‘We all know that the justices on the Supreme Court have political views. I’m not sure we’re well-served by them airing them out in the open.’
Democrats are struggling to defend Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s deepening criticism of Donald Trump, with some suggesting that she’s coming dangerously close to crossing the line separating the judicial system and politics.
On Tuesday, Ginsburg offered her most biting attacks on Trump yet, calling him a “faker” who won’t release his tax returns in an interview with CNN. That came after she told The New York Times that she does not want to “contemplate” a Trump presidency, and suggested to The Associated Press that she prefers Hillary Clinton.
“We all know that the justices on the Supreme Court have political views. I’m not sure we’re well served by them airing them out in the open,” said Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut. “Those of who have been concerned about the open political leanings of conservatives like Clarence Thomas also have to be bear the same concerns about judges on the other side of the bench.”
Murphy has a bill that would force judges to disclose their affiliations with political groups, a measure generally viewed as taking aim at conservative jurists’ ties to Republican outfits. Liberal lawmakers have often linked conservative justices to Republican politicians; Thomas’ wife, for example, endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz in the presidential primary.
That’s what makes Ginsburg’s escalating criticism of Trump unnerving to some Democrats, prompting them to gently criticize Ginsburg, who’s beloved on the left.
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This is disgusting. It’s reveals SCOTUS for the political haunt it is. Even Democrats are criticizing Ginsburg #tcot https://t.co/6duk4MXi9U
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) July 13, 2016
Funny. The dems never seemed to be bothered any other time the justices act politically. Why would they be defending Trump? Hmmmmm?
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