Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sleeps During Testimony Over TX Redistricting

Expose the Left ^ | 3-2-06

[jdm]

Pathetic. The video link may be temporarily overloaded with traffic: keyword is "temporarily." I think I got lucky.

[martin_fierro]

L O L

[thoughtomator]

Why does she need to listen? She knows how she is going to vote before the case makes it to the court.

[Petronski]

LOL

[Red Badger]

Can Supremes be removed from office for being unable to perform the duties?........

[1stFreedom]

So what.. these people have their minds made up and their clerks know how they think and influence the decisions..

They might as well act like the senate and not even show up to the arguments (Ever notice how often the Senate is emtpy while Senators pontificate??)..

[day10]

I see that sketch being used often on FR threads.......

[ml/nj]

I'd be careful about criticizing such behavior. Thomas just sits there with a pained expression because he knows that the oral argument thing is a sham.

ML/NJ

[Petronski]

She's not asleep. She's just ducking her head down to light a joint.

[null and void]

Ever notice how often the Senate is emtpy while Senators pontificate??

Yes. It's one of the few hopeful things I see in Washington.

Anyone who's to dumb to avoid another Teddy blovation is probably too dumb to hold office. Or be let out of the house unescorted...

[FormerLib]

Hey, it's not as if a leftist judge needs to hear any of the facts of the case to make a ruling. What's the big deal?

[Spok]

Liberals don't need facts. She'll rule for the Democrats in the redistricting case and won't lose any sleep over it.

[Tallguy]

I was thinking the same. She'll get a text message from the ACLU informing her as to which way to vote. Why waste the energy staying awake?

[Mogengator]

Ruthie?

Wakey, wakey!

[Peter N.]

If Ginsburg dozes that's a plus!!

[freedomson]

"I dreamed I was kissing Hugo Chavez."

[narby]

I'm seeing another retirement soon.

[day10]

When I first heard this story I figured she leaned back in the chair - if that sketch is accurate....LMAO!

[null and void]

Ruth Bader Ginzzzzzzzzzzzburg...

[American Quilter]

She's not asleep. She's just ducking her head down to light a joint.

LOL!

[narby]

Can Supremes be removed from office for being unable to perform the duties?........

Judges can be impeached.

[Paul Ross]

Time for her to retire...

[American Quilter]

I'm seeing another retirement soon.

oh please oh please oh please!

[weegee]

[Cyber Liberty]

Thurgood Marshall all over again. Why is it liberal justices clinging to power at the end of their lives do his? I've not heard stories of Rehnquist doing this....

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Well, he's... he's, ah... probably pining for the fjords.

Mr. Praline : It's not pinin,' it's passed on! This parrot is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to meet its maker! This is a late parrot! It's a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed him to the perch he would be pushing up the daisies! Its metabolical processes are of interest only to historians! It's hopped the twig! It's shuffled off this mortal coil! It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible! This.... is an EX-PARROT!

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[twigs]

That's my guess. Her health is not all that good. People who are not well often tend not to sleep well. I don't like the way she rules, but I don't like her being made fun of.

[rawcatslyentist]

Na na na na... Na na na na... Hey hey hey ... Good night!

Looks like the Buzzards dreaming of greener pastures where senators can commit treason, and drown teenaged girls in peace!

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[dfwgator]

You could bet if Justice Thomas was copping Zs, the press would be howling for blood.

[timydnuc]

Yes, is is called impeachment.

[Peter N.]

I'm surprised this was reported.

[null and void]

Separated at birth?

[dfwgator]

Well then she has no business being in the chamber then. If she cannot fulfill her duties, she needs to retire and get more rest.

[Revolting cat!]

That's all right, as long as she doesn't wake up. We need a third appointment there.

[iPod Shuffle]

Oral argument on the appellate level is meaningless. The judges have already exchanged draft opinions by the time of oral argument.

[AppyPappy]

If this were Scalia, The media would be clamoring for a resignation.

[Red Badger]

ARTICLE III Section 1. Judicial powers. Tenure. Compensation. The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may, from time to time, ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office.

Doesn't say anything about falling asleeep........

[Cincinna]

George W may have the fight of his life coming up. I hope he will be up to the task. So far his two picks have been brilliant.

[Cyber Liberty]

Did anybody see the "video"? I get error messages when I try to see it. This might be bullkaka.

[lugsoul]

If you've never seen a sleeping judge you haven't been in court very often.

[John Jorsett]

Did anyone check for a pulse? Maybe she's pinin' for the fjords ...

[Snickersnee]

Thurgood Marshall all over again. Why is it liberal justices clinging to power at the end of their lives do his? I've not heard stories of Rehnquist doing this....

Another big snoozer on the bench: the lefty Wm. O. Douglas. Incontinent now and then, too. A twofer!

[null and void]

Harriet Meyers?

[garv]

Good question, what is it video of? I thought no cameras were allowed in the Supreme Court?

[Hildy]

Can you imagine if it was Thomas who fell asleep? There's be 24/7 coverage about whether he should step down.

[Cincinna]

The two excellent picks are John Roberts and Sam Alito.
Let's hope Meyers was a fluke.

[PalestrinaGal0317]

(Cleans vomit off of computer screen)

[onyx]

Artist's sketch. Did this really happen?

[southernnorthcarolina]

In the movie about Oliver Wendell Holmes (The Magnificent Yankee, 1950), Holmes began nodding off during arguments, and the other Justices went to him and informed him that it was time to retire.

I have no idea whether that occurrence was historically accurate, or simply a Hollywood creation, but it would seem to be an appropriate course of action in Justice Ginsburg's case. Though at 72, she's two decades younger than Holmes was at his retirement, she is in obvious ill health. Time for her to step down.

[babaloo]

"Can you imagine if it was Thomas who fell asleep? There's be 24/7 coverage about whether he should step down."


And speculation as to whether he was drunk