Posted on 02/26/2019 6:41:47 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) has some concerns about Neomi Rao, President Trump’s nominee to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to replace Justice Brett Kavanaugh. According to CNN, Hawley is not sure where she stands on abortion, Roe v. Wade, and substantive due process, and he worries about her lack of litigation experience.
Carrie Severino of the Judicial Crisis Network has sharply criticized Hawley for expressing concerns about Rao. She says he is acting like his predecessor, Claire McCaskill, assassinating Rao’s character and trying to “make headlines” rather than work to confirm her. Severino’s organization is threatening to run ads in Missouri.
A few points:
• In principle, someone who believes that abortion should generally be legal could also hold the view that Roe was (and that its successor cases were) a constitutional outrage that should be overturned.
• In practice, the odds that someone would, given the chance, vote to overturn Roe are obviously lower if she approves of the policy it imposed.
• Pro-lifers have been burned so often by Republican judicial nominees that many of them are always, and justifiably, on high alert.
• Some supporters of Rao’s confirmation are making an error in claiming that her views on abortion and Roe are irrelevant, since she is being nominated for the D.C. Circuit rather than the Supreme Court. Abortion-related cases have come before the circuit. Also, the circuit is considered a good launching pad for the Supreme Court. f a Republican nominee who favored keeping Roe made it to the D.C. Circuit, pro-lifers would have two more chances to block her from getting on the Court: when a Republican White House was considering nominating her for a vacancy there, and when she had been nominated.
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Another back stabbing RINO is revealed.
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he is acting like his predecessor Claire McCaskill, assassinating her character . . .
OUCH!!!
Thought Hawley was a great candidate and a breath of fresh air for Missouri. So much for all that hope.
It certainly seems very few politicians avoid being corrupted by the miasma of the entrenched swamp!!
This is a “I matter” discussion from Hawley and creating smoke where there is none by CNN. Hawley wants to appear thoughtful and contemplative. CNN will use anything to make Trump appear weak.
Ignore
These “Republican” narcissists will do anything for attention.
As Hawley is surely on our side on abortion and substantive due process, I agree with you that this is one to ignore.
As Hawley is surely on our side on abortion and substantive due process, I agree with you that this is one to ignore.
“... he worries about her lack of litigation experience”
That seems like more of a concern for a District Court appointment, less for the Court of Appeals.
Hello Josh, you work for me. STFU.
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