Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing was a tragedy of unmatched proportion. She was a legal giant and a tireless advocate for justice. Her work for gender equality was ground breaking, writing in U.S. v. Virginia (1996): "Generalizations about the way women are ... no longer justify denying opportunity to women... ."
Sadly, the battle for her replacement began just hours after her passing.
It's not surprising that the Republicans are rushing to replace her less than two months before the election, with early voting underway. The stakes are enormous. They involve overturning Roe v. Wade and a woman's right to choose, and the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the reinstating of pre-existing conditions as an excuse for insurance companies to deny health care.