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As someone not too familiar with US politics, could someone please give some information on what this news means for the future?
I think that no matter what the question is, the answer is "more unfettered capitalism"
The Democratic party (of which she was a part) will circle the wagons and come up with another neoliberal to take her spot.
The republicans might be able to use her vacancy on the committees she was on to block more corporate friendly neoliberal judges from getting appointed, but nobody will really notice a difference, because both major parties support capital, and therefore appoint roughly the same kind of think tank ghouls.
well for one thing, I believe with her death the average age of the senate has dropped by 18 years
That is kind of amazing and sad at he same time. But remember, ~bourgeoisie~ democracy is the best thing anyone can hope for