Posted on 09/27/2018 12:10:25 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg praised the #MeToo movement while addressing law students at Georgetown University on the eve of the highly anticipated hearing where Christine Blasey Ford will testify about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Ginsburg didn't mention Brett Kavanaugh nor any of his accusers by name, but she said she supported all women who were strong enough to speak up about their sexual assault experiences.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg voiced support for the #MeToo movement on Wednesday in a striking statement on the eve of a high-stakes U.S. Senate hearing into allegations of sexual misconduct by President Donald Trump's nominee to the court, Brett Kavanaugh.
During a question-and-answer period after an address to first-year law students at Georgetown University in Washington, Ginsburg was asked if there was anything she was excited or disappointed about regarding the current women's movement.
After discussing the problem of "unconscious bias" that leads to gender discrimination, she said she was "cheered on" by the #MeToo movement, a national reckoning with sexual assault and harassment that has brought down dozens of rich and powerful men.
"Every woman of my vintage has not just one story but many stories, but we thought there was nothing you could do about it - boys will be boys - so just find a way to get out of it," said Ginsburg, 85....
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If the replacement is a woman it will be interesting to hear those thaat comeforward claiming she raped them. If she’s a black jewess can their be any complaints?
Exactly! Have any other Justices spoken out on political matters like RGB. Hard to believe that Sacalia and she were friends outside the court.
Thank kou
I was thinking the same thing....
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