As I've stated previously, Ruth Ginsburg is no longer qualified to sit
on the SCOTUS. Her mental capacities waning, she now looks to foreign
laws to form her opinions rather than the Constitution she has sworn to
uphold. Ruth Ginsburg should retire promptly.
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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has left some
legal experts wondering whether she has any respect for her country's
constitution.
When she was sworn in on August 10, 1993, Ginsburg was administered the
judicial oath by then President Bill Clinton. In taking that oath she
agreed to "support and defend" the Constitution of the United States in
discharging her duties as a member of the nation's highest court.
Last week, during an interview on Egyptian television, Ginsburg
complemented that country on its election of lower house members -- but
then began chatting about Egypt drafting a new constitution.
"I would not look to the U.S. Constitution if I were drafting a
constitution in the year 2012," recommended Justice Ginsburg in the
interview captured on MEMRITV (the Middle East Media Research Institute).
She then pointed to the constitutions of South Africa, Canada, and the
European Convention on Human Rights -- more liberal documents -- as good
examples. "Why not take advantage of what else there is in the world?
I'm a very strong believer in listening and learning from others," the
justice added.
Not every legal expert agrees with Ginsburg's approach.
"[It] literally undercuts the justice of the United States Supreme Court
and the institution of the Supreme Court in the eyes of the people,"
says Liberty Counsel founder Mat Staver of the justice's remark. "It
certainly undermines the confidence of the American people that the
justices will actually look to our Constitution to interpret our own
laws as opposed to looking to foreign constitutions."
The attorney says "it's absolutely reprehensible and inexcusable" for a
Supreme Court justice to disparage America's own constitution.
"We ought to look to that," says Staver, referring to the U.S.
Constitution. "It's done us very well -- it's not outdated, it's not
antiquated, it's not second to any other constitution in the world. And
we ought to look to that as a shining example for others to follow as well."
Ginsburg has stated previously that she takes into account foreign law
as well as U.S. law when forming her legal opinions.
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J Young
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