Feinstein’s opening statement in Barrett hearings

[Pete F.]

The Constitution was not designed as a document to protect existing conditions.
Here's a few things RBG pushed

1. Employers cannot discriminate against employees based on gender or reproductive choices.

2. State-funded schools must admit women.

3. Women have the right to financial independence and equal benefits.

4. Men are entitled to the same caregiving and Social Security rights as women.

5. Juries must include women.

6. Ginsburg's legal advocacy pushed the military to drop its policy on abortion.

At the time, women service members who became pregnant had a choice to make -- abort the pregnancy and remain in the service or leave the service and become a mother.

7. She was against gutting the Voting Rights Act.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

The Constitution was not designed as a document to protect existing conditions.
Here's a few things RBG pushed

1. Employers cannot discriminate against employees based on gender or reproductive choices.

2. State-funded schools must admit women.

3. Women have the right to financial independence and equal benefits.

4. Men are entitled to the same caregiving and Social Security rights as women.

5. Juries must include women.

6. Ginsburg's legal advocacy pushed the military to drop its policy on abortion.

At the time, women service members who became pregnant had a choice to make -- abort the pregnancy and remain in the service or leave the service and become a mother.

7. She was against gutting the Voting Rights Act.

As a judge, when she has the robe on, she's not supposed to "push for" anything except the law.

As a legal advocate, that's fine. It's a horrible quality in a judge. They aren't supposed to side with who they are personally rooting for.

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

The Constitution was not designed as a document to protect existing conditions.
Here's a few things RBG pushed

1. Employers cannot discriminate against employees based on gender or reproductive choices.

2. State-funded schools must admit women.

3. Women have the right to financial independence and equal benefits.

4. Men are entitled to the same caregiving and Social Security rights as women.

5. Juries must include women.

6. Ginsburg's legal advocacy pushed the military to drop its policy on abortion.

At the time, women service members who became pregnant had a choice to make -- abort the pregnancy and remain in the service or leave the service and become a mother.

7. She was against gutting the Voting Rights Act.

Which of these 7 things are unconstitutional?
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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Which of these 7 things are unconstitutional?
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none. it’s a very selective list.

when the catholic nuns sued obama for forcing them
to pay for voluntary ( not medically necessary) abortions, the majority of scotus ruled that was blatantly unconstitutional. ginsberg dissented. she voted that catholic nuns can be forced by law to violate their beliefs. if you read the first amendment, it’s oretty obvious that’s an insane position for a judge to have. ginsberg was willing to ignore the constitution when it served her personal agenda.
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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Which of these 7 things are unconstitutional?
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there was also a case where white new haven firefighters scored the highest on a test for promotion to lieutenant. the city denied the promotions based on skin color. it ended up at the supreme court, where ginsberg votes against the firefighters, effectively saying that anti discrimination laws didn’t apply to them. that’s unconstitutional. .
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