Name:   MAJ USA RET - Subject:   THE DANGERS OF FALLING - - GINSBURG Date:   11/8/2018 10:07:37 AM

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has fallen and broken some ribs.  She is in the hospital.

In the first instance, a few OF my TRULY deplorable peers on the right… in the comments sections… are already celebrating President Trump’s next Supreme Court appointment. Despicable!

Her fellow justices are NOT celebrating anything… they are compassionate for a woman who has dedicated her life to justice.  The fact that she doesn’t have views that agree with their (or my )  perspective does not degrade my compassion for her… or my appreciation for her service to our nation.

Was she holding out for two more years… maybe… probably?  But, she was likely trying to protect the Supreme Court against the injustice of imbalance.  It matters not.  An overloaded court is… as we have seen in the past decade… dangerous.  Remember: the Supreme Court IS NOT a republic… it is a democracy, and majority rule can be dangerous… as we have seen in the past decade.

I pray that Trump… should the need arise out of Justice Ginsburg’s misfortune… appoints a TRUE constitutional originalist.  If the original document and its amendments do not cover an issue, that issue is relegated to the states. Politics has no place in the court.

Pray for Justice Ginsburg’s healing… however much she can recover.  Pray for wisdom, impartiality, and compassion. The only convenient permanent injury we should advocate… is the blindness of the lady holding the scales and a sword.

- LMF Curmudgeon