Posted on 02/08/2017 8:36:49 PM PST by Be Careful
Gorsuch had the temerity to criticize the person who has nominated him to a life-time SCOTUS position......with his comments that criticized Trump's style, I think that Gorsuch has disqualified himself to fulfill the position for which Trump has nominated him.......Gorsuch has outed himself as a fellow "Spineless John Roberts"
Take a Midol and a nap on the fainting couch. You’re swooning.
I would tend to agree.
But i also am of the minsdset trump should just keep nominating judges until the bench is about 13-15 full.
He can, there is nothing that limits scotus to 9 justices.
Doesnt mean that when liberal justices die that he has to replace them either.
Correction: it’s an Episcopal Church, not Presbyterian.
The source is the DailyMail.
Trump’s not a god, folks.
You sound like the Obamaworshippers did. Or muslims when someone draws a cartoon of Mohammad, coming unhinged when someone points out a failing.
I hope you do not have access to stones.
His track record of decisions is what’s important.
Trump’s not a god, and keyboard warriors don’t have any say about Supreme Court judges.
All this blathering is meaningless, nobody cares what we write here about this subject and rightfully so.
Trump and the people who helped him make the list of candidates have done more study on Gorsuch than kneejerkers having a cow over a remark.
Trump’s not a god, and keyboard warriors don’t have any say about Supreme Court judges.
All this blathering is meaningless, nobody cares what we write here about this subject and rightfully so.
Trump and the people who helped him make the list of candidates have done more study on Gorsuch than kneejerkers having a cow over a remark.
Pearl clutching is strong on this thread
I am more concerned that Gorsuch be loyal to the Constitution than to Trump’s Twitter feed.
Laura Ingraham clerked for Justice Thomas.
According to this article by Rev. Rob Schenck, like Gorsuch, Thomas started out as a Catholic but turned into an Episcopalian in adulthood. However, Scalia diverted him back to his Roman Catholic roots. Rev. Schenck writes:
Based on Judge Gorsuch’s reputation for carefully studying the exact details of every legal question that comes before him, and, even more so, for his precise writing skills, I’m left to conclude that his choice of church affiliation is quite an intentional one. Maybe it’s just “pastoral-me,” but I find this fascinating. When it comes to his actions on the bench, Judge Gorsuch is considered a reliable Scalia-like “orginalist.” The very conservative Federalist Society and Heritage Foundation, both of which referred Gorsuch to Trump as a top possible Supreme Court pick, have routinely compared the jurist to the “textualist” Scalia. In contrast, church affiliation is one major point on which the Late Great Scalia would have never found commonality with Gorsuch.The Episcopal Church is, by every measure, a liberal—read that, “quite liberal”—religious body. It was one of the first denominations to promote birth control, something clearly anathema to Scalia, a devout Roman Catholic and father-of-nine. It was also one of the first ecclesiastical judicatories to ordain female clergy, solemnize same-sex unions before they were legal, and consecrate an openly gay bishop. Any one of these factors would be enough to make Antonin Scalia roll over in his grave.
As I studied the prayer circle photo, I did think that, had this appointment been made under different circumstances and while Scalia was still alive, the Great Textual Orginalist may very well have approved of Judge Gorsuch’s legal sensibilities, but never his religious practices. Just as Scalia did with his colleague Clarence Thomas, the Faithful Latin-Rite Catholic likely would have zeroed in on his new colleague’s church membership with a view toward changing it. For Thomas, that resulted with his leaving the Episcopal Church and, under Scalia’s guidance, returning to his Roman Catholic roots—and, to the most conservative kind.
Pearl clutching is strong on this thread
Not really. We’ve been burned so many times that at this point the safest bet is at assume he is a Kennedy or Roberts until proven otherwise.
Gorsuch’s spokesman confirmed his comments.
Thanks for confirming what I believed about Laura. Based on what Rev. Schenck wrote, I’d say it’s back to the drawing board on this pick. If Scalia we’re still alive and on the court I would expect he could keep Gorsuch in line. But I am leaning towards no Gorsuch, the more I hear.
You left out the 3rd option. Trump has Gorsuch trolling the Democrats.
Just like DeVos and Sessions, I could CARE LESS what they do to kiss up to Democrats to get their seats.
Bottom line is that Gorsuch is not about to give the Dems any ammo to try to block him...no matter how much he gets baited.
I say the Master Troller is up to his usual tricks, and this time Gorsuch gets the speaking role.
Is it good that Cruz has a man crush on the guy?
Didn’t that get confirmed by someone in the Judge’s camp though?
Sadly, Blumenthal is not lying.
But, it is not what he said, but the fact he said it. He should have deferred, whether he agreed or disagreed with Trump. He should of said, “I am not about to give the Legislative Branch a critique of the Executive Branch.”
He failed to see his role, thus, he is a moron and should be dumped.
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