Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg should shut the hell up and do her job, which is to adjudicate cases — not slam Republican candidate Donald Trump while the presidential race is still underway.
In bizarre senile rants in separate interviews with the Associated Press, The New York Times and CNN, Justice Ginsburg slammed Trump, calling him an egotistical blowhard.
“He is a faker,” Ginsburg told CNN (see video). “He has no consistency about him. He says whatever comes into his head at the moment. He really has an ego.”
Ginsburg, who was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993 by President Bill Clinton, suggested she would move to New Zealand if Trump got elected (Bye Felicia! 👋 👋)
“I can’t imagine what the country would be with Donald Trump as our president,” said Ruth. “For the country, it could be four years. For the court, it could be — I don’t even want to contemplate that.”
In response, Donald Trump clapped back at the 83-year-old judge on Twitter, suggesting she’s senile and should resign. “Her mind is shot — resign!” he tweeted.
“I think it’s highly inappropriate that a United States Supreme Court judge gets involved in a political campaign,” Trump told The Times. “I think it’s a disgrace to the court.”
While freedom of speech is one of America’s most cherished ideals, as an appointed — not elected — public servant, it’s totally inappropriate for Ginsburg to inject her personal opinions into the political realm outside the court.
First, no one votes for a presidential candidate based on what a Supreme Court judge says. More importantly, as a federal judge, Ginsburg is bound to a code of judicial ethics aimed at preventing the appearance of partisan partiality.
With her statements, Ginsburg blatantly violated the Code of Conduct for federal judges, which states a “judge should not publicly endorse or oppose a candidate for public office.”