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In reply to the discussion: My wife's encounter with Justice Scalia [View all]LisaM
(27,803 posts)3. The larger question is, why do they turn it on and off?
How can someone who can seem so genial and nuanced in private life write such life-changing and cruel opinions from the bench?
This new iteration of George Bush is striking me in the same way. I don't personally think the Bush family are racist or anti-gay, yet they were willing to suppress the Black vote in Florida in 2000 and use gay marriage bas a wedge issue in Ohio in 2004 in order to win.
It's hypocritical to let your public role override your moral compass.
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I threw up in my lap,... At the thought of a bear hug from black robe white hood big phoney bologna
magicarpet
May 2021
#7
Thanks again, and it might be a good idea of folks would recall the lengthy and warm relationship
elleng
May 2021
#8
That was my immediate thought, too. Now I can better understand their friendship. n/t
pnwmom
May 2021
#27
Ruth Bater Ginsburg, probably the greatest justice of my lifetime was fast friends with him.
GulfCoast66
May 2021
#36
He was hateful and flouted conflict of interest principles, regardless of RBG's acceptance.
JudyM
May 2021
#53
Great story. As a defense attorney myself I use Crawford daily. Tried to engage my
Pepsidog
May 2021
#52