But Ginsburg, the oldest justice on the court, cited Justices William Brennan and Thurgood Marshall as two justices appointed by Democratic presidents who left their replacement to Republican successor presidents. Ginsburg said she supposed many people wanted both men to leave when a Democrat was president, but she noted that neither did.
Brennan was appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and announced his retirement in 1990 at the age of 84 for health reasons. Marshall retired in 1991 at the age of 82. George H.W. Bush chose David Souter and Clarence Thomas as their respective successors.
Brennan was appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and announced his retirement in 1990 at the age of 84 for health reasons. Marshall retired in 1991 at the age of 82. George H.W. Bush chose David Souter and Clarence Thomas as their respective successors.
I'd like to see justices who will defend all rights, not just the selection approved by one side or other on the left/right spectrum.
ReplyDeleteThe political maneuvering also tends to shoot down the at least hoped for impartiality of the court. A very good attitude to have.
ReplyDeleteYou mean the impartiality that exists on the Court now?
DeleteWhen has there ever been partisanship, or impartiality on the Supreme Court?
Delete"But Ginsburg, the oldest justice on the court, cited Justices William Brennan and Thurgood Marshall as two justices appointed by Democratic presidents who left their replacement to Republican successor presidents."
ReplyDeleteI wouldn’t trust sources that decree President Eisenhower (and by extension Richard Nixon) to be a Democrat. The disparity between fact and what is claimed to be the current "truth" speaks volumes about the credibility of these (mostly) leftist propagandists and the blogs that parrot them.