Posted on 02/01/2017 11:56:09 AM PST by SeekAndFind
RE: Rubio and Kasich would have been disasters.
Amnesty would have been their first agenda item.
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I did not say “President”, I said “Candidate”.
They could both have beaten Hillary I think. Whether they’d make good Presidents is another matter.
But let’s stop this discussion. This thread is about Neil Gorsuch and I’d like to keep it that way.
Over the past decade, the Supreme Court has struck down an unprecedented number of federal statutes, most notably several designed to protect the civil rights of Americans, as beyond Congress’s power under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment, for example, Flores V. City of Boerne, 117 S. Ct. 2157 (1997), Kimel v Florida Board of Regents, 120 S. Ct. 631 (2000), and Board of Trustees v. Garrett, 19 S. Ct. 2240 (1999). The Supreme Court has also recently struck down statutes as being outside the authority granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause, such as in the case of U.S. v. Lopez, 115 S. Ct. 1624 ((1995) or U.S. v. Morrison, 120 S. Ct. 1740 (2000). I am hopeful that the Court’s recent decision in Gonzales v. Raich, 125 S. Ct. 2195 (2005) signals a turn away from the diminishing of the authority of Congress to legislate to protect the American people.
In light of your advocacy for judicial restraint and deference to Congress, what is your understanding of the scope of congressional power under Article I of the Constitution, in particular, the Commerce Clause, and under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment?
Response: As the question indicates, on the of the Court’s most recent pronouncements with respect to the Commerce Clause came last year in Gonzales v. Raich. There the Court made clear that “Congress’ power to regulate purely local activities that are part of an economic ‘class of activities’ that have a substantial effect on interstate commerce is firmly established.” The precedents of the Supreme Court addressing the Fourteenth Amendment have likewise repeatedly demonstrated that Congress’s authority to enact legislation pursuant to Section 5 is very broad. If confirmed, I would enforce these Supreme Court rulings fully in cases that may come before me, applying the same judicial restraint and deference to congressional judgement in these arenas as I would in any other.
2006 confirmation hearing, page 42-43
http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/2016_0131_gorsuch_confirmation.pdf
The Supreme Court has repeatedly said Cruz is naturalized.
RE: The Supreme Court has repeatedly said Cruz is naturalized.
Supreme Court of the US? Which decision was that?
Rogers v. Bellei, 401 U.S. 815 (1971)
United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898)
"The church even encourages members to join its anti-gun lobbying campaign, last year it had the 49 Bells Project to bring attention to gun violence."
This is not good news!.
Regards,
GtG
Let’s stay on the topic of Gorsuch.
It could be a matter of proximity to or ease of travel from his home. That should be looked into.
RE: Lets stay on the topic of Gorsuch.
Yes, I agree.
RE: This is not good news!.
On the other hand, I know of many fine Christians who have attended liberal churches OUT OF TRADITION and HABIT. Perhaps they grew up in that church and have know those who attended the church for a long time.
Also, some feel that by their presence, they can slowly but surely turn the leftward leaning church BACK by their testimony and presence.
Here’s the question — Do we determine how he will decide based on the church he attends, or do we determine how he will decide BASED ON HIS PAST DECISIONS?
Just because his pastor is liberal, do we then conclude that he agrees with his pastor?
Between what his pastor does and what he himself does, I’ll take the latter as a better indicator.
Is Commerce Clause abuse an issue?
The National Review is globalist trying to find their way back home to America-Americans.
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