Saying Hi, FRiends, to a few.
Looking to joining, all, here....for POTUS’ announcement!!
Here are excerpts from an article written by a liberal who knows her, and strongly disagrees with her and yet has this to say: (one of the few
fair-minded liberal men left)
Yet these political judgments need to be distinguished from a separate question: what to think about Judge Amy Coney Barrett, whom Trump has told associates he plans to nominate. And here I want to be extremely clear. Regardless of what you or I may think of the circumstances of this nomination, Barrett is highly qualified to serve on the Supreme Court.
I disagree with much of her judicial philosophy and expect to disagree with many, maybe even most of her future votes and opinions. Yet despite this disagreement, I know her to be a brilliant and conscientious lawyer who will analyze and decide cases in good faith, applying the jurisprudential principles to which she is committed. Those are the basic criteria for being a good justice. Barrett meets and exceeds them.
We have a Supreme Court nominee who is a brilliant lawyer, a genuine and good person — and someone who holds views about how to interpret the law that I think are wrong and, in certain respects, misguided. I hope the senators at her hearing treat her with respect.
And when she is confirmed, I am going to accept it as the consequence of the constitutional rules we have and the choices we collectively and individually have made. And I’m going to be confident that Barrett is going to be a good justice, maybe even a great one — even if I disagree with her all the way.
There she is—ACB
And it’s done. Bravo to Amy Coney Barrett, the president and to the USA!
Hi five FRiend!
What a rock solid jurist! I think that an unintended consequence is that ACB will instill greater courage and self confidence in her conservative colleagues, especially the newest members added to the Court, Justice Kavanaugh and Justice Gorsuch. Something akin to a MLB baseball team acquiring a CY Young Award winner and future Hall of Famer. Hopefully, with ACB in the “pitching rotation” they’ll be less likely to go wobbly.
Because I am doing my laundry right now, I’ve taken the liberty to run the power generator a little beyond the 2PM shut-off time frame.