Judge Ginsburg Regrets Partisan Division in Congress

Aron Heller, Associated Press

Update

5:14 am CDT, Friday July 6th, 2018

JERUSALEM (AP) – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Judge at the United States Supreme Court, expressed hope that the bipartisan spirit of S & P Speaking in a Jerusalem cinema Thursday after the screening of "RBG", the documentary on her life and career, Ginsburg said she would not address past or present personnel changes on "

But the liberal icon lamented the partisan nature of the selection process of a justice.

"I was considered by some to be a controversial person because of my affiliation to justice. the American Civil Liberties Union, "she said about her 1993 confirmation hearings." No questions were ever asked during hearings on my ACLU connections: the vote was 96 -3

"When Justice Breyer was appointed the following year, the vote for him was also in the '90s. Since then, the Senate has tended to split according to parties and I think that "It's unfortunate," she continued, "During my confirmation hearings, perhaps my biggest supporter was Orrin Hatch, the Republican Senator from Utah. I hope that someday we will return to the prevailing bipartisan spirit regarding the confirmation of the judges. "

Ginsburg is in Israel to receive a Life Award from the Genesis Prize Foundation, a major Jewish organization.The old Ginsburg was just the second woman of the Supreme Court and often quotes her Jewish heritage as a source of her love for learning and sensitivity to the fate of minorities.

"RBG" has added to his improbable status of pop culture icon. Created by the book 2015, "Notorious RBG: Life and the Ruth Bader Ginsburg's time. "

The documentary recounts her legal work advancing women's rights prior to her 1993 elevation to the Supreme Court, and her role as justice since – and also addresses the cultural phenomenon that has stemmed, including bobblehead dolls, tattoos, t-shirts and cups of coffee bearing his likeness that became hipster clips.A Hollywood biopic is also scheduled for release later

As a Supreme Court Justice, Ginsburg has spoken cautiously about a Trump presidency before the 2016 elections. "I do not want to think about this possibility, but if it should be, then everything is up for grabs ", did she say.

Later, she also apologized for calling President Donald Trump "forger." Jerusalem, she kept herself away from any such reference, focusing instead on how the court could bring together even ideological opposites. She spoke of her unlikely friendship with late Judge Antonin Scalia, a conservative conservative.

"I miss her a lot," she says.

Ginsburg appeared in his trademark glbades and ponytail, a blue and white shawl draped over his shoulders. With three judges of the retired Israeli Supreme Court, she spoke about the progress made by women during her lifetime and how her own Judaism inspired her sense of justice

. known as the Jewish Nobel Prize winner, for which Ginsburg was initially a candidate. Pulling her "pocket constitution" out of her purse, she said that she could not accept it because it would amount to receiving something from a foreign state. Instead, former prize winners, including former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, actor Michael Douglas, violinist Itzhak Perlman, and sculptor Anish Kapoor, named him for the first prize of the foundation

. "I am a judge, born, raised and proud to be a Jew. The demand for justice, peace, enlightenment runs through all Jewish history. and the Jewish tradition, "she said at her awards ceremony. "I hope that, during all these years, I will continue to have the opportunity to serve on the US Supreme Court and that I will have the strength and courage to stand firm in the service of this demand. "

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