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Richard Blumenthal: Trump 'outsourced' Supreme Court pick to Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation
The Washington Times ^ | July 8, 2018 | Bradford Richardson

Posted on 07/08/2018 10:00:59 AM PDT by jazusamo

Sen. Richard Blumenthal says President Trump has become the “puppet” of outside conservative groups in the selection of the next U.S. Supreme Court justice.

“The president’s outsourced this decision to the Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation,” Mr. Blumenthal said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” “It is extraordinary. I was a law clerk to Justice Blackmon. I’ve argued cases before the Supreme Court—four of them. I’ve never seen a president of the United States in effect make himself a puppet of outside groups and choose from a group of right-wing fringe ideologues that are prepared on this list.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blumanthal; blumenthal; presidenttrump; scotus; scotusnominees; trumpscotus
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To: Aevery_Freeman

elections have consequences.


21 posted on 07/08/2018 10:14:53 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: jazusamo

He outsourced his service in Vietnam.


22 posted on 07/08/2018 10:15:18 AM PDT by proust ("The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.")
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To: Guenevere

I trust Heritage more than government stooges doing the job.


23 posted on 07/08/2018 10:15:28 AM PDT by GailA (Ret. SCPO Wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump!)
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To: jazusamo

This is going to be a fun couple of months, and a frustrating couple of months.

The psycho babble has been unleashed.


24 posted on 07/08/2018 10:17:06 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Guenevere

He couldn’t do better than the Federalist Society. A very smart move by POTUS. Heritage not so much.


25 posted on 07/08/2018 10:17:14 AM PDT by firebrand
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To: BwanaNdege

ABA seems to have taken a leftward turn in recent years.

I went to one meeting where they discussed the constantly changing privacy rules on Facebook (always with less privacy of course). Years ago. Excellent meeting.

But what I’ve heard lately is not good.


26 posted on 07/08/2018 10:19:58 AM PDT by firebrand
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To: Guenevere

O’bambi would have outsourced it to Al Sharpton


27 posted on 07/08/2018 10:20:20 AM PDT by Conserv
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To: jazusamo

Complete BS- It is a well known fact that Trump outsourced the choice to the NRA and NumbersUSA!


28 posted on 07/08/2018 10:20:41 AM PDT by matthew fuller (How many of today's voters have ever seen a half-dollar coin (or silver dollar)?)
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To: Aevery_Freeman

Their Messiah.


29 posted on 07/08/2018 10:20:46 AM PDT by firebrand
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To: Guenevere

O the horror!


30 posted on 07/08/2018 10:20:58 AM PDT by GonzoII ("If the new crime be, to believe in God, let us all be criminals" -Sheen)
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To: jazusamo

Rcihard Blumenthal would have otherwise praised Trump’s scholarly unadvised pick right? Stupid pointless article, he just wanted to use the word “outsourced” in a sentence.


31 posted on 07/08/2018 10:21:34 AM PDT by monkeybrau
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To: jazusamo

Such a freaking liar.


32 posted on 07/08/2018 10:21:54 AM PDT by CodeToad
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To: bitt

Ain’t it grand!


33 posted on 07/08/2018 10:22:48 AM PDT by GonzoII ("If the new crime be, to believe in God, let us all be criminals" -Sheen)
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To: jazusamo

Suits me.


34 posted on 07/08/2018 10:23:31 AM PDT by Theophilous Meatyard III
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To: jazusamo

What does Mark Levin think? /s


35 posted on 07/08/2018 10:23:35 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: irishjuggler

I was going to mention his lying about serving in Vietnam but you beat me to it.


36 posted on 07/08/2018 10:23:58 AM PDT by Retired Chemist
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To: monkeybrau
he just wanted to use the word “outsourced” in a sentence.

...and Durbin got to say "cave" today. Children. LMAO

37 posted on 07/08/2018 10:25:19 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: jazusamo

He says that like it’s a bad thing.


38 posted on 07/08/2018 10:26:32 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: jazusamo

Blume stein needs to mind his his own damn business. The president follows an agenda that is mostly best for US citizen taxpayers. He represents us, not some dogmatic approach used to rig the process for elites.


39 posted on 07/08/2018 10:27:21 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot (MSM is our greatest threat. Disney, Comcast, Google Hollywood, NYTimes, WaPo, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC .)
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To: matthew fuller

Trump outsourced the choice to the NRA and NumbersUSA!
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I wish!


40 posted on 07/08/2018 10:29:08 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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