Ruth speaks for me
Submitted by James on Wed, 05/30/2007 - 9:59pm
A fascinating story in the Times about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her new-found voice dissenting with her colleagues on the US Supreme Court.
Some might say her dissents are an expression of sour grapes over being in the minority more often than not. But there may be strategic judgment, as well as frustration, behind Justice Ginsburg’s new style. She may have concluded that quiet collegiality has proved futile and that her new colleagues, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., are not open to persuasion on the issues that matter most to her.
Quiet collegiality is a waste of breath when you're dealing with fascist neocons and Theocrats. I applaud Justice Ginsburg's willingness to throw restraint to the wind.
Fuck 'em.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The quiet Justice. I'll bet she misses Sandra. I know I do.
Remarkable women.
Strong, thoughtful, prepared. A tough job to consider some cases - especially those involving social change - looking at them through the lens of the law; considering public opinion on things that matter to the entire nation but ultimately having to rule on those cases through the lens of the law of the Constitution as it is written and not interpreting it through the events of our times.
I disagree with the author of this statement:
To read a dissent aloud is an act of theater