Posted on 09/09/2018 2:55:28 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Under the unusual circumstances surrounding his selection, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh should have agreed to recuse himself from deciding cases involving the investigation of President Trump. The reason Kavanaugh asserted at his confirmation hearing for refusing to make such a pledge — that it would violate the imperative of judicial independence — is entirely unconvincing.
In turn, senators should decline to approve Kavanaugh’s nomination unless he does so. And, since that’s not likely to happen, in the event that a case involving the Trump investigation were to come before a Justice Kavanaugh, he should not participate — for his own good and the good of the institution he is poised to join.
The unusual circumstances are these: The president selected a Supreme Court nominee while under criminal investigation. The nominee he chose happened to be one who has expressed clear — and controversial — views about the wisdom of investigating a sitting president.
In addition, that nominee suggested that the leading case on the president’s responsibility to comply with a subpoena, U.S. v. Nixon, “maybe ... was wrongly decided — heresy though it is to say so.” Finally, although I wouldn’t go so far down this conspiracy rabbit hole myself, the nominee did not appear on the original lists of potential Supreme Court choices; his name was only added to a list released after the special counsel investigation was launched....
(Excerpt) Read more at houstonchronicle.com ...
I would love that ... people love their politicians to lie to them so Mitch would be acting so “democraptic” ... and if the 2019 opening involved any of the 4 leftist justices ... that would be icing on the cake.
Only after they have been one-time rope testers.
You can measure Ginsburg’s hatred of Trump in the number of pushups she does every morning.
“...……. the fact that Obama was a false president means his 2 Supreme Court justices are also null and void.”...……
How many have tried to prove odungos false presidency? It is well past time to put his ass in the slammer, exactly where he belongs.
She is definitely NOT a Lipstick Lesbian!
She is definitely NOT a Lipstick Lesbian!
Die Ginsburg die!
Yea.. take Trump’s justice department.. tie their hands... take the AG.. recuse him... now they want to take the Supreme Court from anything concerning Trump!
I know if you let the bully harrass you... he will. They do believe Trump is just a joe blow with no sense.. below their par of elitism.. and so they can tear into him any time they choose... which is every day, all day.
Since we have been initiated via Trump’s Presidency, we are nothing but trash to congress, the media and the liberal left. THEY are the only ones worthy of tearing into us all and wishing we fell in a well somewhere... BUT.. they consider President Trump in the same league as we voters!
Hearing bo this weekend (as little as what they showed on Fox)... he is their kind of elite snob who would lie and do anything to further HIMSELF.
I am hoping beyond hope, after we keep the house and senate in Nov... Trump takes them all on and defangs every one of them!
‘Kavanaugh should not decide any cases concerning Trump”
But mostly his impeachment and or removal.
“That’s the next phase. Kavanaugh needs to recuse himself from every case. Meanwhile Dem judges never recuse. Ever.”
No kidding. Kagan worked on Obamacare when she was in the Obama administration, yet refused to recuse herself when the ACA came to the USSC.
Bwa-ha-ha-ha!
(evil laugh/rubbing hands together)
Typical Leftist pap from Pravda on the Bayou. They don’t even pretend to be objective anymore.
Come on, give the guy a break. Schumer was busy speed-dialing EMS for Nancy Pelosi
as she comes to grips with the pending Democrat annihilation.
(A) The president selected a Supreme Court nominee while under criminal investigation.
(B) The nominee has expressed clear — and controversial — views about the wisdom of investigating a sitting president.
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REALITY CHECK
(A) Pres Trump is NOT the target of a criminal investigation----that is an outright lie.
(B) Kavanaugh was referring to the impeached Bill Clinton who got lewinskied in the oval office.
Guess what Deep State Media, you don’t decide the Constitution; thank God.
MORE BS RECUSAL!!!! DO NOT AGREE TO RECUSE IN ADVNACE ON ANYTHING. Dems like Eric Holder never recuse on anything.
I will be shocked if Trump’s team and Kavanagh fall this Democrat bullshit tactic.
That is a dumb idea.
There is a separation of powers. These people have no idea what the constitution says.
Are they calling for rosenstein to resign?
Were Ginsburg and Breyer recused from “Clinton v. Jones”?
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