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Trump Interviews Jurist Amul Thapar for Anthony Kennedy’s Vacant Seat
India West ^ | July 4, 2018 | Sunita Sohrabji

Posted on 07/08/2018 7:05:52 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Amul Thapar, the first Indian American federal court jurist, met July 2 with President Donald Trump, who is interviewing potential nominees to fill the seat vacated by retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Thapar, who currently serves on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and holds the distinction of being Trump’s first judicial appointee, was one of four possible candidates interviewed by the president. The Washington Post first broke the names of the other potential nominees, including federal appeals judges Raymond Kethledge, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. The White House has said Trump intends to interview two more candidates before making an announcement July 9.

Despite pushback from organizations who described Thapar as “ultraconservative,” the jurist sailed through his Senate confirmation hearing last year, which much support from Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, and was duly appointed to the Sixth Circuit.

Sundeep Sandhu, newly-elected president of the South Asian Bar Association North Americas, told India-West that Thapar has been a long-time supporter of the organization. “We are incredibly proud of him. He is a highly-experienced, learned judge, and well respected in his profession.

NASABA honored Thapar with its “Pioneer” award in 2010.

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, which awarded Thapar its Trailblazer Award in 2015, also lauded the judge in a statement emailed to India-West.

“The son of Indian immigrants who spent his formative years in the Midwest, Judge Amul Thapar is an outstanding judge and a rising star of the federal judiciary....

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fakenews; india; scotus; supremecourt; thapar; trumpscotus
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Plus (a) how does one call Trump a racist or anti-immigrant with this pick and (b) there goes a portion of the Indian vote towards the Republican party,
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My thinking exactly. The Dems strategy of dividing us by race, religion, whatever is going to bite them big time if Trump chooses the son of two immigrants from India.


21 posted on 07/08/2018 7:51:21 PM PDT by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed. About time)
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To: guitar Josh

Thomas and Alito should retire before the end of President Trump’s first term for the long term Conservative health of the court.


22 posted on 07/08/2018 7:53:39 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: BipolarBob

India Indian


23 posted on 07/08/2018 7:56:25 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Please be advised that going to the mat for Thomas in 91’ was important but it gave us 25 years of Boxer & Finstein. Year of the woman and all that crap.


24 posted on 07/08/2018 8:01:12 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I didn’t find any influential Second Amendment rights opinions from Amul Thapar on record.


25 posted on 07/08/2018 8:02:27 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

For his next pick. It has political potential, for this or next pick however.

Either way:

Fourth woman, or first Asian by GOP Potus, FWIW


26 posted on 07/08/2018 8:03:00 PM PDT by truth_seeker ( \/**|_|**\/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Amul Thapar is Catholic, not that it matters. All of the other likely picks are also Catholic except maybe for Kethledge. The push for the woman is because she’s a woman, a wildcard and the least likely to be confirmed due to odd reasons given for informal opinions.


27 posted on 07/08/2018 8:08:54 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: DouglasKC

But can he fix the swishy machine?


28 posted on 07/08/2018 8:26:40 PM PDT by 9422WMR
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To: 9422WMR
But can he fix the swishy machine?

Do they have a swishy machine at the Supreme Court?

29 posted on 07/08/2018 8:27:55 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: BipolarBob

That’s not funny, that’s Sikh!


30 posted on 07/08/2018 9:17:10 PM PDT by j.havenfarm ( 1,000 Posts as of 8/11/17! Still not shutting up after all these years!)
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To: JBW1949

It could even be better than that, since the Mark Taylor prophecies say that at least 2 Supremes are going to the slammer. Hide and watch.


31 posted on 07/08/2018 9:18:19 PM PDT by Tucker39 ("It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." George Washington)
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To: j.havenfarm

(National Lampoon)


32 posted on 07/08/2018 9:31:08 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (The Obama is about to hit the fan.)
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To: Ciaphas Cain

“Advanced quantum mechanics is easier to comprehend than Supreme Court speculation.”

If you can see it the act of seeing it displaces its location and thus you can only guess its present and future location. “Heisenberg’s uncertainty principal.” A bit like supreme court nominations is this.


33 posted on 07/08/2018 11:24:24 PM PDT by cpdiii (Cane Cutter, Roughneck, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist: THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR!)
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To: Tucker39

Thanks for this post! Just checked Mark’s new videos re the court and found plus another re Jeff Sessions.

“Victory for the Righteous is Judgment for the Wicked”.


34 posted on 07/08/2018 11:52:13 PM PDT by V K Lee (Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken. - US Pres. Donald J. Trump)
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To: V K Lee

Since Trump can’t (or won’t) fire Sessions maybe he will nominate him to the SCOTUS.


35 posted on 07/09/2018 3:54:22 AM PDT by Russ
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Just White, Male, Christian, Hetros only please.


36 posted on 07/09/2018 6:00:37 AM PDT by TNoldman (AN AMERICAN FOR A MUSLIM/BHO FREE AMERICA. (Owner of Stars and Bars Flags))
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To: Tucker39

Mark Taylor Prophecy July 03 2018 - What’s Going To Happen With Jeff Sessions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkISa481cys
Mark Taylor Prophecy July 08 2018 - Changes In Supreme Court - Mark Taylor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t0b86RAqNk


37 posted on 07/09/2018 8:56:30 AM PDT by V K Lee (Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken. - US Pres. Donald J. Trump)
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To: V K Lee

Don’t know about Jeff. I’ll see if I can find out. But Taylor sez Obama and a bunch of bigshots, from both parties, will go to the slammer. I don’t look for much to happen until after the mid-terms.


38 posted on 07/09/2018 10:06:54 AM PDT by Tucker39 ("It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." George Washington)
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