Yep. All are good examples that show we’re just dealing with faux outrage. Republicans are gripping because they see the possibility of losing power, not just now but for multiple election cycles.
This is a criticism.
Republicans don’t like democrats.
Therefore this criticism is invalid.
Well, I’m convinced!
No, in a democracy or in a democratic republic, the surest road to the crapper is when the voting public starts supporting ideas and candidates who are undemocratic and anti-liberty. When we begin supporting political figures who play by the rule of men rather than the rule of law (like Dick Cheney), we have a monumental problem. When we begin supporting regimes which try to assert that we can have one set of standards for most Americans but apply different standards to people we feel threatened by, we have a brewing crisis. I am careful to toss around comparisons to Nazi Germany, but in this way, there are some parallels and lessons to be learned. Comments from an aging justice don’t weaken the Court anymore than a blatantly hostile and contemptuous dissenting opinion in a 5-4 ruling.
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Ruth, forsooth, was a tad uncouth. She didn’t do us any favors with her statement.
Seems like a safe bet. If you’re wrong, nobody will be around to collect.
Could I point out that this isn’t actually true? The ignored the Supreme Court part, I mean. Jackson never ignored the court, and the Indian Removal Act was never found unconstitutional.
Jackson did proceed with Cherokee removal in famous disregard of Worcester v. Georgia, did he not.
This. Republicans are actively injecting politics into the court with their refusal to consider any nominee (for purely political reasons). For them to now complain about politics in the court is disingenuous, at best. It’s like a chef complaining about the ingredients she chose to add to her own dish.
Why? Ours is better than yours, and for exactly the reason she says. Don’t be sore that she recognizes the US Constitution is sadly outdated.
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“This Code applies to United States circuit judges, district judges, Court of International Trade judges, Court of Federal Claims judges, bankruptcy judges, and magistrate judges. Certain provisions of this Code apply to special masters and commissioners as indicated in the “Compliance” section. The Tax Court, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces have adopted this Code.”
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Where does it say anything in there about applying to Supreme Court justices?
So you found the Code, and read that paragraph, but didn’t manage to read the introduction to see if it even applies to RBG?
I totally agree with her comments. I think she’s a disgrace to the Supreme Court for publicly airing them. She’s an intelligent woman, how can she be unaware of the damage she’s doing to that institution by descending into the political arena?
Sure, the Justices have political views and we all know that. But do we really want them on TV shows or in the press lobbying against or for politicians at election time?
This is a sad day for SCOTUS. She needs to retire.
She should retire while Obama can still nominate her replacement. Whoops, wait a minute.
As for recusing herself from a possible “Bush/Gore scenario”, I don’t recall Justice O’Connor doing so at the time of the actual event.
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This
Well, I’m not a Republican and I think RBG’s comments were extremely improper. We could have guessed that was her opinion easily but she has a responsibility for some decorum. I don’t think Richard Parker is a Republican either. So how do you respond to this criticism now that “disingenuous Republican” is off the table?
They’re wrong.
It’s kinda rich for the right to scream about politics on the SC, after the political theatre they provided denying a sitting president his constitutional responsibility to seat a justice.
The vehemence with which they set upon any little thing attempting to drum up controversy, to manufacture outrage, to fan embers into flames, at every turn has the scent of desperation to it. It seems like they are pulling out all the stops, trying any meagre tactic, no matter how transparent. Like a death throw, sort of.
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Donald Trump is not just any politician. It’s everyone’s responsibility to speak against him and his unAmerican fascism. Standing up to Donald Trump and making him expose himself is a public service.
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The Supreme Court has been a political body for decades. It’s time to stop being coy about it. I would prefer that they say in public what they whisper in private. I think it would be good for the court to stop being so mysterious. I don’t trust the American Press to be able to handle serious conversations but I do think it would be good for the public in general - the ones who don’t read the SC opinions, I mean - to get a better look at their Justices.
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It’s time to dispense with the notion that Ruth Bader Ginsburg doesn’t know what she’s doing.
Well - I thought it was obvious that the “Them” referred to those Republicans who were blocking the nomination. I never mentioned you or any other poster. But to be clear - I meant Republicans in Congress who are actively blocking the current nomination while criticizing RBG. To be super duper clear - I meant Republicans like Paul Ryan.
For what it’s worth, the NY Times agrees with Trump on this one: