Posted on 09/21/2020 2:55:52 PM PDT by conservative98
President Trump on Monday said he’s considering five women to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, including federal judges Amy Coney Barrett and Barbara Lagoa.
Trump said he may meet with Lagoa during a trip to Florida this week, ahead of an anticipated announcement on Friday or Saturday.
Lagoa, a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, is a Cuban-American former justice on the Florida Supreme Court.
Barrett is a judge on the Seventh Circuit and is a favorite among religious conservatives, who was also reportedly considered at the time Brett Kavanaugh’s name was put forth for the High Court.
Trump said he was considering five women for the seat, but that “there are one or two that I have in mind” as favorites. He mentioned only Lagoa, 52, and Barrett, 48, by name.
“Five women are being looked at and vetted very carefully,” Trump told reporters on the White House lawn as he departed for a campaign rally in Ohio.
Lagoa is “highly thought of, and I’m getting a lot of phone calls from a lot of people,” Trump said. “She has a lot of support. I don’t know her, but I hear she’s outstanding.”
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Lagoa is a lightweight, Affirmative Action candidate.
We don’t know much about Lagoa, do we?
I’m afraid Trump may pass over Amy for Lagoa, purely to help him win Florida.
ALWAYS makes me nervous - and it should make Trump nervous as well, when you “get calls telling (me) that she’s great”.
NO THANK YOU. Know your choice well, or we risk another Souter.
Amy is well known. Lagoa is not. Play it safe, Mr. President.
Barret ruled for the Illinois lockdown. Has a string of rulings favoring government. Barret has elitist fascist tendencies.
No worse than RBG was, but at least she’s conservative.
Of course. They’re so predictable.
Nah. They'll just find someone who worked for the woman (nanny, landscaper, contractor, etc.) who was in the US illegally or it was an under-the-table hire.
“Barret ruled for the Illinois lockdown.”
Small point, but she joined in a ruling that the Illinois governor had the legal authority to order lockdown.
Most of our conservative justices would rule the same.
If Gaetz is supporting her she is probably pro legalization of marijuana. No thanks!
yeah, I’m leaning towards Lagoa out of the 2 of them. I did NOT like hearing about Barrett’s lockdown ruling.
corrupt leftist media wants Barrett - easier to demonize and derail...
Lagoa locks up FL and latino vote
there are no silver bullets here
corrupt leftist media wants Barrett - easier to demonize and derail...
Lagoa locks up FL and latino vote
there are no silver bullets here
IDIOCY !!
It is NOT RBG’s seat, it a a vacancy on the US Supreme Court .
The fact that YOU don’t know her is meaningless
I honestly don’t know which is better but either has to be 1000 times better then leaving the seat vacancy. Hoping they can get it done this week. We can’t afford the vacancy sine the D!m’s have their immense election fraud machinery all ready to steal the White House. I trust pdjt’s judgment at this point to select a constitutionally- based jurist.
Would an appointment to a district court be an advancement? If so Amy then SCOTUS and Lagoon a to district court until another opening.
Who are the 5? Is one of them Britt Grant?
I’d go for the 36 year old. No telling if she would ‘evolve’ but the prospect of 40-50 years would fry the rats the most.
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