唐纳德·特朗普呼吁金斯伯格法官辞职

AS IT IS 2016-07-14 Donald Trump¹ Calls for Justice Ginsburg to Resign 唐纳德·特朗普呼吁金斯伯格法官辞职

Donald Trump called for U.S. Supreme² Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to resign, after her critical comments about him.

In interviews with the Associated Press, the New York Times and CNN, Ginsburg spoke³ about Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee⁴ for president.

Ginsburg told the Associated Press she did not want to think about the possibility of Trump winning the election. She added with a smile, "It's likely that the next president, whoever she will be, will have a few appointments to make.”

Hillary Clinton is the likely Democratic nominee. She will likely run against Trump.

In the New York Times interview, published on July 10, Ginsburg said, “I can’t imagine what our country would be with Donald Trump as our president.” She also joked about moving to New Zealand.

In a follow-up interview on Monday with CNN, Ginsburg called Trump “a faker” who has “no consistency⁶ about him.” Ginsburg also criticized Trump for not making his recent tax returns public. Most candidates running for president do this.

Traditionally, Supreme Court justices like Ginsburg do not comment on presidential candidates. They keep their feelings about the candidates to themselves.

One of the reasons is that the Supreme Court is sometimes called upon to help decide an election. That happened in the year 2000, when the results of the election between Al Gore⁷ and George W. Bush were not clear.

Reactions to Ginsburg’s comments

In response to Ginsburg’s comments, Trump said the justice, who is 83, should resign from her position. Ginsburg is the oldest justice currently serving on the highest court in the U.S.

Trump used Twitter to say her comments about him were “dumb,” and “Her mind is shot – resign!”

Other Republicans were also critical of Ginsburg. Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said her comment “shows bias⁸.” And Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said it was “totally inappropriate” for Ginsburg to criticize Trump.

Bernie Sanders, a Democratic candidate for president, said he agreed with Ginsburg’s comments about Trump. But the senator from Vermont declined to say whether they were appropriate.

On Wednesday, the New York Times editorial board wrote a column saying it agreed with Trump. The newspaper said it is “vital that the court remain outside the presidential process.”

The Washington Post agreed with her comments, but said it would be better if a Supreme Court justice kept her thoughts about the election private.

Ginsburg has served on the Supreme Court since 1993. President Bill Clinton, a Democrat⁵, appointed Ginsburg. At the time, she was the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court.

Ginsburg has also criticized the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate for not acting⁹ on President Barack Obama’s nomination¹⁰ of judge Merrick Garland. Right now, the court only has eight justices, instead of nine. Justice Antonin Scalia died earlier this year.

Words in This Story

fake – v. to make something seem true or real in order to trick someone

consistency – n. the quality or fact of staying the same at different times

dumb – adj. not showing or having good judgment¹¹ or intelligence : stupid or foolish

appropriate – adj. right or suited for some purpose or situation

column – n. an article in a newspaper or magazine that appears regularly and that is written by a particular writer or deals with a particular subject?

vital – adj. extremely important

baffling – adj. confusing

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

5 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

6 consistency   

n.一贯性，前后一致，稳定性；(液体的)浓度

参考例句：

• Your behaviour lacks consistency.你的行为缺乏一贯性。
• We appreciate the consistency and stability in China and in Chinese politics.我们赞赏中国及其政策的连续性和稳定性。

7 gore   

n.凝血，血污；v.（动物）用角撞伤，用牙刺破；缝以补裆；顶

参考例句：

• The fox lay dying in a pool of gore.狐狸倒在血泊中奄奄一息。
• Carruthers had been gored by a rhinoceros.卡拉瑟斯被犀牛顶伤了。

8 bias   

n.偏见，偏心，偏袒；vt.使有偏见

参考例句：

• They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
• He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。

9 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

10 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

11 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。