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I see RBG apologized today.

Ramona — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:05:00 +0000

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I see RBG apologized today. Of course, Trump the presidential candidate can say any wicked thing he wants to but RGB the supreme court justice can't point out the fact that the emperor really is wearing clothes and they're ugly and dirty. I wish she hadn't apologized. Nobody should have to apologize for any observation about Donald Trump.

And Hi,Bruce! Nice to see you here again!

Thanks Michael. RBG broke no

Bruce Levine — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 12:24:45 +0000

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Thanks Michael. RBG broke no ethical rule, and I've never heard of prospective recusal. The touchstone to this silly debate (IMO) is that judges retain their first amendment rights when they become judges. Put another way, they do not become potted plants. With that, a standard for preventing judges to express themselves against first amendment protection must by necessity be extraordinarily high. That they are not supposed to endorse candidates doesn't now and has never prevented judges, including incumbents like Justice Alito, from expressing negative views about presidents or candidates for the office.

Nice work.

Love it.

Michael Maiello — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 12:09:51 +0000

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Love it.

Make America normal again!

kyle flynn — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 04:36:48 +0000

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Make America normal again! You should put it on a hat.

Ein Patriot Party that Loves

NCD — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 03:12:12 +0000

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Ein Patriot Party of Real Muricans

Ein Fortress Murica behind Ein Wall

Ein Donald, ~~Drei Wives~~

If you've got a copy hanging

Flavius — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 02:26:52 +0000

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If you've got a copy hanging around pick up Isherwood's Goodbye to Berlin. There were elections , the newspapers were for or against Hitler depending on editorial policy although pretty much everyone around the dinner table at Herr Issywoo's rooming house read the communist one. Sally Bowles was good fun. Normal.

There must have been some supreme judicial body and chances are it was normally "non partisan". As was the Army in 1931.

And it would be normal in 2016 for RBG to restrict any comment about a Presidential candidate to veiled references in her opinions.

No, I'm not saying Trump =s Hitler. Neither did Lindberg, nor Fr .Coughlin nor Huey Long nor Joe McCarthy.

But they weren't normal and neither is Donald.

Dahlia Lithwick's take on

Ramona — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 01:43:03 +0000

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Dahlia Lithwick's take on this. She's my favorite court-watcher and a huge RBG fan, but she admits she has mixed feelings about it--wishing for the "norm", but cheering RBG on because, come on! Donald Trump!

We can't keep pretending times like these are normal. Not with Donald Trump out front every single day, every gaffe giving him a leap ahead until right this minute he's one of two candidates for president. You just know it's driving RBG crazy. She had to blow and this is how she did it. She's keeping it real and good for her. That's why we love her.

The judges can all quit or

NCD — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 23:20:35 +0000

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The judges can all quit or get fired, Trump won't need them.

The finger waggers will meet the same fate if they question the leader.

So Scalia (et al) going to

CVille Dem — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 21:58:07 +0000

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So Scalia (et al) going to all-expense paid vacations funded by the Kochs and others, so they can give talks to conservative groups is OK because it doesn't see the light of day? How about boycotting the State of the Union to express your disdain for the President (as one of the three branches of the Federal Government).

The horse is out of the barn as far as the Supreme Court having pre-conceived political opinions.

Does anyone think that when a case goes in front of the court, EVERY SINGLE justice hasn't already formed an opinion? Really? Why? Haven't they demonstrated that they have by the questions?

Why is Scalia going hunting with Cheney before deciding a case he was involved in is less of an issue than RBG saying what is completely obvious (probably even to the conservative Supremes -- YES! There are conservative Supremes who (probably) hope on some level that a dolt like Trump should not be President.

But I'm with you, Michael -- the only "norm" she broke is that she actually spoke her mind for a publication that was not a Conservative rag.

The best retort to these

Richard Day — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 20:55:32 +0000

In reply to Fetch The Smelling Salts, RBG Violated a Norm!

The best retort to these hypocritical bastards attacking Justice Ruth was brought to the fore by MSNBC last night.

John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the Supremes ran for Governor of NY twice, and won the second time. hahahah

Chris O'Donnell did this fine display of history last night. hahaha

http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word

It turns out that during the 19th century, several Supreme Court Justices ran for office whilst still on the Supreme Court. hahaha

And in the 20th Century of course, Taft went the other way. hahahaha

Anyway Chris got it right last night.

Justice Ginsberg is the greatest.

But why she did not step down two years ago? I mean falling asleep during the State of the Union?

I dunno, But Ruth stay just a little bit longer.

I like Ruth. hahaha

This whole thing makes me laugh. The emperor has no clothes and Trump is a naked baboon.