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Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Judge Roberts, Do You Believe There is A Right to Privacy in the Constitution?
Some conservatives have been claiming that Roberts doesn't need to answer the above question because neither Justice Ginsburg or Justice Breyer answered it.
Not so, says Craig Crawford:
There is disinformation out there claiming that Clinton nominees, Ruth
Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer, refused to answer right-to-privacy
questions in their Senate confirmation hearings. Both answered some questions,
and refused others. But in Ginsburg's confirmation, she clearly told senators
she favored a right to abortion (and the Equal Rights Amendment). The right, she
stressed, should be grounded in a constitutional right to privacy and in the
14th Amendment's "equal protection" clause. (For more, see "Ginsburg Hearings
Provide Some Insight Into Judge's Ideals," Christian Science Monitor, July 26,
1993). Also, Breyer testified openly about his thinking on privacy rights. For
more on that, see "Breyer Charts Moderate Course to High Court," The National
Law Journal, July 25, 1994.
But, as usual, I don't expect a silly thing like "facts" to get in the way of the right-wing.
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