The court has finished oral arguments for the session. It is merely writing opinions and releasing them. I can easily imagine that Justice Ginsburg would be absent a lot, and certainly not made available to the media.
Also, it is not a conspiracy to give Justice Ginsburg the dignity she deserves or requests, and not becoming a public spectacle if she's on oxygen or being wheeled around in a wheelchair. If I were a member of Liberty Counsel or Judicial Watch I would most certainly not utter a word if asked to by the Chief Justice or Justice Ginsburg herself.
Pancreatic cancer is one of the hardest to cure or even control. The two month absence in December-January, not the initial detection but a very significant reocurrence, is usually a sign that the end is coming.
Also, Justice Ginsburg is no fool. If she were hearty and healthy, albeit old, she would be visible. She knows that many of her own political stripe are biting their nails over her health. There would be no reason to drag them, and the media, through the last stages of her life. So she lays low, very low, almost invisible. This is the very reason why we speculate, with good reason to.
I would not be surprised that when the term is over, if she's terminal, she announces her retirement instead of hanging on until she literally passes away in her chair.
I am not a court expert, but I could certainly envision the court, along with the clerks and other staff, all surrounding Justice Ginsburg with love and giving her some privacy while enabling her participation in the judicial process as best as she can until she is completely unable to.
I have long been a critic of Justice Ginsburg, not just for her decisions but for her open unwillingness to ignore the Constition. That said, I do not wish her dead. But she is a public figure, and her passing will be a very pivotal moment in SC judicial history, so you can't blame anyone for specualting.
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The Dude abides and Death Becomes Her so Hollywood shoudn’t mind, why should you? It’s not like she was a Fetus