Justice Ginsburg to Egyptians: Look to the Constitutions of South Africa or Canada, Not to the US

MEMRI ^ | January 30, 2012 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg

[C19fan]

Video at Link.

[C19fan]

I took at look at South Africa's Constitution and no wonder the Leftie loves it because it is chock full of "positive" rights (right to freebies). From Wikipedia: (emphasis mine)

Section 9: the right to equality before the law and freedom from discrimination. Prohibited grounds of discrimination include race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth.

Section 16: freedom of speech and expression, including freedom of the press and academic freedom. Explicitly excluded are propaganda for war, incitement to violence and hate speech.

Section 23: labour rights, including the right to unionise and the right to strike.

Section 24: the right to a healthy environment and the right to have the environment protected.

Section 27: the rights to food, water, health care and social assistance, which the state must progressively realise within the limits of its resources.

Section 28: children's rights, including the right to a name and nationality, the right to family or parental care, the right to a basic standard of living, the right to be protected from maltreatment and abuse, the protection from inappropriate child labour, the right not to be detained except as a last resort, the paramountcy of the best interests of the child and the right to an independent lawyer in court cases involving the child, and the prohibition of the military use of children.

Section 29: the right to education, including a universal right to basic education.

The Euros instead of having out First Amendment have this convulted "Freedom of Speech":

rticle 10 – Freedom of expression 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises. 2. The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.

[Joe the Pimpernel]

I wonder how Ruth deals with the fact that socialist governments have the greatest distance between the haves and the have-nots, and socialist governments murdered more than 140-million of their own citizens in the twentieth century alone?

My guess is she believes those are good things.

[humblegunner]

Already posted:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2841716/posts

Try searching the whole title.

[GraceG]

Also the Canadian Laws prohibit all sorts of speech, sure the Mo Brothah hood would love a law making it a crime to speak about their favorite religion.

[cydcharisse]

In poverty-stricken Canada, the government is responsible
for at least 30 million murders.

[musicman]

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[PGR88]

America will not be defeated by any enemy - it will be destroyed by its own ruling-class.

[traderrob6]

This self important bag of rags. She admits that the US constitution is the longest lasting document of it’s kind in the world yet she want’s to look to another country as a template.

Senile old mummified skank!

[traderrob6]

This self important bag of rags. She admits that the US constitution is the longest lasting document of it’s kind in the world yet she want’s to look to another country as a template.

Senile old mummified skank!

[PGR88]

HA HA - I doubt there is one person from the Muslim Brotherhood watching this - like they will be taking advice from an elderly female liberal Jew promoting the secular values of Western Progressivism.