Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has cancerous nodules removed from lung https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/21/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-surgery/index.html Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had two cancerous nodules removed from her left lung Friday at a New York hospital, the Supreme Court announced. There is no evidence of any remaining disease, says a court spokesperson, nor is there evidence of disease elsewhere in the body. The 85-year-old liberal icon was hospitalized last month after a fall in her office in which she fractured three ribs. Ginsburg has said that she'll continue to serve on the Supreme Court as long as she's able to do the job. In 1999, Ginsburg underwent surgery for colorectal cancer, and 10 years later she was treated for early stages of pancreatic cancer. "I said I will do this job as long as I can do it full steam," Ginsburg said Sunday during an interview following a New York City screening of "On the Basis of Sex," a feature film about her years as a young lawyer. he has also hired law clerks for the next two two court terms. Dubbed the "Notorious RBG," Ginsburg marked 25 years on bench this year since her appointment to the court in 1993. She has become best known for her opinions related to civil rights issues, including the landmark case opening up the Virginia Military Institute to women. Her dissents in recent years have continued to energize Democrats at a time when Republicans control the executive and legislative branches of government and the Supreme Court moves rightward. The "Notorious RBG" meme, a play on the late rapper Notorious B.I.G., was created as a response to a 2013 dissent Ginsburg wrote when the court majority issued a milestone decision rolling back voting-rights protections. (More at above url)
Quite true. If she no-showed for a long period she could be removed by impeachment. The plus factor though is that the court is balanced at least toward "moderate" now, some say conservative but only a couple are predictably conservative. But if Ruthie no-shows, it only helps that balance while she does that. But yeh, she has defined her life's goal as just hanging on until dems take the white house again. I would not bet on that or against it either. However, it does seem to be taking more and more trips to the hospital these days to put duct tape and bondo on various conditions. You know, you can always just put some duct tape over the "check engine" light on your car and it works pretty well for a while. Long run? - not so much.
You can bet your last buck that Democrats would have no problem with Ginsburg on permanent sick leave and still calling her an active Justice So long as she is breathing, on her own or assisted, there will be no move to replace her. She dies in the next year the meltdown will be epic
First time ever... Ruth Bader Ginsburg not on bench for Supreme Court's first day of arguments in 2019, court says https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/07/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-supreme-court/index.html