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Trump Zeros in on Supreme Court Pick
The Wall Street Journal ^ | July 6, 2018 | By Louise Radnofsky and Peter Nicholas

Posted on 07/06/2018 7:36:18 PM PDT by familyop

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump headed into the weekend still undecided about whom he will pick for the Supreme Court, but people familiar with the process said they believe he is moving toward selecting Judge Brett Kavanaugh ahead of a Monday announcement. Mr. Trump was to discuss the pick Friday night at dinner with Vice President Mike Pence, who personally met this week with Judges Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett and Raymond Kethledge.

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KEYWORDS: aliens; banglist; scotus; secondamendment; trumpscotus
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"Appeared in the July 7, 2018, print edition as 'Trump Narrows Court Picks.'"
1 posted on 07/06/2018 7:36:18 PM PDT by familyop
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Title and link only (Bloomberg).

Kavanaugh Has Inside Track for Trump’s Supreme Court Choice, Sources Say
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-06/kavanaugh-is-said-to-have-inside-track-for-trump-s-court-choice


2 posted on 07/06/2018 7:38:30 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: familyop

Bushie


3 posted on 07/06/2018 7:40:43 PM PDT by Sybeck1
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To: familyop
Empirical SCOTUS blog sees Brett Kavanaugh as likely SCOTUS nominee
ABA Journal, American Bar Association ^ | December 12, 2017 | Debra Cassens Weiss
Kavanaugh would be attractive to conservatives because of positions he took on two hot-button issues: gun rights and abortion. Kavanaugh dissented when the appeals court rejected a challenge to a Washington, D.C., ban on assault weapons enacted after the Supreme Court found an individual right to own guns under the Second Amendment. Kavanaugh also dissented when the full D.C. Circuit required the U.S. government to allow an abortion for a 17-year-old immigrant who was being held in a shelter because she is in the country illegally.

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‘America First’ SCOTUS Choice: Judge Brett Kavanaugh Applies Trump’s Economic Patriotism to the Law
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3668784/posts

Brett Kavanaugh: Trump’s Double Down SCOTUS Pick [Re. immigration.]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3668818/posts"


4 posted on 07/06/2018 7:42:16 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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I rather he pick Amy Coney Barrett

Have nothing to do with anyone associated with the Bush's imho!

5 posted on 07/06/2018 7:43:46 PM PDT by KavMan
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To: familyop

Fake news.

1. Unless they’re mind readers or he told them so (which he wouldn’t), how would anyone know Trump is “undecided”? He certainly didn’t sound “undecided” at last night’s rally.

2. And yet, “people familiar with the process” claim to have some kind of second sight about who he’s going to pick based on .... um, what exactly? Oh, yeah, familiarity with “the process.” Which means absolutely NOTHING insofar as Donald Trump is concerned.


6 posted on 07/06/2018 7:44:12 PM PDT by Pravious
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To: familyop

Only President Trump himself knows who will be picked.

I would be somewhat disappointed with Kavanaugh as I believe we could do better...however, we could also do a lot worse as well.


7 posted on 07/06/2018 7:45:33 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: familyop

All of them are great!


8 posted on 07/06/2018 7:48:39 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Sessions. Trust the Plan.)
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To: Sybeck1

RE: Bushie

Was Sam Alito a Bushie?


9 posted on 07/06/2018 7:49:36 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Pravious

Exactly. Fake News. Only Trump knows. Stupid MSM.


10 posted on 07/06/2018 7:49:49 PM PDT by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: Sybeck1

Kavanaugh is joined at the hip with the Bush family. He’s the only one on the list of 25+ I oppose. GOPe/Deep State all the way.


11 posted on 07/06/2018 7:50:43 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: Pravious

Did you read the article? His aides “believe” he is leaning towards...

Trump - and the WH, to their credit, have been very transparent in this process.


12 posted on 07/06/2018 7:52:10 PM PDT by Tea Party Terrorist (A bad peace is better than a good war.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Kavanaugh’s wife was Bush’s personal secretary. He covered up the Vince Foster homicide. He was close buddies with Karl Rove and also served as counsel to Bush.

He’s BUSH for all practical purposes.


13 posted on 07/06/2018 7:52:18 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: Republican Wildcat

I agree with you.


14 posted on 07/06/2018 8:02:54 PM PDT by Luke21 (The Hill sucks.)
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To: familyop

I don’t think it will be Amy Coney Barrett....this time...(I think Trump is saving her for when Ruth Bader Ginsburg kicks the bucket). Although she would be a great Justice, the democrats are already attacking her for being inexperienced, as she has only been on the federal courts for a few months and most of her experience was in academia before then.


15 posted on 07/06/2018 8:06:36 PM PDT by apillar
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To: familyop
Why not, everyone else has.
16 posted on 07/06/2018 8:07:01 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: Tea Party Terrorist
Ditto on transparency. The Trump Administration is exceptionally open in spite of the resulting noise they get from us. ;-)

The following is good news (details on Kavanaugh's decisions behind the Brietbart link). His record in favor of our Second Amendment is exceptional (dissented against an assualt weapons ban). A documented record is the best reassurance.

‘America First’ SCOTUS Choice: Judge Brett Kavanaugh Applies Trump’s Economic Patriotism to the Law
Brietbart
by John Binder
4 Jul 2018
"Judge Brett Kavanaugh, in the running to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, appears to share President Trump’s views on immigration and protecting the American worker."


17 posted on 07/06/2018 8:07:54 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: familyop

After such a long buildup, by the time Donald Trump finally pulls his rabbit out of the hat on Monday night, half the Conservatives will be disappointed with his choice.

Then the media will go into overdrive bashing the candidate 24/7 for weeks.

Which means the candidate must have a very winning personality in order to make the confirmation process a success.

Have Trump and his advisors taken that into account? Probably not.


18 posted on 07/06/2018 8:32:18 PM PDT by humbleexpert
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Was Sam Alito a Bushie?

Gorsuch was nominated to the appeals court by a Bush.

Clarence Thomas was nominated to the Supreme Court by a Bush.

19 posted on 07/06/2018 8:43:42 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: humbleexpert
Have Trump and his advisors taken that into account? Probably not.

Why would you think that?

If there is one thing Kavanaugh is, it's articulate.

20 posted on 07/06/2018 8:48:14 PM PDT by Kazan
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