreme Court
breaks out in the US capital
.
US President Donald Trump *
wants to appoint a successor to Bader Ginsburg for the
Supreme Court
as soon as possible
.
Since the judges at the Supreme Court hold their office for life, Trump could
push through a decision of enormous political significance
just under a month and a half before the
presidential election
*
.
Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Joe Biden accuses Donald Trump of abuse of power
An absurdity when it comes to Trump's competitor
Joe Biden *
goes.
The Democratic
presidential candidate
on Sunday vehemently opposed to choosing a successor for
Bader Ginsburg
before the election
.
A fast-track process for the appointment of a female Supreme Court judge so shortly before the election would amount to an "abuse of power" by the
US President
, said the 77-year-old in Philadelphia.
The AFP reports.
Biden also
called on the Republican members of the
US Senate
to oppose such a decision: “Keep your constitutional duty, your conscience.
Let the people speak.
Cools the flames that have hit our country, "said the
Democrat
in the direction of the senators.
Donald Trump: Few senators could prevent the US President's plans
As it stands now, the
Republican
camp is
divided on this decision.
The Texan Senator Ted Cruz emphasized that the American people
would need
a fully occupied
Supreme Court
in the event of a controversial election
and that the position could therefore not be left vacant.
But two other Republican senators - Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski - spoke out on Sunday against a fast-track trial for the nomination of a successor to
Bader Ginsburg
.
Since the Republicans
only have a majority of 53 to 47 seats
in the
Senate,
just a few Republican votes would be enough to block
Trump's
*
plans.
Especially since in the ranks of the Republicans with Chuck Grassley and the former presidential
candidate Mitt Romney there are
two more wobbly candidates.
Successor to Bader Ginsburg: Nancy Pelosi threatens Donald Trump with a blockade
In addition, the Democratic majority leader in the
House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi
announced that she would block an emergency procedure for the successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg if necessary.
"We have arrows in our quiver that we will not talk about at the moment," the 80-year-old told ABC.
Pelosi has already shown himself to be a bitter opponent of the
US President
*
in the past
.
Which "arrows" the
Democrat is
alluding to is still unclear, however, as the House of Representatives has no influence on the nomination of judges at the
Supreme Court
.
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