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Oklahoma senators note Ginsburg passing, mum on voting for replacement

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Chris Casteel Oklahoma Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford issued statements on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday, but did not say whether they would oppose voting on a replacement in a presidential election year, as they both did in 2016.The two Republicans said they and their wives would pray for Ginsburg’s family and friends.“While we have disagreed on some issues and interpretations of the law, she was a remarkable legal mind that served honorably on the bench for 27 years,” Lankford said. “She was a force, a pioneer, and someone who loved our nation.”Inhofe said, “All Americans can respect and appreciate Justice Ginsburg’s lifetime of honorable and passionate public service. I’ll never forget how she and (the late) Justice Antonin Scalia were close personal friends, despite their many differences.”Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, issued a statement saying the Senate would vote this year on a replacement for Ginsburg.McConnell refused to allow Senate consideration in 2016 of President Barack Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland, to replace Scalia. Obama, a Democrat, made the nomination early in his final year in office.McConnell and other Republicans defended their position in 2016 by saying the next president should pick Scalia’s replacement.Lankford and Inhofe met with Garland and issued a joint statement in April 2016 saying that Garland “was aware going into this meeting that we will not support any Supreme Court nomination during this presidential election year.”In their statement then, the Oklahoma Republicans said, “Well before the president nominated Judge Garland, the majority of the members of the Senate determined that a presidential election year is not the right time to start a nomination process for the Supreme Court.“We should continue the long-standing, election-year precedent and let Americans have a voice on the future direction of the court.”Meanwhile, on Friday, other members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation noted the passing of Ginsburg, with Rep. Tom Cole, R-Moore, saying America had lost “a remarkable icon and tenacious legal mind.”Cole said, “Justice Ginsburg devoted her life’s work to the study and understanding of the law, and she fought for what she believed was right and just. Whether you agreed with her legal opinions or not, she was admired across the political divide.”Rep. Kendra Horn, D-Oklahoma City, said, “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shaped America with her courage, her determination, and her sharp legal mind.“She worked tirelessly to secure justice and equal protection under the law, and she inspired generations of women and girls to break the glass ceiling. Like so many Americans, I am heartbroken by her passing. Over a 27-year career on the nation’s highest court, Justice Ginsburg worked to defend our nation’s Constitution and to protect the rights of marginalized communities. Her voice and her legacy will never be forgotten.”Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Cheyenne, said, “I am saddened tonight to learn of the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. While our ideology often differed, Justice Ginsburg was a trailblazer for women in law, a devoted advocate of equality and civil rights, and a jurist of historic stature.”

Chris Casteel Oklahoma Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford issued statements on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday, but did not say whether they would oppose voting on a replacement in a presidential election year, as they both did in 2016.The two Republicans said they and their wives would pray for Ginsburg’s family and friends.“While we have disagreed on some issues and interpretations of the law, she was a remarkable legal mind that served honorably on the bench for 27 years,” Lankford said. “She was a force, a pioneer, and someone who loved our...

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