Posted on 07/06/2018 9:20:18 AM PDT by xzins
Sekulow says he'll be on Hannity after the selection announced.
He says that the list is actually 4 and that Hardiman is one of the top 4 with Barrett, Kavenaugh, and Kethledge.
Should be Kethledge.
Good grief. Let's see there are three tests for standing according to Scalia in Lujan v Defenders of Wildlife: 1. Particularized actual or imminent harm to the individual seeking redress or an invasion of a right or interest; that 2. a causal connection between the injury and the conduct complained of —the injury has to be “fairly . . . trace[able] to the challenged action of the defendant and 3. it must be “likely,” as opposed to merely “speculative,” that the injury will be “redressed by a favorable decision.”
The only problem is that if the President were disqualified from holding office because of constitutional ineligibility, the VP would have become President. I would argue that under those circumstances such a finding would not have redressed the injury [dripping sarcasm tag here].
It was his podcast today on facebook. The link is above. The podcast is over.
If I had any say in this, I’d be saying Kethledge at this point.
We should start a pool. Wonder what Vegas’ over-under is?
Trump had better save the best of the best for the next confirmation fight - when Ginsburg finally goes away - that’ll be the real doozy.......
I voted for him largely for the SC too! (And Pence). Boy have I ben happy with all the rest of his accomplishments! What a great President we have, I can hardly believe it.
I still say that McConnell should allow the Senate to go into recess. This would allow Trump to temporarily fill the vacancy with a justice to serve through the end of the following session. This would prevent the court from affirming a Ninth circus decision in the event of a 4-4 ruling.
You think Trump will try to nominate Barrett with two senators already opposed?
I’m not sure if Trump wants to risk political capital.
Republicans Paul and Cruz have said Kavanaugh is another Kennedy and they probably won’t support him. Collins and Murkowski voted for Barrett last year.
I’m not sure if Trump wants to risk political capital.
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Good grief! What has President Trump been doing ever since he took office? He always takes risks!
Then why didn’t he veto the Omnibus bill?
I can totally understand him wanting to have a smooth confirmation process to chalk up as a win rather than a Bork fiasco.
Read latest Breitbart story on him...
I seriously don’t understand why we can’t have another originalist. Kavanaugh, Kethledge and Hardiman are all similar to Roberts. Another Alito-like justice is an absolute minimum we should accept.
I want to Senator Lee get the nod. Imagine the Rats trying to demagogue one of their own!
You mean like every other judge?
I really liked Amul Thapar. He is from Toledo, Ohio where I was born and raised until I moved to Michigan in 1989. Not sure why he is not on short list of 4 names.
He has railed against “politicians in robes” who substitute their views for the law. He holds that the three branches of governments should “stay in their lanes.”
This year in the Michigan Law Review, Thapar denounced judges who “bend the law” to meet their own goals and ignore the text of statutes and the Constitution to achieve an “equitable outcome.”
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