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The Supremes

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg aka Notorious RBG has criticized Donald Trump as a faker and she has concerns about him being President. Trump has of course lost his mind over it and is engaging in his normal sandbox retaliation. That's fine, she criticized and he's punching back. He is as usual wrong on the facts. That would also be fine because that's Trump. Unfortunately there is a whole bunch of people who are commenting on Ginsburg's statements, including politicians and the media. They are all incorrect in their framing of the issue and all are in need of a history refresher. I wasn't going to write about this kerfluffle until Speaker Paul Ryan said this, "political appointees should not be commenting on elections." Appointees Mr. Speaker? You are smarter than that. The United States Supreme Court is not a collection of appointees. Those nine Justices are a co-equal branch of government. They are nominated by the President, confirmed by the Senate and o...