{"id":113027,"date":"2020-09-21T12:33:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T16:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=113027"},"modified":"2020-09-28T11:43:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T15:43:01","slug":"statements-offered-on-the-passing-of-ruth-bader-ginsburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=113027","title":{"rendered":"Statements offered on the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Claudia-Tenney-Headshot.jpg?resize=150%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Claudia-Tenney-Headshot.jpg?resize=150%2C144&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Claudia-Tenney-Headshot.jpg?resize=300%2C287&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Claudia-Tenney-Headshot.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption>Tenney<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Claudia Tenney<\/strong>: \u201cI am deeply saddened by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was a fierce advocate and a trailblazer for women in public service. Justice Ginsberg was a distinguished jurist who wrote the landmark Sherrill decision, one of the most pivotal in our community. While I disagreed with many of her legal views, RBG was a brilliant and tenacious justice who earned my utmost respect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"105\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DiNapoli.jpg?resize=105%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DiNapoli.jpg?resize=105%2C150&amp;ssl=1 105w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DiNapoli.jpg?resize=211%2C300&amp;ssl=1 211w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DiNapoli.jpg?resize=632%2C900&amp;ssl=1 632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DiNapoli.jpg?resize=400%2C569&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DiNapoli.jpg?w=666&amp;ssl=1 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><figcaption>DiNapoli<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli<\/strong>: &#8220;Tonight our nation mourns the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was a champion for justice, one of the brightest legal minds in American History and a passionate defender of the U.S. Constitution. She was a trailblazer for women and shattered many glass ceilings on her way to our country&#8217;s top court. Her accomplishments and moral character will inspire generations to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Rep-Anthony-Brindisi-Congress.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-102245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Rep-Anthony-Brindisi-Congress.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Rep-Anthony-Brindisi-Congress.jpg?w=220&amp;ssl=1 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption>Brindisi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rep. Anthony Brindisi<\/strong>: \u201cRuth Bader Ginsburg was a giant among giants. Her sharp legal mind, pioneering accomplishments, and fighting spirit left a long-lasting and beneficial mark on this country. She will be sorely missed. Erica and I are sending our thoughts and sympathies to her loved ones at this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claudia Tenney: \u201cI am deeply saddened by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was a fierce advocate and a trailblazer for women in public service. Justice Ginsberg was a distinguished jurist who wrote the landmark Sherrill decision, one of the most pivotal in our community. While I disagreed with many of her legal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[76,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-tp1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=113027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113027\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=113027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=113027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=113027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}