tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739125502680107097.post6523630427393867698..comments2023-12-20T03:53:19.857-05:00Comments on Jost on Justice: Ginsburg’s Unseemly Attack on “Activist” Court <b>Kenneth Jost</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08130278447396616546noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739125502680107097.post-81392167976372731952013-09-06T13:10:26.562-04:002013-09-06T13:10:26.562-04:00Actually no, that would not be fair measure either...Actually no, that would not be fair measure either. You would need to look at the number of cases in each term where a party is seeking to strike down a law, not just the number of "cases" each term. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739125502680107097.post-22351377325141507762013-09-06T12:52:22.312-04:002013-09-06T12:52:22.312-04:00Ginsburg is a liberal political activist in a robe...Ginsburg is a liberal political activist in a robe. Giving juice to a stereotype of women, when she doesn't get her way in a case, she publicly whines about it like a nag. In the Lily Ledbetter case, she whined in dissent from the bench, publicly besmirched Justice Alito with a witchy and snarky comment (to the effect that Justice O'Connor, Alito's predecessor, would not have issued Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739125502680107097.post-31474895197276229052013-09-04T22:23:31.209-04:002013-09-04T22:23:31.209-04:00Your statistics about the number of cases struck d...Your statistics about the number of cases struck down per term in the Burger, Rehnquist and Roberts courts do not take into account the number of cases heard per term in each era. With the number of cases on the docket dwindling in recent years, that variable should be accounted for. A more appropriate statistic would be percentage of federal laws struck down during each Chief's term.Sam McCarthynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739125502680107097.post-53771811774963166542013-09-04T19:16:08.811-04:002013-09-04T19:16:08.811-04:00Au contrer Mssr. Jost,
"Activist" is a ...Au contrer Mssr. Jost,<br /><br />"Activist" is a very precise term--one coined by the right to describe any action by any court with which they do not agree. T'would appear that Justice Ginsburg is quite insightful, as well as humourous. Except as she uses it, it is right on target.Dennis Naughtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739125502680107097.post-64511681040692315082013-09-04T11:26:02.182-04:002013-09-04T11:26:02.182-04:00The problem with your analysis is that you thoroug...The problem with your analysis is that you thoroughly enjoy the activism as long as it is your side that is doing it. Ginsburg excoriated the majority in the Voting Rights Act case by stating that it was passed and re-passed by overwhelming majorities in Congress. Yet, she has no problem at all striking down DOMA, which was similarly passed by overwhelming majorities in Congress. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739125502680107097.post-38871663071016548442013-09-04T09:48:58.919-04:002013-09-04T09:48:58.919-04:00* should read "isn't" in the last li...* should read "isn't" in the last line above, apologies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739125502680107097.post-36020050796918978792013-09-04T09:47:35.346-04:002013-09-04T09:47:35.346-04:00And Scalia, Alito, Thomas and Roberts have been th...And Scalia, Alito, Thomas and Roberts have been the model of apolitical jurists? Puh-leaze. Let's face it, she hit a nerve because she's right, and this blog reply won't compete against the millions of people that read -- and agreed -- with Justice Ginsburg's comments all over the world. There is nothing wrong with acknowledging the truth, which is all she did, and one has to lookAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739125502680107097.post-29350117394407123552013-09-03T10:45:09.719-04:002013-09-03T10:45:09.719-04:00You had nothing better to do with your time than t...You had nothing better to do with your time than to attack this Lady? Seems you could find something better to do like figure out how deep Roberts is into Obama's pocket? Or why half the rulings of the Supreme Court these days have to do with perversion? Same sex marriage? Gays in the armed forces....All based on Obama and his shady perverted past.....I know you have better things to do.....Warrior0369https://www.blogger.com/profile/15819155043012500496noreply@blogger.com