I earnestly hope Hardiman is NOT the nominee.
“PITTSBURGH —
Two judges in eastern Pennsylvania have pleaded guilty to taking millions of dollars in kickbacks to send young people to two juvenile homes owned by the brother of Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala.”
This is Hardiman’s wife’s family, crooked up demonrat mobsters!
Mark Levin’s top (non-Mike Lee) pick!
As a student, Hardiman participated in an exchange program in Mexico, and he later volunteered with the Ayuda immigration legal aid office in Washington, D.C., representing immigrants.[5]
Barf—if true!
Fake news from the cheap labor, open borders disciples at the WSJ?
Barret is the best of the four rumored finalists. Trump should go for the most conservative judge he can cause the RATS will,oppose whoever he names. I love every single thing I have heard about Barret.
Pres. Trump appears to have shanked it into the rough on this hole. I am still his caddy.....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hardiman
The MAURICIO VALDIVIEZO-GALDAMEZ asylum case:
http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/084564p.pdf
Thapar.
Smart. Engaging. Loves America.
Maybe Trump should call them all in to be seated in front of him while he announces the runner ups and then the winner, as they do on the Heisman Trophy award. What a hoot! Thank God we are not looking at Hillary’s 2nd pick to the court.
Wallstreet Journal. Fake news. Has trump actually said who he is picking?
I hope this is not true. Hardiman seems to be a Kennedy type.
From various sources:
He fits the bill with regard to his pro-life stance and he is strong on the second amendment, but he is seen as a government friendly conservative like William Rehnquist and has sided with Big Brother on censorship issues. He is 51 and like the other two candidates would likely have influence for decades to come. He might be the most confirmable of the three, having been confirmed 95-0 on the appellate court with votes from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Diane Feinstein.
Conservatives would have been fine with either Pryor or Gorsuch, but the fear was Trump would pick Hardiman, who was about as close to the center without falling into the left. Hardiman even served on the same court as Trump’s sister. The writing appeared to be on the wall, many believing Trump was about to reveal exactly why he couldn’t be trusted.
Now, some conservatives are expressing concern that Third Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Thomas Hardiman, widely believed to be one of Trump’s likely picks for the Supreme Court seat, could be Souter 2.0.
He concluded that the First Amendment doesn’t give citizens the right to videotape police officers.
He wrote an opinion allowing a gender stereotyping claim from a self-described “effeminate” gay man, concluding that he was “harassed because he did not conform to [his employer’s] vision of how a man should look, speak, and act.” He ruled in favor of African-American firefighters challenging a fire department’s residency requirement, on the grounds that it was a form of discrimination against black firefighters not living in the overwhelmingly white area served by the fire department. He noted that while only 3.4 percent of the population covered by the department is black, 0.62 percent of the firefighting force is, concluding, “minority workforce representation that low suggests discrimination.”
Finally, an influential measure of judicial ideology — the Judicial Common Space score — places Hardiman somewhere between John Roberts and Anthony Kennedy
I hope not. He’s the worst pick on the menu
This guy has been my favorite for days now.
https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1016407448544874496/photo/1
BREAKING: Amy Barrett is *reportedly* on a plane headed to Washington D.C. with her family right now.
Any of the four or five jurists will be fine if they interpret the Constitution and law correctly even if it goes against their sensibilities.
hot damn! everyone get your rumors posted ASAP .. only a couple of hours left!
Hardiman is excellent on the Second Amendment. :)
Ok, here’s something:
Source just called w/ two pieces of circumstantial evidence, both strongly pointing to KAVANAUGH. Intriguing data points, but not 100% solid.
Asked another good source by text if he could confirm...”unable.” Other sources have gone dark.
5:16 PM - Jul 9, 2018
Buzz at the US courthouse in DC: Brett Kavanaugh spotted leaving in a black sedan accompanied by four black SUVs with security agents presumed to be Secret Service, per source.
5:09 PM - Jul 9, 2018
Also about Barrett.
FYI - current talk from LawyerSmack people is that Barrett's on a plane to DC with her family right now. #ScotusPick
3:18 PM - Jul 9, 2018
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/07/09/the-latest-who-will-the-president-nominate-for-scotus-tonight-n2498331
I think Donald Trump is having a lot of fun right now sending the media hyenas scurrying all over the place. Only Donald Trump and maybe one or two others, together with the real nominee know who the chosen one is.
“The news is fake. The leaks are real.”