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Kavanaugh should not decide any cases concerning Trump
The Houston Chronicle ^ | September 9, 2018 | Ruth Marcus, The Washington Post

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 ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
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To: wiseprince

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.


81 posted on 09/09/2018 5:39:35 AM PDT by Susquehanna Patriot (Evolution is the long term solution to Global Warming. So let's party while we can!)
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To: Mr. Blond
"When will these people realize that they LOST?"

Only after they have been one-time rope testers.

82 posted on 09/09/2018 5:42:13 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: Sooth2222

You can measure Ginsburg’s hatred of Trump in the number of pushups she does every morning.


83 posted on 09/09/2018 5:42:21 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: SkyPilot

“...……. 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.


84 posted on 09/09/2018 5:44:50 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: SkyPilot

She is definitely NOT a Lipstick Lesbian!


85 posted on 09/09/2018 5:48:34 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: SkyPilot

She is definitely NOT a Lipstick Lesbian!


86 posted on 09/09/2018 5:48:39 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Die Ginsburg die!


87 posted on 09/09/2018 5:51:48 AM PDT by Leep
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

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!


88 posted on 09/09/2018 5:54:18 AM PDT by frnewsjunkie
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

‘Kavanaugh should not decide any cases concerning Trump”

But mostly his impeachment and or removal.


89 posted on 09/09/2018 5:57:33 AM PDT by Leep
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To: mindburglar

“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.


90 posted on 09/09/2018 6:00:32 AM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
He's all of these and more!

Bwa-ha-ha-ha!

(evil laugh/rubbing hands together)

91 posted on 09/09/2018 6:03:04 AM PDT by airborne (I don't always scream at the TV but when I do it's hockey season!)
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To: Mr. Blond

Typical Leftist pap from Pravda on the Bayou. They don’t even pretend to be objective anymore.


92 posted on 09/09/2018 6:16:25 AM PDT by Bayan
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
SEN SCHUMER GOT A LETTER FROM DISGRUNTLED DUMBOCRATS THAT WAS GOOD NEWS FOR REPUBLICANS:
“Your job as Senate Democratic leader is to lead in complete opposition to Trump’s USSC takeover.
But unbelievably, nearly two dozen Democrats have still not come out against Kavanaugh.
And just last week, you helped Majority Leader Mitch McConnell fast track 15 Trump judicial nominees.”

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.

93 posted on 09/09/2018 6:16:36 AM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: C210N
The unusual circumstances of Judge Kavanaugh's nomination are these:

(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.

94 posted on 09/09/2018 6:21:45 AM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Guess what Deep State Media, you don’t decide the Constitution; thank God.


95 posted on 09/09/2018 6:21:57 AM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

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.


96 posted on 09/09/2018 6:24:19 AM PDT by dennisw
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

That is a dumb idea.

There is a separation of powers. These people have no idea what the constitution says.


97 posted on 09/09/2018 6:25:31 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
'Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
Trump and his people are recusal phobic now. Kavanaugh will not be falling for this Schumer-Demoncrat ploy.

 

 

98 posted on 09/09/2018 6:34:09 AM PDT by dennisw
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To: mindburglar

Are they calling for rosenstein to resign?


99 posted on 09/09/2018 6:35:18 AM PDT by Trumplican
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Were Ginsburg and Breyer recused from “Clinton v. Jones”?


100 posted on 09/09/2018 6:39:54 AM PDT by Jim Noble
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