Bork: Women ‘Aren’t Discriminated Against Anymore’

[jaxx]

Romney Legal Advisor Robert Bork: Women ‘Aren’t Discriminated Against Anymore’

By Ian Millhiser on Oct 17, 2011 at 12:20 pm

<..> In a recent Newsweek interview, Bork gives America a taste of the legal advice that Romney finds so compelling:

How about the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment? Does [Bork] still think it shouldn’t apply to women?

Quote: “Yeah,” he answers. “I think I feel justified by the fact ever since then, the Equal Protection Clause kept expanding in ways that cannot be justified historically, grammatically, or any other way. Women are a majority of the population now—a majority in university classrooms and a majority in all kinds of contexts. It seems to me silly to say, ‘Gee, they’re discriminated against and we need to do something about it.’ They aren’t discriminated against anymore.”

Statements like this one should make every American grateful that Bork never made it to the Supreme Court. Perhaps Bork never heard of Lilly Ledbetter, who spent nearly two decades earning just a fraction of what her male colleagues earned doing the same work. Maybe Bork is simply unaware that the average woman earns just 77 cents for every dollar earned by a male counterpart. But, in any case, it is clear that his perception of the world and the Constitution has no basis in reality.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/10...t-anymore/

What an idiot.

[Cha]

But really, what does Bork know?

"A hotly contested United States Senate debate over Bork's nomination ensued, partly fueled by strong opposition by civil and women's rights groups concerned with Bork's stated desire to roll back civil rights decisions of the Warren and Burger courts, and his opposition to the right of the Federal government to impose standards of voting fairness upon the states. Bork is one of only three Supreme Court nominees to ever be opposed by the ACLU.[6] Bork was also criticized for being an "advocate of disproportionate powers for the executive branch of Government, almost executive supremacy,"[7] as demonstrated by his role in the Saturday Night Massacre."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bork...nomination

Too bad we have Thomas, Scalia, Roberts, Alito, and Kennedy.

[jaxx]

Doesn't Roberts or Alito have some kind of disease that might make them retire early? I can't remember.

[Cha]

(10-17-2011 08:38 PM)jaxx Wrote:  Doesn't Roberts or Alito have some kind of disease that might make them retire early? I can't remember.

I hadn't heard that. And, I get nothing from googling.

[jaxx]

I seem to remember something from their senate hearings. Can't remember which one of them. I'll try to look too.

[jaxx]

<..> HEALTH Roberts suffered a seizure on July 30, 2007, while at his vacation home on Hupper Island off the village of Port Clyde in St. George, Maine.[45][46] As a result of the seizure he fell five to ten feet on a dock near his house but suffered only minor scrapes.[45] He was taken by private boat to the mainland[46] (which is several hundred yards from the island) and then by ambulance to Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport, where he stayed overnight, according to Supreme Court spokesperson Kathy Arberg.[47] Doctors called the incident a benign idiopathic seizure, which means there was no identifiable physiological cause.[45][46][48][49]

Roberts had suffered a similar seizure in 1993.[45][46][48] After this first seizure, Roberts temporarily limited some of his activities, such as driving. According to Senator Arlen Specter, who chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee during Roberts's nomination to be Chief Justice in 2005, senators were aware of this seizure when they were considering his nomination, but the committee did not think it was significant enough to bring up during his confirmation hearings. Federal judges are not required by law to release information about their health.[45]

According to neurologist Dr. Marc Schlosberg of Washington Hospital Center, who has no direct connection to the Roberts case, someone who has had more than one seizure without any other cause is by definition determined to have epilepsy. After two seizures, the likelihood of another at some point is greater than 60 percent.[46] Dr. Steven Garner of New York Methodist Hospital, who is also uninvolved with the case, said that Roberts's previous history of seizures means that the second incident may be less serious than if this were a newly emerging problem.[48]

The Supreme Court said in a statement Roberts has "fully recovered from the incident," and a neurological evaluation "revealed no cause for concern." Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a CNN contributor and a neurosurgeon not involved in Roberts's case, said when an otherwise healthy person has a seizure, his doctor would investigate whether the patient had started any new medications and had normal electrolyte levels. If those two things were normal, then a brain scan would be performed. If Roberts does not have another seizure within a relatively short time period, Gupta said he was unsure if Roberts would be given the diagnosis of epilepsy. He said the Chief Justice may need to take an anti-seizure medication.[49]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Roberts

It was a seizure he'd had, and then the one later while in the SC. I don't wish that on him, seizures can be awful, like him or not.

[Cha]

I just realized that the other news here is that Romney has Bork for his legal advisor!

Quote:For folks below a certain age, Robert Bork’s name is probably only vaguely familiar. Ronald Reagan nominated the right-wing jurist to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1987, launching one of the fiercest and most important nomination fights in generations. Bork, by the way, lost that fight — the Senate concluded his ideology was simply too extreme for the high court.

That was the correct call. Bork had, after all, endorsed Jim Crow-era poll taxes, condemned portions of the Civil Rights Act banning discrimination in public accommodations, and argued against extending the equal protection of the 14th Amendment to women, among other things.

A quarter-century later, it’s not news that Bork is still an extremist. His bizarre ideology is relevant, however, given his role in Republican presidential politics.

Much more..
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/politic...032863.php

How damn pandering can one teabagger wannabe?

[OptimistesMaddie]

(10-17-2011 10:34 PM)Cha Wrote:  I just realized that the other news here is that Romney has Bork for his legal advisor!

Quote:For folks below a certain age, Robert Bork’s name is probably only vaguely familiar. Ronald Reagan nominated the right-wing jurist to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1987, launching one of the fiercest and most important nomination fights in generations. Bork, by the way, lost that fight — the Senate concluded his ideology was simply too extreme for the high court.

That was the correct call. Bork had, after all, endorsed Jim Crow-era poll taxes, condemned portions of the Civil Rights Act banning discrimination in public accommodations, and argued against extending the equal protection of the 14th Amendment to women, among other things.

A quarter-century later, it’s not news that Bork is still an extremist. His bizarre ideology is relevant, however, given his role in Republican presidential politics.

Much more..
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/politic...032863.php

How damn pandering can one teabagger wannabe?

No one really knows this and we need to make sure they do. These Repugs have nothing new to offer Americans just the same old shit..

[jaxx]

Yep the pubs are reaching back for their helpers. Back to the dark side!

[Cha]

(10-17-2011 11:03 PM)jaxx Wrote:  Yep the pubs are reaching back for their helpers. Back to the dark side!

Especially whichmitt in his foreign policy..

"Mitt Romney Recasts Himself as a Neocon"

"He mentioned President Ronald Reagan twice, and although his speech largely portrayed policies and positions that closely resemble those of George W. Bush, he neglected to mention the latter."

http://themorningsidepost.com/2011/10/mi...-a-neocon/

[azmouse]

When he becomes female and experiences life from that perspective, then I'll trust his version of society. Til then, he should shut up.

On an only somewhat related note, it would be interesting hearing from Chaz Bono on this issue. He's experienced life as both female and male and I bet could tell some interesting stories on how he is treated differently now that he is male.

[Fire1]

Where do they find these people???!!!!! Under rockks???!!!!

[Ikonoklast]

When the time come, I would filibuster every single Republican SC appointment from now until Hell freezes over, without relent.