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Even if you're a liberal Supreme Court Justice. In fact, especially then

Apparently you now have to apologize if you criticize Colin Kaepernick



I've noticed with interest in recent years how certain public figures or notions take on a sense of sacrosanctity. These are the people or ideas that no one can question or criticize without coming in for a firestorm of pressure and criticism, which inevitably leads to the critic backing down and apologizing. Gay marriage made the club two or three years ago. I think we're almost there with Muslims too - not clear and obvious terrorists but any broader criticism of Muslims in general almost always puts you at the center of a s***storm from which the only way out is a groveling apology. Apparently Colin Kaepernick has now been anointed as well. When no less a public figure than Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has to beg forgiveness for calling Kaepernick out for his nonsense, the man has achieved some heady status:
The court released a statement from Ginsburg Friday in which she said she was barely aware of the anthem protest and that her comments were "inappropriately dismissive and harsh." It's the second time in recent months that the 83-year-old Ginsburg has apologized for public comments. She said her comments criticizing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in July were "ill advised." The latest controversy arose after Ginsburg commented on Kaepernick's refusal to stand for the anthem, since adopted by other football players and athletes in other sports. She said the athletes have the right to protest, "if they want to be stupid."
Now you might say Ginsburg's apology was simply about the inappropriateness of a Supreme Court Justice publicly opining on such a matter, and that this is the same reason she had to apologize for dissing Trump. But the argument doesn't hold. The rip on Trump came off as an attempt to influence the outcome of an election, and that crosses the line for a jurist who's supposed to stay above the fray, and could (think Bush v. Gore) at least theoretically be put in a position to settle the matter.

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But Colin Kaepernick? There's plenty of precedent for SCOTUS Justices speaking out on issues in society. Ginsburg didn't cross any legal or ethical lines by calling these protests stupid. So why did she feel the need to apologize? Because the left has decided that Kaepernick and his fellow travelers need to be given sacrosanct status. Remember, the protests are not about the national anthem per se. They're about pushing the notion that the police forces of America are overrun with racist brutes, and that law enforcement in general (and by extension, the nation) deserves to be indicted for this. The left wants no criticism of that narrative precisely because it can't stand up to scrutiny. So it's essential that anyone who raises the issue has to be immediately descended upon, silenced and forced to back down. They did the same thing this week to Justin Verlander, who had made the mistake of tweeting #AllLivesMatter only to be "informed" much to his surprise that this is an insensitive and racist thing to say. It's not, of course, but you can't blame a baseball player for not being up to speed on the left's adulteration of language for its own purposes. So if a liberal SCOTUS Justice dares to take a shot at Kaepernick? That's DefCon 1. It needs to be dealt with immediately, lest Ginsburg give aid and comfort to anyone else who might think seriously about whether these idiotic protests really have any legitimacy whatsoever. Be warned: If you dare subject the sainted Colin Kaepernick to any sort of criticism or scrutiny, the heat will come down on you quickly. By the way, you can tell these people to stick their indignation where the sun doesn't shine. They want very badly to make you think you can't. Try it anyway. You'll discover very quickly that their threats against you are empty.


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