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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says Supreme Court ‘Up For Grabs’ If Donald Trump Is President
And seemed to signal a certain female candidate may be a better choice.
The Supreme Court is in recess for the summer, but Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg took some time to reflect on its future composition, which will chiefly depend on who is elected president in November.
Asked on Thursday about the prospect of Donald Trump being handed the job of selecting the next crop of justices, she seemed uneasy at the thought.
“I don’t want to think about that possibility, but if it should be, then everything is up for grabs,” she told The Associated Press in a wide-ranging interview that also touched on the loss of her dear friend Antonin Scalia and some of the court’s biggest rulings in the term that ended in late June.
Revealingly, Ginsburg seemed to signal that she’d rather have Hillary Clinton shape the makeup of the Supreme Court, where as many as four seats ― including her own ― could be in play.
“It’s likely that the next president, whoever she will be, will have a few appointments to make,” Ginsburg said.
More: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hints: Next Prez Will Have ‘A Few’ Supreme Court Appointments
With as many as four Supreme Court seats in play - voters should feel motivated in the upcoming General Election .