Professor in the 1930s through the 1950s, decided to give about the meaning of life. On the last day of his business law class one spring. It was such a success it turned into an annual division at stanford for many years, until he retired. In 2008,vived supported by a generous gift to the office of religious life by the foundation for global community, which established the henry and Amelia Rathbun fund for exploring what leads to a Meaningful Life. Each year, a visiting fellow is selected to come to stanford to deliver this lecture and spend time with our faculty, students, and staff. In a busy world, and in a time of change in our country, this lecture provides us a welcome moment for self reflection and moral inquiry. We are so fortunate this year to have Ruth Bader Ginsburg as our visiting fellow. Her by anotherw moniker, as the notorious rbg. [applause] that name got its start several puts ago in a tumblr together by an admiring law student, and it took off. Today, Justice Ginsbu
National journal and bloomberg about her legacy and what is next for the court and the nomination process. We will also take your phone calls and tweets, live on cspans washington journal. Ginsburg wasder illegal embodiment of the womens rights movement. Her years on the Supreme Court made her the liberal standardbearer for the Progressive Movement in the u. S. C died she died friday. Chief Justice John Roberts has called her a justice of historic stature and attributes are pouring in for the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Her powerful for dissents, as well as her strong opinions, ginsberg will be known not only as a powerful justice, but as a crusading lawyer whose work changed the United States. He will spend todays show remembering and talking about the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. We are going to open up regional lines. That means if you are in the eastern or central time zones. Ou will call 202 7488000 if you are in the mountain and pacific time zones we wan
Could you encapsulate what it means to lead a Meaningful Life for you . Ginsburg to put it simply, it means doing something outside yourself. Itell the law students address now and then, if you are going to be a lawyer and just practice your profession, you have a scale, so you are very much like a plumber. But if you want to be a true professional, you will do something outside of yourself, something to repair tears in your community, something to make life a little better for people less fortunate than you. That is what i think a Meaningful Life is. One lives not just for oneself but for ones community. That is wonderful, thank you. Do you think that is the same as a purposeful life . Justice ginsburg yes. Your purpose is what you aim for. Great. How has family played a part in your own life and your own meaning in your life . Justice ginsburg it plays a very large part. It is one of the things that a justice scaliaew and me together, because we both cared a lot about families. Sough
Reading it properly. Again, im concerned that the democrats put him. They should choose somebody else m concerned about the decision. Back in february of this year Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell went on fox newss special report and was asked if he would hold the scotu s seat open if a vacancy happened before the november election and was asked about his decision to block judge Merrick Garland back in 2016 and that position came open while president obama was in his last year of office. Here is what Mitch Mcconnell said. If a Supreme Court seat were to open up, you hold that seat open like you did for mary garland Merrick Garland . Let me remind you of what i said in 2016. I said you have to go back to the 1880s find the last time a vacancy on the Supreme Court occurring during a president ial Election Year was confirmed by a senate of a Different Party than the president. That was the situation in 2016. That would not be the situation in 2020. I am not aware of any vacancy, but
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