Court Is ‘One of Most Activist,’ Ginsburg Says, Vowing to Stay

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Court Is ‘One of Most Activist,’ Ginsburg Says, Vowing to Stay

August 24, 2013

WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 80, vowed in an interview to stay on the Supreme Court as long as her health and intellect remained strong, saying she was fully engaged in her work as the leader of the liberal opposition on what she called “one of the most activist courts in history.”

In wide-ranging remarks in her chambers on Friday that touched on affirmative action, abortion and same-sex marriage, Justice Ginsburg said she had made a mistake in joining a 2009 opinion that laid the groundwork for the court’s decision in June effectively striking down the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The recent decision, she said, was “stunning in terms of activism.”

Unless they have a book to sell, Supreme Court justices rarely give interviews. Justice Ginsburg has given several this summer, perhaps in reaction to calls from some liberals that she step down in time for President Obama to name her successor.

On Friday, she said repeatedly that the identity of the president who would appoint her replacement did not figure in her retirement planning.

“There will be a president after this one, and I’m hopeful that that president will be a fine president,” she said.

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Full article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/us/court-is-one-of-most-activist-ginsburg-says-vowing-to-stay.html?_r=0

I believe Ginsburg is making a mistake - she should retire while President Obama is still in office so that a 'democratic' president can fill her seat.
There is no reason we should risk the chance of a republican being in the office in 2017.
If she were to retire in the first part of 2016 there would be plenty of time for Obama to get a new justice confirmed.

[longship]

1. Unless health problems/death intervene, justices retire in summer.

One would hope that Justice Ginsburg lives a long, vibrant life. I just hope there's a Democratic President in 2017.

I understand her position. I only hope it works out.

[Tx4obama]

2. They are doing a segment NOW on 'The Last Word' regarding the NYTimes/Gingsburg article/issues

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