Liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Tells Egyptians: Look To The Constitutions of South Africa or Canada, Not To The U.S. Constitution…
(MEMRI) — Following are excerpts from an interview with US Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, which aired on Al-Hayat TV on January 30, 2012.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: It is a very inspiring time – that you have overthrown a dictator, and that you are striving to achieve a genuine democracy. So I think people in the United States are hoping that this transition will work, and that there will genuinely be a government of, by, and for the people.
I met with the head of the elections commission. I think that the first step has gone well, and that elections have been held for the lower house that everyone has considered to be free and fair. So that’s one milestone, and the next will be the drafting of a constitution.
I can’t speak about what the Egyptian experience should be, because I’m operating under a rather old constitution. The United States, in comparison to Egypt, is a very new nation, and yet we have the oldest written constitution still in force in the world.
Let me say first that a constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom. If the people don’t care, then the best constitution in the world won’t make any difference. So the spirit of liberty has to be in the population, and then the constitution – first, it should safeguard basic fundamental human rights, like our First Amendment, the right to speak freely, and to publish freely, without the government as a censor.
You should certainly be aided by all the constitution-writing that has gone one since the end of World War II. I would not look to the US constitution, if I were drafting a constitution in the year 2012. 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, had an independent judiciary… It really is, I think, a great piece of work that was done. Much more recent than the US constitution – Canada has a Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It dates from 1982. You would almost certainly look at the European Convention on Human Rights. Yes, why not take advantage of what there is elsewhere in the world?
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Well if Ruthie has an objection to “working under a rather old constitution”, she can always quit the day job and go join the Egyptians.
Uhg, It’s nurse Diesel, so much for breakfast..
Die you evil witch
The Wicked Witch mentioned freedom of speech and press as great examples of First Amendment “safegaurds”! No mention of the establishment clause and the free-exercise clause! We all know the reason why!
Talk about burying your head in the sand…. I’m guessing she hasn’t read any of the news of how the Salafi Islamo-crazies and the MuzzBroHood are about to institute Sharia Law.
A statement like this should be grounds for removal from the bench.
Luckily, by the next term, she will be dead and gone, replaced by someone who has respect for our country and it’s Constitution.
Based on age, the koran’s even older. Hey Ruthie- tell that’s not a good book to base a religion on… Convince ‘em scientology is the way to go…
Ruth is right, guys. You need creepy, ancient men in black robes with arcane knowledge of ancient English law and custom to interpret our Constitution. Egypt does not have that heritage – the England that colonized them was a century more recent than the England that colonized us. But Egypt does have English-speakers, and the South African Constitution would be easier for them to understand and interpret.
Our Constitution is the best; it’s just not the easiest one to understand to foreigners in the third millennium.
This Bitch is a US Supreme court judge for life ?
She doesn’t even believe in the US Constitution !
Disgusting.
@ the goldman
Your right!
Another reason NOT to have life appointments!
Term limits for ALL of government, the shorter the better!
An excellent example of why this country is doomed. We have allowed perverts, degenerates and radical leftist idiots to take up positions of power in this country. Once you teach people to vote for free stuff you are screwed.
While the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a noble and well-meaning document, it has caused many problems and a great deal of controversy since its inception. It’s far from perfect and needs an overhaul.
Oh well… so much for that support and defend thing when she was sworn in, eh?
Hey, a little ‘truth and reconciliation’ mixed with Sharia and the Nile will be choked with the bodies of the dead. Of course, here in the US we’ve allowed the progressives(her included)to further corrupt our society through relativism.
Typical liberal.
Or should I say progressive!
Has it occured to her to wonder WHY the US Constitition is the oldest (ie, most enduring) founding document?
She laments the lack of positive rights in the Constitution apparently without it dawning on her that such rights create an inherently unworkable framework for society.
Our Constitution is the most enduring because it is the most stable framework for a society. One in which people are free and the government has limited powers.
Her opinion on this matter disqualifies her from a clerkship in a municipal court, nevermind a seat on the high court.
As Carl Childress would say ” I rekon she’ll be dead soon enough”……
This dried up old hag can croak as soon at the new Repub prez is sworn in – not one minute before…….. The purple gummed, jug earred, black oily turd will have another of his uber liberal henchmen in their so fast it will make your head spin.
Another reason why we have to get rid of Obama.He could stack the courts more idiots like this one.
What the hell is this feral shrew babbling about? Am I hearing this right?
Is she, a S. C. Justice saying, in effect, screw the Constitution…..
Jesus, where have all the good men gone….?
@Zoltanne
“she can always quit the day job and go join the Egyptians …”
Looks like she took a break from the day job and joined the Egyptians – temporarily anyway – on a State Dept funded boondoggle.
Your taxpayer dollars hard at work!
http://is.gd/IO270I
once again the liberal whore proves liberalism is a mental disorder
CRUSTY DEMON FROM HELL is what this TROLL is!
Notice how all LEFTIST SCUM are the most disgusting women on the face of the earth! Helen Thomas, Hillary Clinton, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, all of the code pink trolls, Nancy Piglosi, Roseanne Barr, and Rosie O’donnell are just a few examples!
Add one more to the Cage On The Mall Gang.
This old bag swore to uphold OUR Constitution. She should be removed.
disgusting. more proof that we’ve been thoroughly infiltrated by leftist filth. she was never qualified to be on the Supreme Court and she should not have been confirmed. in fact, that absurd statement of hers (above) should be enough to impeach her. she’s a filthy c-word. i hate her.
This woman talks about the importance of the first amendment and free speech, but then tells the Egyptians to model their constitution after a country where it is illegal to criticize Islam? How many people have been prosecuted in Canada for telling the truth about the Islamic faith? Ginsberg is probably too stupid to see the irony of her own statements.
Yes, you old hag Ruthie……go on down to South Africa…..they treat Christians right…..
I believe it was Levin who has railed against Ruthie and her anti-Constitution stance. Looking forward to more ranting on this issue by the Great One.
(Oh, he did a number on Ann Coulter last night re: her latest column).
The wicked queen speaks and as usial she is a blabbering liberal dim-bulb
@DParker:
“What the hell is this feral shrew babbling about?”
Feral shrew- very nice work, sir. +10 at least.
You are a disgrace to the Founders of this great nation. The only reason you have employment ( subsidized at that) is because our Constitution.
Please…GTFO. As Allen West has said: Your days of abusing the producers and protectors of this nation are OVER. You idiotic troll, the only reason those COUNTRIES EXIST and are free are BECAUSE OF AMERICAS refusal to submit to Islamists, Nazism, Fascism, and Imperialism
Here is a priceless reminder that elections have consequences.
She looks like she was around when ours was written so maybe she is relating first hand observations. Doesn’t look like she’s read it since however…
Don’t understand where Ruthie is coming from, why can’t Egypt look to our constitution and then simply ignore it as she does.
an interview with US Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, which aired on Al-Hayat TV on January 30, 2012.
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an islamist loving leftist…
the South African Constitution
http://www.info.gov.za/documents/constitution/1996/96cons2.htm
look at number three here… their rights are limited..
…coming up… highlights from section 36…
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7. Rights
1. This Bill of Rights is a cornerstone of democracy in South Africa. It enshrines the rights of all people in our country and affirms the democratic values of human dignity, equality and freedom.
2. The state must respect, protect, promote and fulfil the rights in the Bill of Rights.
3. The rights in the Bill of Rights are subject to the limitations contained or referred to in section 36, or elsewhere in the Bill.
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36. Limitation of rights
1. The rights in the Bill of Rights may be limited only in terms of law of general application to the extent that the limitation is reasonable and justifiable in an open and democratic society based on human dignity, equality and freedom, taking into account all relevant factors, including
a. the nature of the right;
b. the importance of the purpose of the limitation;
c. the nature and extent of the limitation;
d. the relation between the limitation and its purpose; and
e. less restrictive means to achieve the purpose.
2. Except as provided in subsection (1) or in any other provision of the Constitution, no law may limit any right entrenched in the Bill of Rights.
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so long as its reasonable…
gee… who decides reasonableness…?
oh yeah… the courts… decide your rights…
fucking incredible…
Ginsberg should be removed from the bench without haste…
I’ll take our Bill of Rights anyday… over these Leftist interpretations…
Another reason NOT to have life appointments!
Funny you should mention that. According to David Barton, the Constitution does NOT advocate lifetime federal judgeships. Judges were/are subject to removal on display of bad behavior. We’ve somehow been hornswaggled into believing this.
tommygun — excellent point. If the Repubs had any ‘nads they’d throw her bony ass out on this fact alone.
Da Joooos again.
Resign in disgrace
Then, GET THE HELL OUT OF THE UNITED STATES Ruth!
The essence of liberalism: Don’t follow the example of what has been proven to work. Follow the example of what we wish would work.
Wait a minute here! Not believing in a document that you have sworn to protect and defend, is that not aiding the enemies of that document. Also would that not be called Treason?
I notice she didn’t offer to re-write our Constitution for them in modern English…of course, it would probably come out looking like the communist manifesto in the process………….
I find it heartbreaking that one of our own Supreme Court justices would say something like this and be making decisions with this attitude. Truly unbelievable.
I did a little research. The big difference between the US Constitution and the South African constitution is that the US Constitution is written to protect the individual and the states from federal coercion. The SA constitution defines all the stuff that the government is responsible for providing citizens.
dont forget, she has SOTO and KAGEN sitting next to her.
Is she so ignorant that she thinks the Muslim Brotherhood cares a whit about human rights? If anything, they will look to restrict human (and non-human, aka infidel) rights as much as possible in their constitution which will be based upon Sharia.
“It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt”
Serious question… How does someone who holds the American Constitution in such obvious contempt become a justice on the US Supreme Court?
Maybe she’s thinking along the line of Liberal Journolist WonderKid Ezra Klein. He was the idiot that said the Constitution was “more than a hundred years old” and “that the text is confusing”!
1st Amendment: ” Congress shall make no law …” ! Not confusing!
Wow.. sounds like she has a conflict of interest, as well as breaking her oath of office.
“that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;”
If she can’t recommend it, how is that “true faith and allegiance”??
This is typical thinking of a Democrat. They look at the constitution as something that is outdated and inadequate. They don’t realize the power that such an immortal piece offers the country.
Let’s see.. Ginzburg is Jewish.. she refers the Egyptians to the South African Constitution.. the South African judge Goldstone, also Jewish, libeled Israel in a UN report.. Egypt will be Islamist and has called for an end to peace with Israel.. not to mention another Holocaust.. what can go wrong?
The Muzzies do know that Ginsburg is Jewish, don’t they?
Fricking treasonous old kapo scum! She should be strung up like Julius and Ethel Rosenberg!!
@ MN Jim just saw your post: the muzzies LOVE kapo Jews and laugh at them behind their backs!! This bitch is the perfect useful idiot, helping the effing muzzrats to gain control in the West. As with all kapo scum in Nazi Germany, the kapos were shot in the back of the head like everyone else. Also, the obama regime sent a Jew to talk with the Taliban in Qatar, helping them to set up an office!! Does this disgusting creature not even remember Daniel Pearl?? Or does he really believe he is above being murdered? They will dispose of him and his ilk sooner or later. The world needs to be cleansed of these treacherous turds!!
Why should we be surprised. The supreme court is looking to case law from around the world as support for their decisions at home. That’s why we can’t afford 1 more lib judge on the bench.
She is sworn to uphold the US Constitution and sits on the Supreme Court – and she gives this advice? She really should retire, get off the Court as she certainly does not sound like she wants to uphold the tenets of the US Constitution – if a Supreme Court justice speaks like this then she is a hypocrite to sit on the court.
The Egyptians are not interested in U.S., Canadian, or South African law. They are not interested in rights and freedoms.
They are about to bring back Sharia law. Soon they’ll be flogging people, cutting off hands and feet, and stoning people to death. Is that progressive enough for you, Ruthie?
If you are not there out of love for the Constitution, then just exactly why are you siting on that bench? Go ahead and say it, it will make you feel much better to stop hiding and get it all out in the open. It is shameful that we have Supreme Court Justices that see the Constitution as an stumbling block rather than the cornerstone of the greatest nation man has ever made. As Kaffeesatz said, there is a reason it is the oldest surviving founding document. Though Ginsburg is partially correct about one thing, our Constitution doesn’t work unless the people have a hunger for personal liberty and responsibility, and I do not get that vibe from Egypt at all right now.
I AM CONVINCED THAT THERE MUST BE A RETIREMENT AGE FOR EVERYONE. WHEN A SENILE SUPREME REFUTES THE US CONSTITUTION, IT IS TIME TO GO TO A HOME. BUT THEN, LIBERALS SEEM TO LIVE FOREVER( PACT WITH LUCIFER).
OFOOL MUST GO, NOV. 6!!!!!!!!
That old hatchet face is proof that nobody should have life time jobs.
Ginsburg finally reached her desired lofty height of useful idiot – for the moozies in Egypt.
This makes me want to cry. Sadly, I don’t think she actually swore to uphold or defend the Constitution…
According to Title 28, Chapter I, Part 453 of the United States Code, each Supreme Court Justice takes the following oath:
“I, [NAME], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as [TITLE] under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God.”
Ask Mark Stein if he concurs that Canada does better on free speech than the US.
AS IF the radical Islamists now running Egypt give a rat’s ass about the opinion of someone who’s:
1. American
2. Female
3. Jewish
Westerners need to quit projecting our own worldview onto the muzzies. They do NOT see the world the same way! Our blindness and stubbornness in this regard is gonna bite us bigtime.
This is the reason we HAVE to elect a Republican!!!! We cannot allow B.O. to nominate more heathen socialists like this freakin witch. She isn’t fit to shine our shoes much less serve on the highest court in the land. I can think of a lot of things she’d be good for, but I don’t think she’d care much for them.
The Federalist No. 78
The Judiciary Department
This independence of the judges is equally requisite to guard the Constitution and the rights of individuals from the effects of those ill humors, which the arts of designing men, or the influence of particular conjunctures, sometimes disseminate among the people themselves, and which, though they speedily give place to better information, and more deliberate reflection, have a tendency, in the meantime, to occasion dangerous innovations in the government, and serious oppressions of the minor party in the community. Though I trust the friends of the proposed Constitution will never concur with its enemies,3 in questioning that fundamental principle of republican government, which admits the right of the people to alter or abolish the established Constitution, whenever they find it inconsistent with their happiness, yet it is not to be inferred from this principle, that the representatives of the people, whenever a momentary inclination happens to lay hold of a majority of their constituents, incompatible with the provisions in the existing Constitution, would, on that account, be justifiable in a violation of those provisions; or that the courts would be under a greater obligation to connive at infractions in this shape, than when they had proceeded wholly from the cabals of the representative body. Until the people have, by some solemn and authoritative act, annulled or changed the established form, it is binding upon themselves collectively, as well as individually; and no presumption, or even knowledge, of their sentiments, can warrant their representatives in a departure from it, prior to such an act. But it is easy to see, that it would require an uncommon portion of fortitude in the judges to do their duty as faithful guardians of the Constitution, where legislative invasions of it had been instigated by the major voice of the community.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg has admitted that she is not a faithful guardian of the United States Constitution, and is therefore derelict in duty and unqualified to hold the position that she currently holds. PERIOD!
The next time somebody is sitting before a nomination hearing for a Justice position in the highest court in the land, perhaps to replace this woman, this had better be referred to, followed by a thorough grilling on the matter.
Hell, roll the damn tape of her.