Trump vs.
Ginsburg: Battle Lines Drawn, Words Heat Up. Nasty Stuff
Short clip is
here - FYI and some of the “faux” GOP outrage (a hoot):
Also,
here (CNN) and
here (CBS)
Trump gets to keep and
practice his 1st Amendment rights and freedoms, but Justice Ginsburg does not
as many expect her to shut up and just be a judge. I think she has more sense
than that and would be impartial in any case dealing with Trump before the high
court, or any other case before her as well. To think differently is utter
speculation and quite frankly, nonsense. Trump wants to ban Muslims and build a wall
between the U.S. and Mexico (but not Canada) and hang out a huge Trump Tower II
Sign: “Welkom to Trump Amerika.” This is view in his clearly stated words and
comments.
FYI: Re this story, Justice
Ginsburg merely quoted her late husband almost in jest with that an analogy and
uncertainty of a Trump presidency. Now the rabid 24/7 media cycle kicks into high
gear with their wackiness to see who can get the most ratings and comments at
their shrinking newspaper comment sections and at on-line public forums, and
all across rightwing Talk Radio. This is a field day for them. Yippee…!!! I
wonder if this all GOP-run Congress will wade in demanding a string of hearings
and committees for more of their craziness, too.
The synopsis of what she said
as reported in the WaPost story:
Generally, though, you don't
hear a Supreme Court justice talking like this. In fact, you generally don't
hear a Supreme Court justice talking at all — much less about the big
political issues of the day.
Most justices aren't Ruth
Bader Ginsburg, though. And in a New York Times interview, Ginsburg doesn't hold a thing back when
it comes to the 2016 election, saying in part: “I can’t imagine what this place
would be — I can’t imagine what the country would be with Donald Trump as our
president.” (Ginsburg speaking to Times' Adam Liptak) “For the country, it
could be four years. For the court, it could be — I don’t even want to
contemplate that.”
Now my take: I think she
expresses the view of the vast majority of Americans who follow this election
cycle closely and right so. One person/one vote is the principle – she has one
and does the rest of us and an opinion as.
We can’t wave the flag of
freedom and democracy and say we are #1 (and we are BTW) and praise the rule of
law, the blessed Constitution and all it stands for and then pick and choose
who can say what about anything just because they sit in a certain station in
life … that is not the America I see nor the one want, either. Do you?
It is a fact that if one
supports Trump, it matters not what he says or does, they will defend him even
by attacking others over weak arguments, and to be fair many will do that for
Hillary Clinton, too. Most rational people will not evaluate things that route,
but sadly that is a shrinking number in my view.
I would say for anyone who believe
in “pick and choose what can be said and by whom,” then may I suggest a one-way
ticket to Pyongyang (North Korea, BTW). I’ll be happy to pick up their tab.
Harsh; nope, not one bit and not any sillier than nonsense we hear about this
story.
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