Debate: Can a Supreme Court Justice Denounce a Candidate?
Is it ever appropriate or ethical for a justice to announce his or her preference in a presidential election?

Claim: Supreme court justice can denounce a candidate
Reason: The justices are allowed their opinions.
Warrant 0: the job has a lower priority than opinions
Warrant 1: the job has a higher priority than opinions
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Supreme court justice can denounce a candidate
Reason: Ginsburg is a US citizen with the right to speak her mind.
Warrant 0: when she is acting as a justice, she is still a citizen
Warrant 1: when she is acting as a justice, she is not a citizen
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Supreme court justice can denounce a candidate
Reason: At some point in everyone's lives they are faced with making the choice to speak up or live with what happens from their silence.
Warrant 0: justices can choose to live in silence
Warrant 1: justices can choose not to live in silence
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Supreme court justice can denounce a candidate
Reason: The justices are allowed their opinions.
Warrant 0: it is entirely possible to have an opinion without publicly expressing it
Warrant 1: it isn't possible to express an opinion without saying it
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Supreme court justice can denounce a candidate
Reason: Ginsburg's comments on Trump's fitness to hold office are well within etiquette.
Warrant 0: etiquette is for judicial comments too
Warrant 1: etiquette is for fancy dinner parties not judicial comments
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Supreme court justice can denounce a candidate
Reason: The justices are allowed their opinions.
Warrant 0: the Court needs to seem politically impartial
Warrant 1: the Court doesn't need to seem politically impartial
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Supreme court justice can denounce a candidate
Reason: Supreme Court Justices should be allowed to voice their opinion in extreme cases.
Warrant 0: extreme cases never happen
Warrant 1: extreme cases seldom happen
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Supreme court justice can denounce a candidate
Reason: Too many people in powerful positions are turning a blind eye to Donald Trump and his actions.
Warrant 0: It would be disastrous to fail to point out Donald Trump's actions.
Warrant 1: It would be disastrous to point out Donald Trump's actions.
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Supreme court justice can denounce a candidate
Reason: There is nothing to prohibit their speech.
Warrant 0: they work for the taxpayers and are not payed to be completely impartial
Warrant 1: they work for the taxpayers and are payed to be completely impartial
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Supreme court justice can denounce a candidate
Reason: Justice Ginsberg's should make her opinion know to American people.
Warrant 0: people should know her personal opinion, but not as justice
Warrant 1: people should know her personal opinion as justice
Correct warrant: 1