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Supreme Court: Trump should appoint Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg

2020-09-26T07:05:55.811Z


The American president will formalize his choice this Saturday evening, a week after the death of the former judge and feminist icon, "RBG".


His choice seems made.

Donald Trump will appoint conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court of the United States, the main American media reported on Friday, advancing well-placed Republican sources.

“We're going to announce someone fantastic!

», Launched in the evening the American president during a campaign rally in Newport News, in Virginia, without saying more about his choice.

“I think tomorrow (Saturday) is going to be a great day!

“, He added in front of an enthusiastic crowd, who applauded wholeheartedly at the mention of this announcement, less than 40 days before the presidential election.

The Republican billionaire must officially confirm Saturday at 5 p.m. (11 p.m. in Paris) from the White House the name of Amy Coney Barrett, a magistrate known for her traditionalist religious convictions.

She is to succeed the progressive “RBG”, a feminist icon who died last week from cancer.

Democrats wind up

Donald Trump has started the process at full speed to be able to anchor the Supreme Court in a lasting way in conservatism, its judges being appointed for life.

The Democrats are on the wind, arguing that he should wait for the election before switching to the conservative camp this institution which decides, in the United States, the main questions of society, such as abortion or the right to bear arms .

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If its candidate is confirmed, as expected, by the Senate with a Republican majority, the Supreme Court will have only three progressive judges out of its nine magistrates.

Asked a little earlier on Friday, Donald Trump replied: "I did not say it was her, but she is extraordinary".

Has he made up his mind?

"In my head, yes".

The choice of Amy Coney Barrett, a practicing Catholic of 48, mother of seven and opposed by personal conviction to abortion, could galvanize the conservative religious electorate on which Donald Trump largely relied to get elected there. is four years old.

But Republican sources mentioned in American media do not rule out the possibility of a "last minute turnaround" by the president.

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"He has not, as far as we know, spoken to other candidates," nevertheless specifies the New York Times.

The other lesser-known favorite was Barbara Lagoa.

Born in Florida 52 years ago to parents who fled the communist regime of Fidel Castro, she could have been for Donald Trump a political asset of weight in this potentially decisive southern state for the presidential election.

A "great woman" and "Hispanic", had underlined the Republican, who indicated Friday evening not to have met her in person.

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The magistrate appointed Saturday by the tenant of the White House will then have to be confirmed by the Senate, by a simple majority.

Despite the Democratic outcry, the upper house is expected to vote before the November 3 presidential election.

A sign of political tensions, it was under the boos of demonstrators that Donald Trump came to meditate Thursday in front of the remains of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, exposed at the entrance of the Supreme Court.

Solemn men in the presence of Biden

Just a week after his death, at age 87, “RBG” received his last solemn tributes on Friday at the United States Capitol, in the presence of Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris.

"Today, Judge Ginsburg made history one last time," tweeted the former US vice president.

Today, Justice Ginsburg made history one last time - and I was grateful to be there to pay my respects.

May her memory be a blessing - and may we continue to be voices for justice in her name.

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- Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 25, 2020

She is the first woman to receive such a tribute at the seat of the United States Congress and the first person of Jewish faith.

Before her, the remains of Rosa Parks, a figure in the struggle for civil rights, had been exhibited in the rotunda in 2005.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be buried in private next week at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington.

Adorned with the American flag, his coffin left the Capitol, crossing a guard of honor formed, for the most part, by Republican and Democratic women.

A rare sign of union in a deeply divided America.

Source: leparis

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