Posted on 05/03/2017 8:06:20 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Having been a clerk in that court, Gorsuch probably knows the downside of the cert pool, and finds it to be significant.
He’s reverting to the process used from the beginning until the Burger court.
Perhaps he is not satisfied with getting the coffee and answering the door?
If nothing else, it will be good for the “pool clerks” to know that somebody else will be independently looking over their conclusions as to what is worthy of Supreme Court examination.
Well said. My thought was similar.
He knows that some cases shouldn't have made it to the Court while others should have made it. He knows that there are highly partisan leftist clerks selecting cases. At present, there are any number of cases which he might select which would otherwise be trashed by a partisan clerk. Yeah, he's shaking things up, and that's a good thing.
Well, he’s now the only non-Catholic, non-Jewish person on the court. Maybe its the good old protestant work ethic. (are we still allowed to use that term?)
Precisely
This is a great learning tool for him. Do your own thing, compare with the results of “the system.” he doesn’t have to stick to this method. I’ve done similar in my jobs, undertake to understand some business function by running parallel with it for awhile. Usually started because “the system” burned me.
Roberts voted with the 4 liberals to allow Miami to sue banks because banks gave unfavorable loans to low income residents of Miami. The conservatives said basically that Miami isn’t one of those low income residents and it isn’t even representing one. It wants the money for the city.
That strikes me as a wildly liberal point of view.
I'm impressed! Who did you clerk for?
Think was referring to Gorsuch having been a clerk on the court in the past. Gorsuch is familiar with the process and may not like it.
I suspect he’s not keen on allowing clerks for Sotomayor or Kagan to have a thumbs up or down to interfere with what is forwarded to him for review, so he’s using his own clerks to make that determination.
Ah, I see! Thanks!
bfl
Actually, the rule in grammar is that the modifying clause be related to the noun that is closest to it.
I wrote: “Having been a clerk in that court, Gorsuch probably knows...”
The clause relates to Gorsuch. It is not a dangling modifier.
The pronoun “I” does not appear anyplace in the sentence.
I stand corrected! So, who did you clerk for? Just kidding! Thanks!
When I was a young PFC, I clerked for a while for 1LT Robert E. Waller.
Still remember the signature block.
:>)
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