Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Laments SCOTUS Confirmation Process: ‘A Highly Partisan Show’

[excerpt Ginsburg The atmosphere ░░░░░░░░ 93 was truly bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ vote on my confirmation ░░░░░░░░ 96 to 3 even ░░░░░░░░ I had spent about ░░░░░░░░ years of my life ░░░░░░░░ cases under the auspices ░░░░░░░░ the ACLU and I ░░░░░░░░ on the ACLU board ░░░░░░░░ one of their general ░░░░░░░░ My White House handlers ░░░░░░░░ me questions about my ░░░░░░░░ affiliation they were very ░░░░░░░░ about it And I ░░░░░░░░ forget it just forget ░░░░░░░░ there s nothing you ░░░░░░░░ do that would lead ░░░░░░░░ badmouth the ACLU And ░░░░░░░░ a single question no ░░░░░░░░ asked me any question ░░░░░░░░ about that It was ░░░░░░░░ same for Justice Breyer ░░░░░░░░ was nominated a year ░░░░░░░░ He had in 90s ░░░░░░░░ numbers Or think of ░░░░░░░░ Scalia who was certainly ░░░░░░░░ known character in what ░░░░░░░░ it 1986 He had ░░░░░░░░ a law professor and ░░░░░░░░ many things he was ░░░░░░░░ had been on the ░░░░░░░░ C circuit The vote ░░░░░░░░ unanimous Every Democrat every ░░░░░░░░ voted for him That ░░░░░░░░ the way it should ░░░░░░░░ instead of what it ░░░░░░░░ become which is a ░░░░░░░░ partisan show The Republicans ░░░░░░░░ in lockstep so do ░░░░░░░░ I wish I could ░░░░░░░░ a magic wand and ░░░░░░░░ it go back to ░░░░░░░░ way the way it ░░░░░░░░