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The greatest woman ever Died today
marthamarks:
--- Quote from: William Perry on September 19, 2020, 18:43 ---RBJ and Conservative Justice Scalia were great friends. They had one point in common a reverence for the Constitution. Neither one of them would favor a Civil War or some of the extreme rhetoric “tear this country/government down”. Maybe there is more that unites us than we realize. The last Civil War cost more than 600,000 American lives. So we have to be careful with those words.
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I agree. And I am not advocating that we tear this country/government down. Exactly the opposite.
Still, doesn't it seem sometimes that we are still fighting over the same old issues that launched that Civil War 160 years ago? Unfortunately, neither Ginsburg nor Scalia is alive today to keep us from falling into the same trap again.
William Perry:
Nope. People forget that 600,000 lives were lost in the Civil War.
Moreover, was just watching RBG on CNN and one point was made: Ruth was seeking to build a consensus. Ruth understood the vital issue to go along to get along. Keep her friendships because although the conservative justices may oppose you on certain issues in other cases it may be possible to persuade them to come around to your side. The Decision in the VMI case, her proudest case, was unanimous.
RBG, unlike many recently, did not demonize the opposition. Trump said today that Ruth know how to disagree but not be disagreeable. She understood that even though Justices like Scalia would oppose her in many cases, both she and Scalia had one thing in common a reverence for the Constitution. When asked about his relationship with RBG, Scalia stated that some things are more important than votes.
Ruth would definitely oppose the extreme elements in the Dem party that want to tear the system down. RBG revered the Constitution and understood the very important point do not make enemies because in some cases they could become your allies.
Respect the other side was her motto even though you could vigorously disagree with them. Because in politics at the Supreme Court and elsewhere opinions can change.
Senator Orrin Hatch, no liberal, voted for RBJ at her confirmation because he firmly believe although a liberal, Ruth was appointed by a liberal President, Bill Clinton, and she deserved to get the job.
Wish we could go back to that standard today.
Shelma1:
--- Quote from: William Perry on September 19, 2020, 23:12 --- Trump said today that Ruth know how to disagree but not be disagreeable.
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That's rich, coming from Trump.
marthamarks:
--- Quote from: Shelma1 on September 20, 2020, 07:07 ---
--- Quote from: William Perry on September 19, 2020, 23:12 --- Trump said today that Ruth know how to disagree but not be disagreeable.
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That's rich, coming from Trump.
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Classic example of "Do as I say, not as I do."
wordplanet:
--- Quote from: William Perry on September 18, 2020, 21:35 ---She was my law professor and I knew her. She got me into her Supreme Court argument in the Goldfarb case. She was a truly brilliant person/woman.
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It must have been amazing to have her as a professor.
She was a great jurist. It may be a very long time before we see the likes of her again. Yesterday was a very sad and scary day for our country. Just when you thought 2020 couldn't get worse. She will be missed.
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