Draggingtree Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 the weekly Standard: 10:40 AM, Feb 17, 2012 • By JEFFREY H. ANDERSON It’s rare to have a governing philosophy that usually hides behind a carefully constructed rhetorical justification be laid bare for all the world to see, but that’s exactly what happened when Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recently shared her thoughts about the document that she’s duty-bound to apply. Ginsburg, who’s been on the Supreme Court since President Clinton appointed her in 1993, recently said on Egyptian television, “I would not look to the U.S. Constitution, if I were drafting a constitution in the year 2012.” The justice then added, “I might look at the constitution of South Africa. That was a deliberate attempt to have a fundamental instrument of government that embraced basic human rights, have an independent judiciary. It really is, I think, a great piece of work that was done.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Ginsburg herself is a piece of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyM Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Ginsburg herself is a piece of work. Pepper, I don't think 'work' is the word I would use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raygun Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 http://bastiat.org/en/the_law.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 http://bastiat.org/en/the_law.html Raygun, thanks for the reminder to use the web as a source of good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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