Justice Ginsburg's mistake.........................benefits Trump so thanks babe

Thing1 said:
I don't see the problem with it. I'm under no illusions whatsoever about who some of the justices are supporting & voting for. They're citizens, too.
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until recently I've never seen SCOTUS as broken. Some justices are more ideological and some less. By and large they have maintained their independence of the other two branches and are the branch of government most above the political fray.

That the court is broken now is solely the fault of Senate GOP.
 
anatta said:
yes they are very different. A wedding is a social occasion - Limbaugh is not in politics.

Ginsberg's language is partisan -if Trump were to win it would show hostility to him as POTUS.
It's a really bad place to be for a SCOTUS judge
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"The Kingmaker" of '94 is not in politics?

Okay.
 
cawacko said:
No one is saying they can't vote or hold personal opinions about candidates but when you have members of the highest court in the land out there publically arguing electoral politics it doesn't exactly give a lot of faith to the public in the institution
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except the people have far more faith in that branch of government by far than the other two. I don't think anyone is going to lose faith in SCOTUS cause Ginsberg observed that the Emperor has no clothes on.
 
Thing1 said:
But why is that? Save for 2000, they're not deciding elections. Members of the legislative body can voice their favoritism all day, every day. Why not members of the judiciary?

Makes no sense to me. They're appointed & paid to render opinions on cases that make it to the highest court. They're not non-ideological people, and no one ever professes that they are. She's just expressing an opinion. Being a judge doesn't make her less of an American.
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Jurist are supposed to hold themselves above and independent of politics. Now any reasonable person knows that's not 100% possible and though Ginsberg has done nothing wrong or unethical but from a professional it just poor form. Just as its unprofessional for a soldier/sailor/airman to discuss politics while in uniform.
 
Thing1 said:
Do you think that there is anyone on the planet who doesn't know that Ginsburg votes Democrat, and Thomas votes Republican?

Did you have any problem w/ Thomas presiding over Limbaugh's wedding?
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Well it certainly isn't the end of the world and she is certainly entitled to her opinion and I don't disagree with her but it was in poor form. Not professional ya know?
 
Thing1 said:
I didn't.

But let me guess: YOU didn't care about that, but think Ginsburg's comment is egregious.

I'm right on that...correct?

Massive hypocrisy from you. Your comments & POV are unbelievably predictable. And you don't even realize it.
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Well I do believe there is a difference between what a spouse does and what their husband does. Or do you equate the two?

That being said I agree everyone knows that Ruth Bastard Ginsue is anti constitution and will always side with leftist causes.

However it has been held that jurists are not to be so blatant about it
 
Thing1 said:
Way over the top.

You're really a hack.
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How is what I said even remotely over the top? Basically every major media outlet agrees with me. You seriously need a break man, this election has messed up your ability to be intellectually honest
 
Thing1 said:
You talked about the appearance of impartiality. Again - no one made a big deal about Thomas officiating Limbaugh's wedding.

These people are citizens, also. Why shouldn't the legislative body have the appearance of impartiality? They make the laws. You could apply the same standard to them.
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Is Limbaugh an elected official? Seriously that is your best comparison
Quit embarrassing yourself

I can't believe you are equating Thomas officiating a private citizens wedding to what Ginsburg did. You truly are a hack. Was Limbaugh running for office at the time?
 
Thing1 said:
Rush Limbaugh is arguably the most prominent right-wing idealogue in history.

You guys really can't hear yourselves. If your main argument is really the "appearance of impartiality"...I mean, my goodness. No one had any doubts about Thomas' leanings when he officiated Limbaugh's wedding. They didn't have any doubt before that, either.
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I'm not sure the two conflate. You can hold a person in high regard and be their friend and socialize with them but not share their politics and it is not the same as commenting on partisan politics. It's not professional for a Jurist to do so.
 
Mott the Hoople said:
Jurist are supposed to hold themselves above and independent of politics. Now any reasonable person knows that's not 100% possible and though Ginsberg has done nothing wrong or unethical but from a professional it just poor form. Just as its unprofessional for a soldier/sailor/airman to discuss politics while in uniform.
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Breach of decorum is the word. Meh, but she's a liberal slamming Trump; and it wasn't like when justice Alito mouthed the words 'untrue' to Obama during the State of the Union so it's all honky dory lol.
 
Thing1 said:
Way over the top.

You're really a hack.
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fairly accurate actually......I ran for judge back in 92....even as a candidate we were prohibited from making any comments about any political office up for election, making any comments about how we would rule on any type of case that came before us, we were even required to resign from any position on any boards or committees (even of charitable organizations) before we could be placed on the ballot........
 
Thing1 said:
Rush Limbaugh is arguably the most prominent right-wing idealogue in history.

You guys really can't hear yourselves. If your main argument is really the "appearance of impartiality"...I mean, my goodness. No one had any doubts about Thomas' leanings when he officiated Limbaugh's wedding. They didn't have any doubt before that, either.
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did he say, as part of the wedding ceremony, that if Obama got elected he was moving to New Zealand?.....
 
Mott the Hoople said:
except the people have far more faith in that branch of government by far than the other two. I don't think anyone is going to lose faith in SCOTUS cause Ginsberg observed that the Emperor has no clothes on.
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oh crap.....the thought of Ginsberg with no clothes on makes ME want to move to New Zealand......Mott, they have lots of sheep in New Zealand, right?....
 
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