Snorer in the court? Ruth Bader Ginsburg snoozes

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | March 1, 2006

[Balding_Eagle]

Why shouldn't she sleep?

She's already made up her mind.

I'll bet anyone here serious money that she'll vote AGAINST the redistricting.

After all, Tom Delay had a hand it it. Foregone conclusion.

[devolve]

[Westlander]

YES !

[Mark was here]

I wonder if she will feel compelled to refund some of her paycheck back to the Treasury.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Some people can sleep anywhere, but me, I can't really sleep soundly till my head hits my desk on Monday morning.

I've heard that Ginsburg has bladder cancer. She may just be holding on, hoping that Hillary will appoint her successor in 2009. It may be really difficult for her to hang in there, so, even though I don't share her views and convictions, I have to admire her guts and determination.

[Robert A Cook PE]

My thought as well.

Hypocrisy?

Sure.

Look at what they did VP Quayle for his spelling error. If any conservative did this, the late night jokes/media madness would make Cheney's shooting incident look trivial. (Which it was.)

[kittymyrib]

Any judge on the SCOTUS who can't do without an afternoon nap should consider retiring. No wonder the press said it was "a rare afternoon session that lasted two-hours" with these old geezers involved. But then she already knew she'd be voting against the Texas Republicans, so why not nap? The rule ought to be that a judge who does not hear the testimony should not get to vote on the matter they were absent from or snoozed through.

[TennesseeGirl]

"She did have cancer before and could be weak."

This is when you use a medical leave of absence -- not stay on the job and sleep.

[ConsentofGoverned]

"It may be really difficult for her to hang in there, so, even though I don't share her views and convictions, I have to admire her guts and determination."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>......................
Yep I guess you feel that not having your mental faculties
while deciding cases for SCOTUS is to be admired. . She is betraying all of us with her lack of ability to complete her duties..once again it is all about "her needs", not the function of the court.
Typical of the left.

[McGavin999]

I think her cancer is back and they're not yet ready to tell people. The fact that her colleagues allowed her to continue to sleep means that it wasn't merely a doze off.

[Republican Red]

In all seriousness, I think she should have to recuse herself from this case. She obviously missed testimony. Alito was not involved in the abortion protester decision because he was not on the court when testimony was given. If you do not have the physical stamina for the job it is time to go.

If the redistricting case goes against the current map I see a great case for an appeal - if one can appeal a Supreme Court decision?

[Mr. Brightside]

Where's the pic?

FOX should have it on their homepage.

[auto power]

Fox News with Britt Hume showed the sketch...and indeed, Bader does have her head on the bench. Wouldn't this get the average J. Doe fired if this happened on their job?

[MortMan]

I believe he was referring to a screen capture of the artist's sketch from Fox News.

[IMRight]

I think her cancer is back and they're not yet ready to tell people. The fact that her colleagues allowed her to continue to sleep means that it wasn't merely a doze off.

I wondered how quickly someone would find a way to tie this to a potential retirement. :-)

Obviously, that would be exceptional news (the retirement of course... not the cancer).

I might dismiss it out of hand, but somebody certainly thinks one more judge is going to retire in the next couple years. States (SD/MS) wouldn't be pushing forward with total bans on abortion if they thought the current court would get the case... there are (at best) four votes against Roe today. Given that the cases will take at least two years (possibly longer) to reach the Supreme Court... there must at least be speculation that Ginsburg or Stevens won't make it through Bush's second term.

Replace either one of them with a real conservative, and the court moves solidly to the right for at least a couple decades.

[McGavin999]

I think Stevens is going to retire. If Ginsberg's cancer is flaring up again that could well be two seats. Ginsberg may happen before the elections.

[Always Right]

I think Stevens is going to retire. If Ginsberg's cancer is flaring up again that could well be two seats. Ginsberg may happen before the elections.

The 4 (hopefully) conservatives judges do have a 15-year youth advantage over the 4 liberal justices. As long as we can keep the white house, it is only a matter of time. I really don't think any of them will retire. If one did, that would send shockwaves to the liberals. They would be in panic mode like we have never witnessed before in history.

[Hoodat]

There's really no reason for her to stay awake. Since she rarely writes any opinions, she only has to make a call to the ACLU near the end of each case so she will know which way to vote.

[Keli Kilohana]

SNORDER IN THE COURT!!