[dp0622]

He’s confirmed so many circuit judges, many of whom are strongly anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ rights and anti-voting rights...

OK, the FIRST two are GREAT and the last one is a lie.

When they still existed, I couldn’t get a DVD at Blockbuster without showing my license!!!!

Proving who you are when you vote should at least be up there with renting “The Fast and The Furious”

We are changing the judicial landscape for DECADES to come.

[dp0622]

BTW,

HOW DARE you post an article that isn’t hand wringing, dismal, downbeat, depressing or pessimistic to the extreme.

I thought that was outlawed around here lately :)

[Menehune56]

I believe this explains why the democrats will do anything no matter how outrageous to tip the senate into their hands in addition to the house.

[Liz]

Transforming the courts has been a huge priority. “To date, Trump has confirmed two USSC justices
(w/ another USSC seat open as RBG retires), 29 circuit judges and 53 district judges.
Trump has confirmed so many circuit judges, (most largely anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ rights and anti-voting rights;
nearly all ideologues handpicked by the conservative Federalist Society),
that 1 in 7 US circuit court seats are now filled by judges nominated by Trump.”

I like it.

[reasonisfaith]

That means you really like his chief of staff, Matt Whitaker.

[cableguymn]

**THIS** is why the rats are stealing FL and AZ

[glorgau]

> “To date, the Republican leader has confirmed two Supreme Court justices, 29 circuit judges and 53 district judges

OK, let’s talk percentages.

Did a lookup on wikipedia (probably OK on this sort of thing), and ...

Circuit Courts:
“There are currently 179 judgeships on the U.S. courts of appeals authorized by Congress in 28 U.S.C. § 43 pursuant to Article III of the U.S. Constitution.”

District Courts:
Not in the Constitution, but Authorized by the very first Congress
“There are 89 districts in the 50 states, with a total of 94 districts including territories”. and “As of 2010, there were 678 authorized district court judgeships.”

So, 29 of 179 and 53 of 678 in two years. Double that in 2 more years (at least) and its 60 of 179 and 106 of 678. Along with 2 of 9 Supreme Court judges.

8 years and it will be about half of all the judges.

Not bad, but the Senate have to stay on point.

[old curmudgeon]

The courts, the press and the schools.

Can’t do anything abut the press without hurting ourselves and every generation after.

We can do something about both the courts and the schools.

President Trump is making great progress on the courts.

I wish he would get the feds out of the schools totally.