The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dying wish, according to her granddaughter, was to not have her replacement named until after the Nov. 3 presidential election.
Christopher Scalia, son of former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, told Newsmax TV on Tuesday that's understandable. After all, his father, who was close friends with the liberal icon, would have felt the same way about himself — even though his own judicial and political philosophies were radically different than those of his friend.
Scalia told "Stinchfield" host Grant Stinchfield he wanted to steer clear of politics so close to the death of Ginsburg, who passed away Friday. But he did say he understands that Ginsburg's admirers want to see someone in her own philosophical mold take her place.
That's unlikely to happen, as President Donald Trump is set to name a replacement on Saturday from a list of judges provided by the conservative Federalist Society. The GOP-led Senate appears to have enough votes for confirmation.
Justice Scalia often said confirmation hearings had become so heated because justices had taken power from the voters, his son said, "and as long as voters recognize that justices were basically … unelected legislators in robes, those confirmation battles would be particularly heated."
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