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

[defacto7]

1. May you live a thousand years Justice Ginsburg.

[silvershadow]

2. From your lips... nt

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Couldn't agree more!

She really is irreplaceable!

[Tippy]

5. I fear they may try to harm her in some way...they are crazy with hate