Ruth bader Ginsburg Falls & Breaks Ribs

[5pins]

I suspect that the court could, and would, operate just as it always has when vacancies/absences/recusals occur and render decisions with those still remaining/available on the bench voting as they typically do.

That's what I thought.

So, she could literally be on life support for the next two years and they can't replace her.

[the Schwartz]

That's what I thought.

So, she could literally be on life support for the next two years and they can't replace her.

Quite possibly. Lots of variables in play...her advanced age brings with it the high probability of further, possibly unrelated, complications (not wishing her ill here), not to mention that she may also face the possibility of making it through a second term under President Trump given that incumbents tend to see re-election which would put her into her early 90s by the end of a second Trump term. I suspect that RBG, despite her frail appearance, may be one those folks blessed with a robust physiology, but even then, such a "gift" does have a limit.

[Sensei]

It appears that she is lucky that she fell and broke those ribs:

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/21/supr...rocedure-.html

It turns out that she had lung cancer that was detected by imaging performed in response to the fall. Based on what is in the articles, she had 2 malignant nodules in the same lung that were most likely non-small cell lung cancer. They were removed by removing the involved lobe. This is likely curative provided that the preliminary metastatic work-up is correct that no distant spread was detected.

Lucky old bird but she’s not out of the woods yet. Flu season starts this week...

[blues]

Say what you will, but she's one tough little cookie.

[Lex Luthier]

I bet she's a devotee of the film "Yellowbeard".

"Dying's the easy way out. You won't catch me dying. They'll have to kill me before I die!"

[Inkwell 41]

I bet she's a devotee of the film "Yellowbeard".

"Dying's the easy way out. You won't catch me dying. They'll have to kill me before I die!"

"Crawl, crawl, stagger, stagger..."

[LittleLebowski]

I bet she's a devotee of the film "Yellowbeard".

"Dying's the easy way out. You won't catch me dying. They'll have to kill me before I die!"

I was disappointed to find that Yellowbeard did not age well at all

[LittleLebowski]

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[blues]

that's cold, dude...

but sorta funny

[Guinnessman]

that's cold, dude...

but sorta funny

Some of you are no fun........I just broke my like button