Exterminate This

IN January of this year, Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave a talk at the law school of the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her topic was judicial independence, and in particular “assaults on judges from the political branches.” To illustrate her point, she singled out the current majority whip of the U.S. House of Representatives:

One powerful member of the U.S. Congress, Tom DeLay, has advocated the impeachment of judges who render unpopular decisions that, in his view, do not follow the law. Mr. DeLay, who is not a lawyer but, I’m told, an exterminator by profession . . .

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John Derbyshire

Mr. Derbyshire is a former contributing editor of National Review.

IN January of this year, Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave a talk at the law school of the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her topic was judicial independence, and in particular “assaults on judges from the political branches.” To illustrate her point, she singled out the current majority whip of the U.S. House of Representatives:

One powerful member of the U.S. Congress, Tom DeLay, has advocated the impeachment of judges who render unpopular decisions that, in his view, do not follow the law. Mr. DeLay, who is not a lawyer but, I’m told, an exterminator by profession . . .