Court Figure Or Cult Figure?
By DONALD DeMARCO What are the immediate responsibilities of a Supreme Court justice? And what restrictions come into play so that these responsibilities are not compromised? The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has offered what seems to be a sound guideline: “The Constitution that I interpret and apply is not living, but dead, or as I prefer to call it, enduring. It means, today, not what current society, much less the court, thinks it ought to mean, but what it meant when it was adopted.” A Supreme Court justice should “interpret” and not “reinvent” the Constitution and rule without fear or favor. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, given her left-leaning propensities, has become a cult hero. She is the subject…Continue Reading