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Tuesday, October 06, 2020

Maybe we should start a GoFundMe account for them

Not long ago, a couple I know told my wife and me they were thinking about leaving the country should President Donald Trump be reelected on Nov. 3. But over Rosh Hashanah dinner on Sept. 18 that idea went from theoretical to serious given the sudden death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 

The mixture of her passing — and what it might portend for a host of issues they care about such as LGBTQ rights — combined with the polarized nature of our politics today, was a bridge too far. So now they are stepping up the process of looking for a new country to call home. High on their list of places to go: Canada, Australia and New Zealand.