Posted on 01/31/2017 6:07:00 PM PST by jonno
... First, SCOTUSblog’s profile on Gorsuch highlights cases in which his “opinions also reveal a measure of distrust towards unwritten constitutional provisions like the dormant commerce clause”—a useful clue:
Gorsuch’s opinion shows respect for the doctrine’s “[d]etractors,” like Scalia, who “find dormant commerce doctrine absent from the Constitution’s text and incompatible with its structure.” Though Gorsuch’s personal constitution seems to require him to write clearly about the many unclear aspects of the doctrine, his opinion plainly takes some joy in the act of demonstrating that not only does the dormant commerce clause not apply — the doctrine also doesn’t make much sense […]
[I]t’s noteworthy that criticism of the dormant commerce clause is of a piece with criticism of the “right to privacy” that undergirds the Supreme Court ‘s abortion jurisprudence, as well as other judge-made doctrines that do not have a strong connection to the constitutional text. Again, Gorsuch’s opinions seem to follow the lead of textualists and federalists like Scalia in expressing great skepticism towards such doctrines, which allow judges to strike down duly enacted local laws on the basis of vague principles that cannot be found in the concrete text of the national charter.
(Excerpt) Read more at liveactionnews.org ...
He belongs to a church that is pro abortion and pro homosexual marriage.
I wish I could convince myself otherwise, but that tells me all I need to know.
So - you didn’t read the article?
Perhaps “all you need to know” - is inadequate.
As for me, I’m satisfied with his conservative bona fides, and I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt - until he demonstrates his unworthiness...
Looks good to me. Do you see anything that gives you concern with this pick?
Love this pick for SCOTUS. No concerns
Hopefully he will interpret the constitution as intended and be a great justice from that standpoint. And that is a giant standpoint, one that we are very fortunate to have.
Personally I can’t help but be concerned about any man who attends a supposedly Christian church when that church itself pays no attention to things that God is very clear about.
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