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Clement was a district court (trial court) judge until 3-4 years ago. I follow 5th Circuit judges pretty closely and I have no idea what Clement's judicial philosophy is (see my post #427). She simply has no decipherable paper trail. Hence, she is a "Souter," meaning someone with no documented judicial philosophy. A pig in a poke.

As far as belonging to the Federalist Society, people belong to that/ go to its meetings for many different purposes. It is a good sign but hardly definitive of one's judicial views.

I don't think that anyone is saying that Clement is liberal so much as no one really knows what she is, and we refuse to accept her on faith that it may all turn out right somehow. Too much is at stake.

Well, this all boils down to whether or not you trust the President, doesn't it? I do. You don't.

I'm not going to argue. I prefer to wait and see. If it is Clement, we will have to pay attention to her testimony before the Judiciary Committee.