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I think it’s inappropriate to be having ‘what if’ discussions about Justice Ginsburg’s health. But the fact that the left is talking so much about Justice Ginsburg demonstrates her importance to them as a symbol and the intensity of the kinds of campaigns they would wage over Supreme Court vacancies in the future.
— Leonard Leo, executive vice president of the Federalist Society, commenting on the fact that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s health has been a constant topic of conversation among both Democrats and Republicans in the lead up to the upcoming presidential election. Leo has headed up numerous GOP Supreme Court selections, including that of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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