I can’t make this up.
The first words I saw when I opened my laptop last night to read about the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg were “your protection has expired.” Granted those words referred to my cyberspace security, but last night they spoke to the inner turmoil I felt at the loss of this “protector” of the rights of the marginalized.
I fear the country I love, the democracy I cherish, is in more peril today than it was yesterday before the death of a woman who kept her oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States – a warrior who used the power of her dissent as a Supreme Court Justice to work toward promoting a more perfect union for every citizen.
If there is a heaven somewhere, I hope Congressman John Lewis and Justice Ginsburg are together still trying to create good trouble on behalf of a nation mourning their losses.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
(March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020)
I will miss her.
Stay safe, stay sane and please stay tuned.
I'll Call It Like I See It 
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11 responses to “your protection has expired”
You couldn’t make it up. As we watch the democracy train wreck unfolding (everywhere) we despair.
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Yes, Pretty and I were talking about where we could move, and I reminded her that democracy was a train wreck everywhere. Can’t believe it.
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I cried I’m despair for a good 30 minutes, then felt a sense of peace. Her death has mobilized the troops. She and Lewis forged our path, and we must follow them with heads up. Onward Constitution Soldiers!
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I like that: Constitution Soldiers!!!!! Onward, indeed.
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I’m just heartbroken. My head knew she couldn’t but in my heart I thought she’d live forever.
Now, it’s up to all of us to make HER proud.
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Oh Bob, such a tremendous voice for the values disappearing before our eyes. Yes, we must make her proud.
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I wailed. So, so sorry.
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2020 has been crushing.
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Very upsetting.
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Yes. So very upsetting.
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She will be so sorely missed.
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