Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Bashes Trump

[hidinout]

If it's an unwritten rule how can it be in the code of conduct?

Thats why I was asking . I'm not familiar with the code or rules of Sup Court Justices .

[hidinout]

From above I guess Madame Ruth is applying the Hillary technique , to hell with your rules and codes .. I'm going to do what I want . Because I'm above the laws of the little people .

[Getslow]

@Getslow, it depends... is the FBI asking the question or is Congress and the American people asking the question?

 

There is a document called Code of Conduct for United States Judges.

 

 

Canon 5: A Judge Should Refrain from Political Activity

 

(A) General Prohibitions. A judge should not:

 

(1) act as a leader or hold any office in a political organization;

 

(2) make speeches for a political organization or candidate, or publicly endorse or oppose a candidate for public office; or

 

(3) solicit funds for, pay an assessment to, or make a contribution to a political organization or candidate, or attend or purchase a ticket for a dinner or other event sponsored by a political organization or candidate.

 

(B) Resignation upon Candidacy. A judge should resign the judicial office if the judge becomes a candidate in a primary or general election for any office.

 

© Other Political Activity. A judge should not engage in any other political activity. This provision does not prevent a judge from engaging in activities described in Canon 4.

 

COMMENTARY

 

The term “political organization” refers to a political party, a group affiliated with a political party or candidate for public office, or an entity whose principal purpose is to advocate for or against political candidates or parties in connection with elections for public office.

 

Here's the link: Code of Conduct for United States Judges | United States Courts

 

That seems fair. Don't misunderstand me, I think the justice was out of line here weighing in on this election, but it's a pretty interesting tightrope they walk given that they do ultimately make lots of decisions of a political nature. Heck, Bush v. Gore very nearly caused a resignation from the bench.

 

In the end, this is nothing. It was ill-advised but fairly minor compared with the things I see in the lower courts all the time. We could do with being better at every single level.

[jericho]

Get rid of the old mean hag, maybe sell her to someone in China so she can make Nike shoes.

[jericho]

So she is voting for a habitual liar. Seems about right.

[jericho]

Oh yeah I forgot she was the one who was asleep during the State of Union or something like that, yeah she needs to go off and quit and enjoy her rich life while she can.

She just better stay away from TX and hunting lodges.

[tcjkbt]

IMO she should keep her trap shut. Her job is to adjudicate a dispute between parties, not legislate. Nor should she demonstrate bias before the parties even before they appear before her. She needs to analyze the record and make a ruling that is in conformity with the facts of the case, the law and the specific issue that the parties have put before her. Her personal agenda should not enter into the discussion. The same applies to all the justices, not just her.

[rockmom]

The Notorious RBG ticking off the masses. :lol2: You go girl!

[jericho]

The Notorious RBG ticking off the masses. :lol2: You go girl!

 

Yes you go girl, all the way to New Zealand.

Then hopefully we get a SCJ who has some sense.

[Clyde]

IMO she should keep her trap shut. Her job is to adjudicate a dispute between parties, not legislate. Nor should she demonstrate bias before the parties even before they appear before her. She needs to analyze the record and make a ruling that is in conformity with the facts of the case, the law and the specific issue that the parties have put before her. Her personal agenda should not enter into the discussion. The same applies to all the justices, not just her.

 

Don't justices go on a speech tour during recess and often times strongly espouse their views?

[Jim Schue]

Trump certainly took the "high ground" with his tweets about Ginsburg. He'd been better off being quiet about it and letting moderate Democrats and other reasonable people do his dirty work scolding the Justice.

[John Anthony]

The fact that liberal justices are threatening to quit...

[75center]

Trump certainly took the "high ground" with his tweets about Ginsburg. He'd been better off being quiet about it and letting moderate Democrats and other reasonable people do his dirty work scolding the Justice.

 

But then he wouldn't be Trump.

[75center]

Don't justices go on a speech tour during recess and often times strongly espouse their views?

 

They all give speeches, never really paid attention to how specific they get.

[Jumper_Dad]

She as now admitted that she was wrong and saying now that she should have never made those comments.