The question is why doesn’t Ginsberg retire?
She is old, and she is sick (and I think a case could be made that she is no longer up to the job, perhaps her clerks are doing all the real work).
But why hang on? She could have retired when the Democrats were in full control and could have nominated and have confirmed any far left extreme person.
So why didn’t she, and why is she hanging on now?
I don’t have an answer but I think it would prove interesting when (if) the truth is ever known.
...no longer up for the job?
When was she EVER up for the job? She respects the constitutions of South Africa and the EU more than she does the one she is sworn to uphold.
A related question is — why are the liberals so eager to shove out the door, one of their very liberal judges such as Ginsburg?
We’ve heard variations of this story the past few years, that it’s time for Ginsburg to retire, so Obama can appoint a younger liberal, who will be on the court for decades to come.
I think the liberals fear that it will be hard for the Senate to confirm a replacement who is as liberal as Ginsburg. Remember Ginsburg’s background is that she was general counsel for the ACLU before she was a judge. You can’t get much more liberal than that. She’s been, in effect, the ACLU representative on the Supreme Court.
Egomania?