It didn’t take long, after the news of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death ricocheted through Washington late Friday, for leaders of some of the most prominent conservative organizations to leap into action
“Cultural and social issues are going to play a much bigger role and the Federalist Society is going to have to grapple with that,” said the conservative policy activist. “There is a perception among the movement that they support administrative law judges who are really good on regulatory issues, but hand-wave at the social issues.”
“That will only increase,” she said, adding that “the vetting that goes into this choice is very intense and something the White House has been working on for a while.” The Republican National Committee will also deploy its rapid-response team to counter Democratic criticisms of a rushed process and charges of partisan hypocrisy against GOP senators who opposed holding a confirmation vote on Merrick Garland, the nominee President Barack Obama chose in March 2016 after Scalia's death created a vacancy on the bench.
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