By Dan Calabrese ——Bio and Archives--October 17, 2016
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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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