Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg points the finger at an increasingly partisan Congress for polarizing the judicial confirmation process.
Speaking at the federal courthouse in Washington on Wednesday, Ginsburg said a lack of collegiality and bipartisanship among lawmakers was to blame for polarizing the confirmation process for federal judges, The Washington Post reported.
Ginsburg alluded to the heated confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, without mentioning the high court's newest justice by name.
"What a difference in time that was from what we are witnessing today," Ginsburg said in an apparent reference to the bitter confirmation battle over Kavanaugh and the resulting 50-48 vote to confirm him.
"To me, the obvious culprit is Congress," Ginsburg said.
Ginsburg praised Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who retired in 2005, as a model of someone who put "Country above party and self-interest" and who "Worked collaboratively to solve problems," the Post reported.
Ginsburg was interviewed by D.C. Circuit Judge David Tatel, who replaced her on that appeals court.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/10/26/181026_ginsburg_congress_justice/
Speaking at the federal courthouse in Washington on Wednesday, Ginsburg said a lack of collegiality and bipartisanship among lawmakers was to blame for polarizing the confirmation process for federal judges, The Washington Post reported.
Ginsburg alluded to the heated confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, without mentioning the high court's newest justice by name.
"What a difference in time that was from what we are witnessing today," Ginsburg said in an apparent reference to the bitter confirmation battle over Kavanaugh and the resulting 50-48 vote to confirm him.
"To me, the obvious culprit is Congress," Ginsburg said.
Ginsburg praised Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who retired in 2005, as a model of someone who put "Country above party and self-interest" and who "Worked collaboratively to solve problems," the Post reported.
Ginsburg was interviewed by D.C. Circuit Judge David Tatel, who replaced her on that appeals court.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/10/26/181026_ginsburg_congress_justice/
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