Justice Ginsburg’s vows

Re: Clara Bonney’s Feb. 19 commentary, :”Ginsburg breaks constitutional vows”:

If Bonney had done any research, she would be aware of the fact that a number of provisions contained in our Constitution had their genesis in previous declarations of the fundamental rights of humankind.

One of the earliest such documents was the Magna Carta issued in 1215. It influenced the early settlers in New England and in 1976, the United Kingdom lent an original document to the United States to celebrate its bicentennial.

What Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg opines is that there may be current models that would be more inclusive than our Constitution was in its original draft, unless, of course, you are accepting of the exclusions she cited

There is certainly nothing wrong with being proud of the Constitution of the United States. The codification and exportation of this document has become one of the greatest living achievements in human history, and it, too, continues to evolve with the amendment process.

To imply that Ginsburg would not defend the Constitution as outlined in the oaths of office is absolutely ludicrous. As a member of the court, Justice Ginsburg is in the unusual position to discuss the Constitution’s unique place in the advancement of the human condition, past, present and future, and she is well within her rights to do so.

- Rodney K. Boswell,

Thousand Oaks