Posted on 07/08/2018 10:50:23 AM PDT by springwater13
President Trump is expressing fresh interest in Judge Thomas M. Hardiman, the runner-up for last years Supreme Court vacancy, as he pushes his decision on a replacement for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy into the final hours before his self-imposed deadline of Monday night, three people close to the process said.
All cautioned that Mr. Trump could go a different way before he reveals his choice in a prime-time address on Monday. He has said positive things to associates about Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a staunch social conservative, the people familiar with the process said, and he has not ruled out Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, a former staff secretary to George W. Bush.
But they said he found Judge Hardimans personal story to be compelling. Judge Hardiman was the first member of his family to graduate from college, and he helped pay for his education by driving a taxi.
The only judge among the four whom the president appears to have all but ruled out is Raymond M. Kethledge. People close to the process said the president had found him likable but comparatively dull. And some conservatives, whose support has guided Mr. Trumps thinking about the courts, have voiced concern about Judge Kethledge on issues like immigration.
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If you want to talk REAL judicial reforms against these backstabbing federal judges, it is time to rethink the rules allowing them to have a LIFETIME appointment and the ONLY method of removal from the bench being impeachment. If that means amending the U.S. constitution, so be it.
Now youre talking.
You are absolutely correct, she probably has those views because it was the only way she might have had a chance to win against Hillary in running for the Senate. People can look that up. Now, if she hadn't been running for Senate or in the State of NY, maybe she would not have been like that.
Al D'Amato not only ran but SERVED as Senator from the State of NY for three terms, and he was apologetically pro-life and pro-traditional marriage. People can look that up.
People can also look up Jeannie's track record, and see she was a social liberal long before she ran for Senator.
But hey, if you want another judge on SCOTUS who will vote with Darth Bader Ginsburg, by all means, get Trump to nominate her.
I'll take an actual conservative, thank you very much.
Al D'Amato not only ran but SERVED as Senator from the State of NY for three terms, and he was unapologetically pro-life and pro-traditional marriage. People can look that up.
People can also look up Jeannie's track record, and see she was a social liberal long before she ran for Senator.
But hey, if you want another judge on SCOTUS who will vote with Darth Bader Ginsburg, by all means, get Trump to nominate her.
I'll take an actual conservative, thank you very much.
NYT almost sounds sane as they try to keep “the one who really believes in God” from the bench.....
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