Ruth Bader Ginsburg Slams Senate Hearings As A 'Highly Partisan Show'

[PoliticAverse]

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has a problem with the way this Congress handles Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

The 85-year-old justice was asked Wednesday how the hearings of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh compared with her own during an event at George Washington University Law School.

President Bill Clinton nominated Ginsburg to the Supreme Court in June 1993, and the U.S. Senate voted 96-3 to confirm her two months later.

“The way it was was right. The way it is is wrong,” Ginsburg said.

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[mucifer]

1. It seems that she is saying the dems should support kavanaugh. Am I wrong?

After reading the article that's the sense I got.

[john657]

2. I think what she's saying is that there shouldn't

be such partisanship, on both sides.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. A Non-Starter For Me

Because not even discussing Garland was the most partisan thing that ever could have been done.

So, the dems pushing back because they didn't even get to talk about BHO's nominee is the right thing to do, RBG's thoughts notwithstanding.

[mr_lebowski]

4. She will likely have to work with the guy, so maybe isn't coming right out with it ...

Her gist could've just as well been 'you shouldn't even nominate someone for this position that's going to have both sides of the aisle at one another's throats ... look at me, I was confirmed 96-3, what does that tell you?'

[PoliticAverse]

5. Merrick Garland faced the same type of situation Ginsburg is referring to. It's not the nominees. nt