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LIVE THREAD - President Trump's United States Supreme Court Pick
Myself | 7/9/2018 | Myself

Posted on 07/09/2018 4:43:05 PM PDT by LiveFreeOrDie2001

Thread for discussions before & after President Donald J Trump SCOTUS Pick!


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bestlookinghardiman; bk; brettkavanaugh; bushie; dcinsider; donaldtrump; eztoconfirm; kavanaugh; kennedyclerk; live; livescotusnominee; livethread; nominee; pick; scotus; supremecourt; trump; trumpscotus
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To: DoughtyOne
Folks, the appointments are always a crap shoot.

David Souter says hello.
561 posted on 07/09/2018 7:04:55 PM PDT by Deo volente ("Our Independence Day is at hand, and it arrives finally on November 8th." Donald Trump)
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To: Irish Eyes
I agree.

I think Kavanaugh is virtue signaling to get the red state democrat votes and the RINO senator from Alaska and Collins.

562 posted on 07/09/2018 7:05:06 PM PDT by thingumbob (Antifa. Carrying on Hitler's legacy one beating at a time.)
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To: goldstategop
The Democrats hate Catholics.

It's funny how things come around in full circle. When I was a kid I remember the hot topic of conversation was the fact that JFK was a Catholic. He was the first Roman Catholic President.

563 posted on 07/09/2018 7:06:39 PM PDT by 2111USMC (Aim Small Miss Small)
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To: Alberta's Child

So you’ve found another case for us to disagree on? Luckily I truly enjoy disagreeing with you. :)

He was on solid legal ground from a textualist perspective only. From an originalist point of view, he was wildly afield. A person’s papers and effects are their papers and effects. Where they are located notwithstanding. years of policing, ( also not Constitutional in every case) have flattened the 4th Amendment. An originalist interpretation of the 4th would not allow the police to read your mail if you left it lying on the front porch without a warrant, duly sworn. The idea that your papers and effects must be behind a locked door in order to be safe from the government is a totalitarian idea.


564 posted on 07/09/2018 7:07:40 PM PDT by Hugh the Scot ("The days of being a keyboard commando are over. It's time to get some bloody knuckles." -Drew68)
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To: Yaelle
You are getting past boring

Thanks. I guess that is up to the level of annoying.


565 posted on 07/09/2018 7:07:42 PM PDT by DoodleBob
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To: little jeremiah
appears to support

No thanks. He can be explicit about what he supports w/o having to guess what that is.

566 posted on 07/09/2018 7:08:09 PM PDT by sauropod (I am His and He is mine. #FreeTommy)
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To: sauropod

So what what? I was responding to someone else’s comment.


567 posted on 07/09/2018 7:09:04 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: goldstategop

You mean like Nancy pelosi, ted Kennedy and the wise Latina? Ya they really hate catholics.....


568 posted on 07/09/2018 7:10:03 PM PDT by Mom MD ( .)
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To: little jeremiah

If he is then that’s all I could ask.... everything else is gravy


569 posted on 07/09/2018 7:11:02 PM PDT by Mom MD ( .)
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To: Deo volente

A President cannot control or ensure a judge votes a certain way.

President Trump refereed to that by saying he didn’t ask about.a judge’s political views but whether the judge would uphold the Constitution and the rule of law.

He thought that’s exactly what Kavanaugh would do.


570 posted on 07/09/2018 7:11:03 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: VA40

“he will make the 6th Catholic on the court. It just seems wrong.”

It IS wrong; I am not happy.


571 posted on 07/09/2018 7:12:09 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: NKP_Vet

“Roe v, Wade is safe with him in the court.”

Right. And he’ll probably be soft on illegal immigration. Sounds like a bleeding heart.

I’m listening to Laura Ingraham, raving Catholic, and she’s over-the-top thrilled.


572 posted on 07/09/2018 7:14:35 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: LiveFreeOrDie2001
Vince Foster is rolling in his grave

Kavanaugh cannot be trusted!

573 posted on 07/09/2018 7:16:10 PM PDT by sailor76 ( TRUMP, is still my hero.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

I’d take an atheist that was an originalist Justice.

We have way too many federal judges who bring “not law” into their decisions.

If I’m going to hate somebody, it won’t be for being Catholic.


574 posted on 07/09/2018 7:16:38 PM PDT by Hugh the Scot ("The days of being a keyboard commando are over. It's time to get some bloody knuckles." -Drew68)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Ingraham just admitted that Kavanaugh isn’t as much of a textualist as Scalia.


575 posted on 07/09/2018 7:16:40 PM PDT by FreedomForce
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To: little jeremiah; Yaelle

Link is in yaelle’s post here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3669627/posts?page=337#337


576 posted on 07/09/2018 7:18:48 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: MayflowerMadam

For the foreseeable future, yes. But precedent has a way of getting overturned.

That’s why the Democrats can be expected to be on a jihad to torpedo Kavanaugh.

He isn’t someone they can count on as a sure vote.


577 posted on 07/09/2018 7:18:50 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

If Roe is safe with Kavanaugh on the bench then this was a wasted pick


578 posted on 07/09/2018 7:21:13 PM PDT by Mom MD ( .)
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To: LiveFreeOrDie2001

Pretty tepid protest. They even left their pussy hats at home.


579 posted on 07/09/2018 7:21:45 PM PDT by wrcase
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To: Alberta's Child
As per usual, except for a few insightful posters, FR commentary once again fails to impress.

For some reason, it seems many people simply cannot think strategically. All intention & action must be overt - like entertainment, where the masses must be satisfied with the obvious.

However, for those who see the bigger picture, it's not a surprise in the slightest that Trump played a tactical 'Bush card'. Kavanaugh should easily pick up the 2-3 left leaning R senators, as well as a couple of D's running in red states.

This selection was a punt to gain better field position later in the game. Trump must have his nominee confirmed, and his supporters must win in November; everything else is literally moot.

Trump pulls off these two core objectives, and he's well placed to hand out some major ass kicking in 2019. With no ability to defend against future nominees, hard right constitutionalism will be able to be rammed through with little/zero opposition from Ds.

580 posted on 07/09/2018 7:22:12 PM PDT by semantic
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