Neil Gorsuch: The new Scalia…or something else?

https://www.lifesitenews.com ^ | February 23, 2017

[NKP_Vet]

February 23, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – Neil Gorsuch has been received by most conservative leaders as an outstanding nominee to fill the vacant position of Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. His bona fides is attested to by such authorities as the Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation, as well as numerous luminaries of originalist jurisprudential thought.

However, conservative endorsements do not automatically imply a pro-life and pro-family worldview, and questions have been raised about Gorsuch’s views on sexual morality as well as the binding nature of bad judicial precedents. The question therefore remains for defenders of the right to life and family: what are we to expect of Gorsuch with regard to these crucial questions? Would Gorsuch’s tenure on the court be a beneficial one for life and family, and if so, how much?

Gorsuch’s ideological background and legal career

Neil McGill Gorsuch, 49, is the son of two career attorneys, and spent much of his teen years in Washington, D.C. while his mother served under Ronald Reagan as the first woman to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Gorsuch’s family was staunchly Republican and militantly conservative, at least on issues regarding fiscal restraint and economic freedom. The perspective held by Gorsuch’s parents on social issues is unclear.

After graduating from the elite Jesuit Georgetown Preparatory School in Washington, D.C., Gorsuch went on to major in political science at Columbia, where he graduated cum laude in only three years and was elected to the elite Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Both at Georgetown Prep and Columbia, which were dominated by liberal students and faculty, Gorsuch established himself as a cautious academic with conservative tendencies who enjoyed entering into the fray of discussion without offending his opponents or taking positions that might be perceived as extreme.

[Robert DeLong]

I'm not really surprised, though I admit I am dismayed by it.

So what Sessions needs to do is make sure that allies are placed on the Russian election interference issue. Then back away. We must not allow them to demand and get special prosecutors involved.

There are definitely those among him who are not serving Trump's or Americans best interests. Cleaning the swamp is not going to be an easy task.

[Robert DeLong]

Furthermore, Sessions needs to open investigations into McCain and his dealings in Syria. Start putting the heat upon the swamp dwellers.

[itsahoot]

Furthermore, Sessions needs to open investigations into McCain and his dealings in Syria.

He does but I don't think he will, his recusal tells me he is not tough enough to go head to head with pure evil.

[combat_boots]

McCain needs to have some bank statements and transactions leaked.

[itsahoot]

McCain needs to have some bank statements and transactions leaked.

No one has access to those files strangely enough.

[combat_boots]

Someone does.

[Robert DeLong]

That may be the case, but it could also be the case that he does not want to detract from Trump and he is confident that the evidence will show that he is not guilty of anything.

To reassure people, he will do what none of Obama's Attorney General's would do, recuse themselves when appearances are being implicated as being more than there is. That's because with Obama's Attorney Generals there was something there.

While I personally would have rather seen him fight, I will not second guess what the correct course of action should be. He is one of those people I believe to be smarter than myself. I could be wrong though, wouldn't be the first time nor the last I'm sure. 8>)