Aging liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wants the U.S. Senate to return to the “bipartisan spirit” that until recently marked confirmation debates and votes on nominees to the nation’s highest tribunal.
“I was considered by some a controversial person because of my affiliation with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),” Ginsburg said Thursday in Jerusalem following a screening of “RBG,” a documentary about her life.
ABC News reported Ginsburg’s comments that otherwise received little coverage in the U.S.
“There wasn’t a single question asked of me during the hearings about my ACLU connections. The vote was 96-3,” noted Ginsburg, one of the court’s most liberal justices. “When Justice [Stephen] Breyer was nominated the next year, the vote for him was 87-9.”
Ginsburg co-founded the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project in 1972 and began serving as the organization’s general counsel in 1973. Even so, the vast majority of GOP senators voted to confirm Ginsburg because of her legal qualifications and experience.
Source: Ginsburg Wants ‘Bipartisan Spirit’ Restored to SCOTUS Confirmations
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