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Liberals' worst nightmare: a second supreme court pick for Trump
The Guardian ^ | May 31, 2018 | Sabrina Siddiqui

Posted on 05/31/2018 12:35:29 PM PDT by centurion316

hen, just weeks after taking office, Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to the supreme court, the newly minted US president made good on a central promise of his campaign: to replace the late justice Antonin Scalia with a bona fide conservative.

That moment foreshadowed what is shaping up to be among the most indelible of Trump’s triumphs – the reshaping of the federal judiciary with the appointment of dozens of judges with an ideological bent toward the administration’s agenda.

Republicans are working with Trump to make a record-breaking number of appointments to federal courts. These new, mostly young, white men will be in a position to rule on legislation that could change America for years. But the most contentious appointment would be a second nomination to the highest court in the land. The supreme court has over decades delivered landmark decisions on issues from abortion to affirmative action and same-sex marriage. The potential for Trump to install another justice on the nine-seat bench, some legal experts argue, could have profound consequences on issues ranging from women’s reproductive health to LGBT rights. With speculation mounting over the possible retirement of supreme court justice Anthony Kennedy, Trump could have a lasting impact on reshaping America’s most important court.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; 2018election; 2018issues; 2020election; anthonykennedy; election2018; election2020; fagmarriage; fakemarriage; firstamendment; scotus; supremecourt; trumpscotus; vacancy
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To: centurion316

Must. Keep. The. Senate.


41 posted on 05/31/2018 1:21:57 PM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: centurion316

CAN’T wait for RBG to go !


42 posted on 05/31/2018 1:22:42 PM PDT by A strike (Natural events are just God moving His stuff around.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

don’t like jokes like this because of what happen to justice Scalia


43 posted on 05/31/2018 1:23:23 PM PDT by PCPOET7
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To: centurion316
Why does the article say "white men"?

We can't even state the race of criminals.

44 posted on 05/31/2018 1:25:52 PM PDT by DungeonMaster (...the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light...)
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To: Mears
Sounds like quite a caring nursing staff./s

They didn't say it as a joke...they'd say it with a sense of sadness.When you work in that kind of setting you develop a rather unique view of death.

45 posted on 05/31/2018 1:27:24 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
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To: Bullish
Hell is calling, please pick up the red courtesy phone.

McCain has had the line tied up for weeks.

46 posted on 05/31/2018 1:27:41 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: Gay State Conservative

I’d like Justice RBG to have what I’d like to have myself: a peaceful and repentant death, at God’s perfect time.


47 posted on 05/31/2018 1:32:38 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Whatever is pure, anything of excellence, anything praiseworthy ---keep thinking about these things.)
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To: Bullish

Ruthie is trying her best to fight off Grim. Come on Grim!


48 posted on 05/31/2018 1:33:27 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: Fido969
She passed away in 2016. It’s been “Weekend at Ruthie’s” since then.

You may be right..


49 posted on 05/31/2018 1:34:50 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: centurion316

“Republicans are working with Trump to make a record-breaking number of appointments to federal courts.”

That is absolute bull$hit! McScrotumneck is slow walking all the Judicial appointments. Trump has something like 150 open seats to fill, and B!tch has no intention of trying to speed things up.


50 posted on 05/31/2018 1:37:46 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: centurion316

“These new, mostly young, white men “

FU Gaurdian


51 posted on 05/31/2018 1:39:23 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Red Badger

What FLIPPED Roberts on Bammy care????

Somebody Knows!


52 posted on 05/31/2018 1:39:38 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: Big Red Badger

Pizza?...............................


53 posted on 05/31/2018 1:40:15 PM PDT by Red Badger (Remember all the great work Obama did for the black community?.............. Me neither.)
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To: Big Red Badger
What FLIPPED Roberts on Bammy care???? Somebody Knows!

sometimes once they get appointed and confirmed they change - see Jeff Sessions.

54 posted on 05/31/2018 1:41:01 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: centurion316
...from women’s reproductive health to LGBT rights...

Translation: from abortion to allowing men to use the restroom with little girls.

55 posted on 05/31/2018 1:41:22 PM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: DoughtyOne

“I believe Trump will get to replace one or two more SCOTUS Justices, but what would really freak out the Left is if he gets the chance to replace a fourth.”

Yes, because that would mean that the Fat Yenta and the Wise Latrina, would be there all alone to rep the Liberals (7-2). At least for awhile, because the Wise Latrina has a serious problem with Type I Diabetes, so she may not get to run out her 30 year tour of duty. She has already had to take time off from the Court to deal with it. SO BO’s “legacy” at the SCOTUS is likely to go Poof too!


56 posted on 05/31/2018 1:42:05 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: centurion316

Kennedy’s not the ONLY one who needs to retire.


57 posted on 05/31/2018 1:42:56 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: vette6387

Yes, and wouldn’t that be too bad.


58 posted on 05/31/2018 1:45:42 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: centurion316

I hope he also gets to replace a lot of lower level federal judges. Like maybe the entire 9th Circus court. There are lower level wacko judges all over the country who have made (not interpreted) laws from their little cuckoo courts for the past 40 years, completely reshaping the law to their lala land ideals ( lgbt bathrooms etc and on and on...)


59 posted on 05/31/2018 1:50:03 PM PDT by boxlunch (Pray for Donald Trump and his administration! Disband the Democrat Media Communist Complex)
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To: DoughtyOne

“Yes, and wouldn’t that be too bad.”

DO, the SCOTUS is likely to be Trump’s most lasting contribution to the return to sanity in this country. I just wished that McScrotumneck was having to run this year. But I guess if we get some needed change in the Senate, maybe there’s a chance that B!tch will go. All of these “resignations” by RINOs is just proof positive about where their hearts really were. So much to say, they are finding that being in the Congress “is no longer any fun!” Now, if only Gov. Ducey does the right thing with McCain’s seat, and we get good trump-supporting replacements for Flake, Corker, Wicker, etc.


60 posted on 05/31/2018 1:51:45 PM PDT by vette6387
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