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Trump summons final two SCOTUS nominees
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Trump summons final two SCOTUS nominees
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/us/po...trump.html

Both are obviously terrible.  I hope democrats block them from getting a vote, much like the Republicans did with Garland, and planned on doing with Hillary's nominations.  They shouldn't be rewarded for their obstructionism.
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RE: Trump summons final two SCOTUS nominees
(January 31, 2017 at 8:33 pm)Cecelia Wrote: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/us/po...trump.html

Both are obviously terrible.  I hope democrats block them from getting a vote, much like the Republicans did with Garland, and planned on doing with Hillary's nominations.  They shouldn't be rewarded for their obstructionism.

Yup 2 "winners here"
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I don't want to look at the asswipe gallery. I had enough bad news for the week.
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RE: Trump summons final two SCOTUS nominees
Ima write something up about this tomorrow. My view is essentially this: we know Trump was going to pick someone with bad policies and jurisprudence (Hardiman would've been better than Gorsuch, but both are wayyy right).

*Given* that, then, I think that Gorsuch is a good enough choice. He's a very good writer, and I think he's going to be a dignified member of the bench.

There will not be a better Trump appointee, I believe. If the options are Gorsuch or four years of vacancy, I vote Gorsuch.

Then again, I'm a lawyer. The kind of lawyer who is very fond of judges. Would like to be myself one day. I give judges - federal far more than state - a lot of leeway, because I think, for the most part, they do a good job regardless of political affiliation. I will praise Gorsuch when he does something praiseworthy and castigate him when he does something wrongheaded (which I fear will be nearly as often as Scalia). But of all of the possible worlds into which the Trump election has constrained us, one in which Gorsuch is nominated and, after lengthy but meaningful debate, confirmed is likely the best of those possible worlds.
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I hope that the Democrats filibuster him.  Such will knock Trump down a peg or two.
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(January 31, 2017 at 11:48 pm)Jehanne Wrote: I hope that the Democrats filibuster him.  Such will knock Trump down a peg or two.

Meh, no it won't. It'll just make the Dems look bad.
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(February 1, 2017 at 12:16 am)Aegon Wrote: Meh, no it won't. It'll just make the Dems look bad.

The Republicans did it, and were willing to do it for four more years.  I doubt it'd make the Dems look bad at all.  Might make them look less like invertebrates actually.
The whole tone of Church teaching in regard to woman is, to the last degree, contemptuous and degrading. - Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Neil Gorsuch has been nominated. All things considered with Trump's first week, I'm relieved.
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RE: Trump summons final two SCOTUS nominees
(February 1, 2017 at 12:16 am)Aegon Wrote:
(January 31, 2017 at 11:48 pm)Jehanne Wrote: I hope that the Democrats filibuster him.  Such will knock Trump down a peg or two.

Meh, no it won't. It'll just make the Dems look bad.

Perhaps, but if they aren't willing to play tit-for-tat, they'll get steamrolled by those that are.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit_for_tat
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