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Justice Bader Ginsburg visits Atlanta, noting threats to women's rights
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 10/21/07 | Steve Visser

Posted on 10/22/2007 3:58:44 PM PDT by Baladas

She is short, powerful and understated. And at one time, she was underestimated.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made clear her perspective on some issues when she spoke Sunday at an Atlanta synagogue.

It matters that women and minorities are on the high court — if only for the public get equal access to the bathroom, she said in one of the lighter moments of her talk.

The court itself, while collegial, has entered a period of turbulence with a series of 5-4 decisions that started with Bush v. Gore, the decision that ended the 2000 presidential election controversy, she said.

Speaking at Ahavath Achim on Peachtree Battle Avenue, Bader Ginsburg spoke of the discrimination she faced early in her legal career, and the stress she feels when having to vote on 11th hour death-penalty appeals — instances in which the appellant will die if the court refuses to hear the case.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: baderginsburg; burkas; democratjudge; headscarves; honorkillings; scalia; scotus; womensrights
It's okay to mix religion and politics if you stay on the left side of the road.

Just remember, a president named "Clinton" appointed this.

1 posted on 10/22/2007 3:58:47 PM PDT by Baladas
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To: Baladas
What are “Mens Rights”? Where are rights specifically for men to benefit from listed.
2 posted on 10/22/2007 4:11:58 PM PDT by Mark was here (Hard work never killed anyone, but why take the chance?)
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To: Baladas
Anyone and everyone from the left side of the aisle can speak at anytime in any religious institution. Those from the right side of the aisle cannot even walk past a religious institution without the left screaming ‘separation of church and state’. Sometimes the bias is just overwhelming.
3 posted on 10/22/2007 4:12:15 PM PDT by originalbuckeye (I want a hero....I'm holding out for a hero (politically))
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To: Baladas

The Bush VS. Gore wasn’t 5 to 4, was it???


4 posted on 10/22/2007 4:21:35 PM PDT by Mrs.Z
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To: Baladas
She is short, powerful and understated.

She is short, powerful, understated, and ugly as sin.

There, fixed it!

5 posted on 10/22/2007 4:24:59 PM PDT by basil (Support the Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
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To: Baladas

I’m just praying Hillary! is the leftists candidate.

That way we’ll have a chance at NOT getting another wart like this one.


6 posted on 10/22/2007 4:40:32 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle (If America falls, darkness will cover the face of the earth for a thousand years.)
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To: Mrs.Z
The Bush VS. Gore wasn’t 5 to 4, was it???

5 Justices joined the Per Curium opinion (majority) in Bush v. Gore. Justices Souter and Breyer wrote "dissenting" opinions, but (in those opinions) said that they agreed that the Florida Supreme Court's recount ruling was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

The Liberal Media took the above to mean that the entire decision was by a 5-4 vote. In reality, this was a 7-2 decision regarding the EPC, and a 5-4 decision regarding the stopping of the recount.

7 posted on 10/22/2007 4:44:03 PM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: Baladas

Funny how we don’t hear anything about women’s rights in Iran & other ME countries from the enlightened ones.


8 posted on 10/22/2007 4:48:32 PM PDT by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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To: basil
"She is short, powerful, understated, and ugly as sin."

I remember her when she worked on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, before she got to the USSC:


9 posted on 10/22/2007 5:12:23 PM PDT by traditional1
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To: traditional1

Oh my gosh! I think you’re right!


10 posted on 10/22/2007 5:21:36 PM PDT by basil (Support the Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
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To: Baladas
Pity we weren’t more discriminating when she was nominated.
11 posted on 10/22/2007 6:16:04 PM PDT by Nuc1 (NUC1 Sub pusher SSN 668 (Liberals Aren't Patriots))
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To: Baladas

As my Dad would say.....”I wonder how much she charges to haunt a house”.


12 posted on 10/22/2007 6:38:18 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Wanna see how bad it can get? Elect Hillary and find out.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

HAHAHA...My dad used to say that too!


13 posted on 10/22/2007 6:42:06 PM PDT by OldBlondBabe
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To: Baladas

Has she ever NOT voted liberal? I’m sure Souter hasn’t.


14 posted on 10/22/2007 6:48:53 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (No buy China!!)
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To: traditional1
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket
15 posted on 10/23/2007 8:00:58 AM PDT by magslinger (I will not submit.)
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