The above is my only beef with the article.
"Sudden and unexpected passing"?
Sorry, but she's been on death watch longer than Bob Hope was. Maybe the timing was inconvenient for some but there was nothing sudden and unexpected about it.
As passed on through her granddaughter, she said before dying, “my most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.”
Not "until after the next election". Not even until after the 2021 inauguration. No, a new president must be installed. Her Supreme Court seat must be held open until at least 2025 when Trump is reelected.
Also, interesting word "installed". That choice makes it seems that she really didn't believe in elections.
Quite right Sam A.! Another inane remark:"The news came as a shock in the midst of a year of unrelenting shocks, yet another jolt of massive proportions".....Poster #3 handled that well: "Oh spare us. An 87 year old with decade old pancreatic cancer and many other health related concerns who finally passes is not, in any way, even a battery to the tongue level shock."
That the remarkable woman was out of pain for once, nay, forever should be words enough.