RBG Has Already Decided

Posted by | April 27, 2015 11:00 | Filed under: Politics

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg has already decided on gay marriage.

Ginsburg, a former civil rights lawyer, has been uncharacteristically outspoken in advance of one of the most significant civil rights decisions in decades. In August, she became the first Supreme Court justice to officiate at a same-sex wedding. Since then, she’s highlighted the big shift in public opinion on gay marriage in interviews and public speeches, breaking from her usual reticence when it comes to talking about upcoming cases. In February, Ginsburg told Bloomberg that it “would not take a large adjustment” for Americans to accept nationwide marriage equality, given the “enormous” change in people’s attitudes about same-sex marriage. New York Times columnist Gail Collins wrote in January that Ginsburg has a “strong hunch” about the way the case will turn out. “I would be very surprised if the Supreme Court retreats from what it has said about same-sex unions,” Ginsburg told Collins, referencing the 2012 decision that found the federal government must recognize same-sex marriages.

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11 responses to RBG Has Already Decided

  1. John Tarter April 27th, 2015 at 11:02

    I am shocked I tell you, totally shocked by this unexpected viewpoint of hers.

    • OldLefty April 27th, 2015 at 11:37

      I KNOW!
      It’s ALMOST as predictable as the rest of them.

    • tracey marie April 27th, 2015 at 12:57

      equality, isn’t it beautiful.

  2. jasperjava April 27th, 2015 at 12:50

    When I saw the headline, I hoped that she had decided to step down so that President Obama can appoint her successor.

    If that doesn’t happen, at least we can be pretty sure that Hillary will make that choice.

    • whatthe46 April 27th, 2015 at 16:53

      i thought the same. and agree with the rest as well.

    • Dwendt44 April 27th, 2015 at 23:36

      She will wait until Hillary takes office before retiring. Hopefully the Senate will be back in Democratic hands.

  3. trees April 27th, 2015 at 16:52

    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_disqualification

    • Red Mann April 27th, 2015 at 18:42

      But when Scalia openly speaks against the gays, that’s OK?

      • Dwendt44 April 27th, 2015 at 23:35

        Thomas and Scalia have their minds set as well, they just don’t publicize it.
        Alito likely does as well. No amount of facts or persuasive argument will change their minds.

    • arc99 April 27th, 2015 at 20:37

      http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/07/ginni-thomas-groundswell-conflict-interest

      It didn’t help that Justice Thomas had also failed to include his wife’s $150,000 annual salary from Liberty Central on his financial disclosure forms, which he later had to amend.) In January 2011, the good-government group Common Cause asked the Justice Department to investigate whether Justice Thomas should have recused himself from Citizens United based on his wife’s role at Liberty Central. (Common Cause also asked the IRS to revoke Liberty Central’s nonprofit status. Nothing came of either request.)

      Thomas ultimately stepped down from Liberty Central, and the group merged with the Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty, a nonprofit started by former FBI agent Gary Aldrich (who’s best known for writing a book claiming that Bill and Hillary Clinton hung sex toys on the White House Christmas tree while Clinton was president). But she continued to be deeply involved with the opposition to Obamacare. She formed Liberty Consulting, which focused on health care issues, and, while never registering as a lobbyist, she began visiting members of Congress as an “ambassador” from the tea party movement. Due to her outspoken anti-Obamacare advocacy, and the fact that she was earning a living in connection with it, liberal activists called on Justice Thomas to recuse himself from ruling on matters related to Obamacare. He declined to do so and later joined the minority in voting to overturn the health care law, as he was widely expected to do.

  4. Obewon April 27th, 2015 at 20:21

    As of 2014, equal marriage is legal in 36 states and in D.C. By the end of this Supreme Court term same-sex couples will most likely be able to wed in all 50 states!

    Hip-Hip Hurray! …Ya’ll know this was GOP’s last cash-cow. Buh-bye bigot$

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