1. Solidly conservative; 2. Only 52, so should have a long career ahead of her; 3. Was already heavily vetted for her 11th Circuit nomination; 4. Was fairly recently confirmed to the 11th Circuit by an 80-15 vote. Is Latina and from Florida. Would be an absolute political disaster for the Dems to try to now stop her confirmation.
I’m a Barrett fan, but I think it’s likely to be Lagoa.
I’d love to see them both on the court.
Picking Rushing could help Sen. Tillis in his tough battle for re-election.
I want the Democratic Party to bash a minority woman in an election year play to win this thing then again Trump is pretty much a one man gang at this point trying to drag a bunch of defeatists over the finish line
I want a guaranteed female Scalia.
Nothing less.
Judge Jeanine
Saw a rumor that’s it’s only 2 people - Lagoa and ACB.
ACB has been mentioned as a front runner for a long time, but I can see the advantages you mention.
Plus, they could both eventually get there!
Hey she’s pretty.
Some eye candy on the court would be a nice change...since forever :)
Pick a straight white Christian man. Do it Trump! Watch the biggest meltdown in the history of the cosmos
ACB or Ryan, she sounds intriguing with her military background.
ACB is a lousy stock on the NYSE, but a great pick for the Supreme Court.
Welcome UBER-NOOB. Did you sign up here solely to promote Lagoa? IMHO, she has too many questionable connections that have been pointed out. The last thing we need is a new justice that will slip-slide away to the Left once on the bench.
I’m for Amy Coney Barrett or Britt Grant (who you conveniently left out of your write up).
He should appoint Biden so Congress will finally investigate his rape accusations.
“Personally, I’m hoping for Barbara Lagoa:
1. Solidly conservative; 2. Only 52, so should have a long career ahead of her; 3. Was already heavily vetted for her 11th Circuit nomination; 4. Was fairly recently confirmed to the 11th Circuit by an 80-15 vote....”
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Confirmed 80-15? That’s token opposition in this era. The true Constitutionalists have opposing votes in the 40s. The many DemocRATS who voted to confirm her know some things about her that we don’t.
>> A Latina firewall from the Rats...
Kinda sucks this is part of the calculus, but it’s about survival — whatever it takes to crush the Rats.
They say age makes a difference. You want someone young so they will have longer years in the Supreme Court:
Bridget Bade, 54
Barbara Lagoa 52
Martha Pacold, 41
Sarah Pitlyk, 43
Alison Jones Rushing, 38
Kate Todd, 45
Amy Coney Barrett, 48
Allison Eid, 55
Joan Larsen 51
Diane Sykes, 62
Margaret Ryan, 56
Amy is 48 and a southerner
She is not from Indiana merely lives there
She’s Crescent City native
She’s rock solid
And comely. And 48.
Bridget Sheldon Bade is a candidate of the McCain/Flake wing of the Arizona Republican Party. She would be another Sandra Day O’Connor.
I've seen ACB speak when a law professor and she seemed thoughtful although she was mostly talking about Scalia's judicial philosophy and less about her own. I'm hoping for a straight shooter, not someone who will be too outcome focused and not another GOP nominee who will go wobbly. I at least think she recognizes that GOP nominees tend to be more diverse in philosophy and temperament (Thomas vs Souter) than Dem nominees.
There are a few I'd prefer are not chosen.
I think Trump’s pick will be one of the new ones on the updated list. It was no coincidence that he released the list right before she died. He knew her days were numbered.
It is hard to trust anyone on a list, looking at the record of the GOP and SCOTUS picks. I want someone who is not afraid of being hated by the seeming liberal majority of the country. I also think two issues that are immensely important are the Commerce Clause (which has been expanded by the Court to mean anything Congress wants, they can do) and immigration & borders. We are near the point of no-return in terms of the invasion, assuming we haven’t passed it.