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: Ginsberg is brave for speaking out.
Warrant 0: it does not show that she will be biased against anything that has anything to do with Trump
Warrant 1: it shows she will be biased against anything that has anything to do with Trump
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Supreme court justice can denounce a candidate
Reason: The justice is using her role as a citizen not a judge to speak and Trump is an enemy of law.
Warrant 0: the role of a citizen and a supreme court justice are inseparable
Warrant 1: the role of a citizen and a supreme court justice are separable
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Supreme court justice can denounce a candidate
Reason: Justices are not prohibited from speaking about topics of interest to them.
Warrant 0: they are interested in the electoral process
Warrant 1: they should not be interested in the electoral process
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Supreme court justice can denounce a candidate
Reason: They are entitled to the protections of the first amendment.
Warrant 0: they are protected while they are citizens
Warrant 1: they are protected while they are citizens, but not while they are representing an office
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Supreme court justice cannot denounce a candidate
Reason: The dignity of the Court is lessened.
Warrant 0: the court doesn't require dignity
Warrant 1: the court requires dignity
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Supreme court justice cannot denounce a candidate
Reason: Nazi Germany is an example of political ideology infecting the judicial system.
Warrant 0: we are similar to Nazi Germany in some ways
Warrant 1: we are not Nazi Germany
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Supreme court justice cannot denounce a candidate
Reason: Obviously they are human and have opinions, but they should not allow those opinions to enter the public forum.
Warrant 0: justices do not have a right to free speech
Warrant 1: justices have a right to free speech
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Supreme court justice can denounce a candidate
Reason: If we are going to make our own history, sometimes decorum, protocol, and tradition have to be set aside.
Warrant 0: we are watching history unfold right now
Warrant 1: we are not watching history unfold right now
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Supreme court justice can denounce a candidate
Reason: Justice Ginsberg knows it is dangerous to remain silent.
Warrant 0: it is her responsibility as a citizen to mitigate danger
Warrant 1: it is not her responsibility to mitigate danger
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Supreme court justice can denounce a candidate
Reason: Sometimes the threat to American values justifies speaking out.
Warrant 0: Trump is not a threat to American values
Warrant 1: Trump is a threat to American values
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Supreme court justice cannot denounce a candidate
Reason: Although they are human, justices must make every effort to remain unbiased.
Warrant 0: justices won't remain unbiased
Warrant 1: justices will remain unbiased
Correct warrant: 0