Posted on 05/18/2016 12:48:45 PM PDT by justlurking
Don Willett is a Texas Supreme Court justice:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Willett
David Stras is an associate justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Stras
Allison Eid is a justice on the Colorado Supreme Court:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_H._Eid
Joan Larsen is a justice on the Michigan Supreme Court.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Larsen
Steven Colloton is a federal judge who has served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Colloton
Raymond Gruender is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Gruender
Thomas Hardiman is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hardiman
Raymond M. Kethledge is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Kethledge
Thomas Lee is the Associate Chief Justice on the Utah Supreme Court:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Rex_Lee
William Pryor is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and a Commissioner on the United States Sentencing Commission. Previously, he was the Attorney General of the State of Alabama from 1997 to 2004:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Pryor_Jr.
Diane Sykes is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and former Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_S._Sykes
That is Ryan's job since Congress proposes laws and is in charge of the purse. Trump's role as executive is to nominate judges. Let Ryan propose a budget in detail for Trump's approval.
Actually, the president does propose the budget (and frequently laws), but it is congressmen who have to formally introduce them. ObamaCare is called ObamaCare because it was Obama who got the Congress to introduce the law and pass it. Also, it's always the White House that proposes the budget. Congress can change it, but they always start with what the White House proposes.
He said he will only pick from this list.
My, aren’t YOU just the #Clever one?
No...no...no...no...no...no...no...no...no... etc.
“Congress should amend the Judiciary Act of 1869 to allow for 15 justices.”
Better that they go back to the seven justices that used to be on the court. They can retire the junior most Justice (last hired first fired).
None of the above, just as expected.
............where’s Ted?
I don’t think anybody is “more” qualified than Ted. Would make my day to see him on the court.
//”The vow marked a rare moment of acknowledgment by Trump that he could be doing more to appease those in his party opposed his candidacy.
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oh this is BS. The nevertrumpers demand things from Trump they have neve demanded from Establishment candidates like Dole, Bush, Cruz, Kasich.
However it shows that Trump has follow through (kind of a no brainer considering his business experience)
LOL, did anyone ever think Dole would win? Why bother making demands? Same deal with Kasich.
No need to demand anything of Cruz. He’s a down-the-line, died-in-the-wool, constitutional conservative.
Conservatives criticized Bush on several issues like his taxing steel imports, his nomination of Harriet Myers, his prescription drug program, etc.
//He should also publish a proposed law that would repeal ObamaCare. And a proposed budget. And perhaps several key cabinet appointments.//
And how many candidates do we ask this of? I like that Trump is showing he is in it to win but its BS that he is expected to prove himself in ways Cruz never would have.
//He’s a down-the-line, died-in-the-wool, constitutional conservative.//
His campaign proved differently. He talks the talk but plays the games that shows otherwise.
Point is, we don’t demand it of anyone else except Trump because he isn’t Establishment.
Cruz already proved himself in the Senate.
It’s being demanded of Trump because of his wild changes his positions over the years. It would certainly have been demanded of Rubio on immigration or anyone else whose true opinions were in doubt on an issue.
//And how many candidates do we ask this of? I like that Trump is showing he is in it to win but its BS that he is expected to prove himself in ways Cruz never would have.//
It’s not that I “expect” it of him. I just think it would be a good strategy. It would force Hillary/Bernie’s hands in a way they would not know how to handle, and otherwise put him in control of the message. It would put them in the defensive position of having to know his position on things in detail, and responding. They would have to concentrate on what he wants to talk about instead of having the time to formulate their own narrative. Strategy. That’s all.
From the #NeverTrump voters’ point of view, I think it’s naive to think he isn’t going to have to go the extra mile to prove himself. This would go a long way to reassure those who are not solid in that position that he really would be the president they want.
I myself was a #NeverTrumper. He’s definitely not my first choice, to put it mildly. I think he’s a self-absorbed megalomaniac who is unfit to be president. But I came to the conclusion that for all his faults, and all the dangers I foresee with him as president, Hillary would be far, far, far worse, in far more important ways, and I have to do whatever I can to prevent her from being elected.
To win, he’s going to have to win over the #NeverTrumpers, like me. Following the strategy I’m suggesting would go a long way towards that.
Dying hard is hard. Take a break. Breathe...
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