Doing the job full steam.
Posted on 08/25/2013 6:06:05 AM PDT by markomalley
Justice Ruth Ginsburg said she has no plans to retire from the Supreme Court and suggested she could continue her work after President Obama’s term.
In an interview published Sunday by The New York Times, Ginsburg said she was in good health after surviving two bouts with cancer. She said she intended to keep working “as long as I can do the job full steam.”
She also said she was hopeful the president after Obama “will be a fine president,” a statement that could indicate the end of Obama’s term is not a factor in her plans.
Ginsburg, 80, is seen as the justice more likely to retire from the court.
If Obama was to chose her replacement, it would be another liberal unlikely to change the court’s balance.
But if a Republican were to pick her successor, it could solidify a conservative tilt on the court.
Ginsburg had a few sharp observations about the court, which she described as “one of the most activist courts in history.”
She was particularly critical of the decision this summer to strike down a key part of the Voting Rights Act, which she said was “stunning in terms of activism.”
She was also critical of Congress, which she said didn’t seem to have the ability to “move on anything.”
Why? For as weak-kneed and wobbly as the GOP candidate for President is, I have a hard time believing he would be as radical as Obama.
Doing the job full steam.
...John McCain would like to beg your pardon here...
They’ll find her mummified corpse sitting in the chair around 2020.
Hey, when did she pass on? You mean we’ve been playing weekend at Bernie’s this whole time?
When we have to be grateful that Ginsburg is interpreting the Constitution, you know how little hope remains for this country.
"could" being the operable would.
"is remotely possible" being a more accurate replacement.
That’s good news.
Ruthie is brain dead, isn’t she? Poor homely, bird-faced leftist.
In that case it’s a good thing she’s a place holder so that her scrawny backside can be replaced with a Constitutional Conservative before it’s too damned late!
Yes! You go Ginsburg! Stay healthy.
Good. Lord knows what hussein would replace her with.
I believe she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She must be getting excellent medical care. I’d like to know the names of her doctors & what treatment she has received.
Given her dx, I’m amazed that she can continue to work.
I concur. This is good news.
Why should this former ACLU lawyer with a 100% Marxist voting record retire? Obama is just waiting for one of the conservatives to die so he can appoint a Marxist, giving him a majority. The Leftists never have to waver from their judicial agenda, doncha knows, because it is the side the media is on.
She also said she was hopeful the president after Obama "will be a fine president," a statement that could indicate the end of Obama's term is not a factor in her plans.Actually, what it says is, she's disappointed in Zero's performance, and doesn't want him to appoint her replacement -- and probably "President Hillary" is what Ginsburg doodles as she daydreams.
The US Senate approved Ginsburg by a 96-3 vote despite her extreme left wing record and her refusal to answer a number of questions during her confirmation hearings. Ginsburg’s easy confirmation came only 6 years after the defeat of Robert Bork’s nomination to the court. Instead of killing the Ginsberg nomination in retaliation for the Democrat behavior on the Bork and Thomas nominations, the Republicans decided to confirm President Bill Clinton’s choice without a clash over ideology.
History has shown how this “bipartisan” outreach has been rewarded.
She is probably petrified about who her replacement could be.
I am glad she is staying for that reason
Meet the new Marxist ACLU hack, same as the old Marxist ACLU hack.
Justice Ginsberg enthralled by Obama's State of the Union address
Just dreaming of President Hillary
“For as weak-kneed and wobbly as the GOP candidate for President is, I have a hard time believing he would be as radical as Obama.”
I can’t believe that people here are still spouting this type of nonsense concerning the Republican leadership, they are NOT weak kneed and wobbly for God’s sake, they are part of the SAME agenda, they want the exact same things as the fascists, as in they are fascists too.........
Now about Ruth, she once wrote a paper advocating the age of consent for sex between adults and minors be lowered to I think it was 11 or 12.
Me, I hope she dies a horrible slow painful death.
A cure for geriatric health problems is at hand. Tenure at an American College or University or a lifetime appointment in some federal position will ensure good health and longevity.
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