Zakaria told CNN’s Jim Acosta that Supreme Court justices are supposed to, at the very least, conduct themselves in a way that is above politics, given that they are unelected members with life terms who can make critical life-shaping decisions. million Americans. “The reason they have that legitimacy is, to put it very simply, that they conduct themselves, that they conduct themselves according to the kind of dignity and magnificence of the court,” said Zakaria, who hosts “Fareed Zakaria GPS.” of CNN. “What Alito did, acting like a cheap commentator, and not a particularly good one, was frankly disgusting. I mean I thought it was the most undignified performance by a Supreme Court judge I’ve ever seen in my life,” he said. “I don’t think any of his predecessors would. I think it’s scandalous.” Zakaria added that he did not expect formal punishment, but added: “If John Roberts wants to fulfill his role as chief justice, I think he should call Justice Alito and try to explain to him why he’s hurting not only Alito — who he looks stupid — but he damages the court.’ During a speech at Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Freedom Summit in Rome, Alito mocked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince Harry. He also mentioned Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron. All four leaders had sharply criticized the Supreme Court for overturning the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion, which Alito seemed to find amusing. Manchin defends climate and tax deal with Schumer in multiple shows as Democrats cheer for Biden after big week “I’ve had some second thoughts in the last few weeks since I had the honor this term to write, I think, the only Supreme Court decision in the history of this institution that has been condemned by a whole series of foreign leaders who felt perfectly fine commenting on the American legislation,” Alito said during his speech. The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe V. Wade cleared the way for many GOP-led states to ban or severely restrict access to abortion across the country, despite roughly two-thirds of Americans supporting the right to abortion in some cases. Confidence in the Supreme Court has never been lower, according to a poll earlier this month that found just a quarter of Americans have confidence in the high court.
title: “Cnn S Zakaria Calls Alito S Speech Mocking Foreign Leaders Disgusting Outrageous " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-05” author: “Mary Fernandez”
Zakaria told CNN’s Jim Acosta that Supreme Court justices are supposed to, at the very least, conduct themselves in a way that is above politics, given that they are unelected members with life terms who can make critical life-shaping decisions. million Americans. “The reason they have that legitimacy is, to put it very simply, that they conduct themselves, that they conduct themselves according to the kind of dignity and magnificence of the court,” said Zakaria, who hosts “Fareed Zakaria GPS.” of CNN. “What Alito did, acting like a cheap commentator, and not a particularly good one, was frankly disgusting. I mean I thought it was the most undignified performance by a Supreme Court judge I’ve ever seen in my life,” he said. “I don’t think any of his predecessors would. I think it’s scandalous.” Zakaria added that he did not expect formal punishment, but added: “If John Roberts wants to fulfill his role as chief justice, I think he should call Justice Alito and try to explain to him why he’s hurting not only Alito — who he looks stupid — but he damages the court.’ During a speech at Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Freedom Summit in Rome, Alito mocked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince Harry. He also mentioned Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron. All four leaders had sharply criticized the Supreme Court for overturning the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion, which Alito seemed to find amusing. Manchin defends climate and tax deal with Schumer in multiple shows as Democrats cheer for Biden after big week “I’ve had some second thoughts in the last few weeks since I had the honor this term to write, I think, the only Supreme Court decision in the history of this institution that has been condemned by a whole series of foreign leaders who felt perfectly fine commenting on the American legislation,” Alito said during his speech. The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe V. Wade cleared the way for many GOP-led states to ban or severely restrict access to abortion across the country, despite roughly two-thirds of Americans supporting the right to abortion in some cases. Confidence in the Supreme Court has never been lower, according to a poll earlier this month that found just a quarter of Americans have confidence in the high court.