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Who Would Donald Trump Appoint to the Supreme Court?
The American Spectator ^ | 12.23.15 | Frank Cannon

Posted on 02/14/2016 11:12:21 AM PST by pilgrim

Edited on 02/14/2016 11:16:08 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

Donald Trump says a lot of things. We've become all too used to that now. Some of these things should probably be taken with a grain of salt - "Only Rosie O'Donnell" comes to mind - but some deserve to be analyzed more closely.


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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016issues; bhoscotus; constitution; tas; trump2016; trumpfamily
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Honestly, I have no idea.

Please, note this is NOT A HIT on Trump!!!

Honest questions and please refrain from accusation, innuendo, non productive personal attacks!!

Please!! A repost from http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3376238/posts

1 posted on 02/14/2016 11:12:21 AM PST by pilgrim
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To: pilgrim

this actually makes me feel better about his sister comment.

I thought he said it from out of the blue.

Of course he’s going to praise his sister. Who wouldn’t?

Still voting for Cruz but he stated two SC picks last night and they seem quite conservative.


2 posted on 02/14/2016 11:15:09 AM PST by dp0622
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To: pilgrim

and by the way, you’re a @#$@#$ @#$@#$ @#$$$#$ @#$@#$ commie pinko so and so :)

I just had to :)


3 posted on 02/14/2016 11:16:01 AM PST by dp0622
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To: pilgrim

C’mon, everyone knows that on the basis of one off-hand comment, Donald Trump would inevitably appoint his sister to the SCOTUS, and no one else.


4 posted on 02/14/2016 11:16:36 AM PST by Yashcheritsiy (You can't have a constitution without a country to go with it)
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To: pilgrim

He’ll supports funding Planned Parenthood too...thinks they do good things if you can believe it.


5 posted on 02/14/2016 11:17:10 AM PST by big'ol_freeper (Trump: "Planned Parenthood does wonderful things")
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To: Yashcheritsiy

We’re not going to have to worry about it if our stupid Republicans stay on break and let Obama appoint in recess.


6 posted on 02/14/2016 11:18:23 AM PST by Kenny (RED)
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To: pilgrim

Previously, he has said his sister, who, like him, is a New York City liberal with strong pro-abortion convictions. Trump’s true feelings on that subject are no longer known since he puts such a high value in what he calls “hyperbole” when he’s selling something in his deal making. And, of course, he’s now selling himself as a brand new “conservative.”


7 posted on 02/14/2016 11:20:58 AM PST by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution. Go Cruz.)
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To: dp0622

Trump was asked about his sister last night and he said, no that would be a conflict of interest.


8 posted on 02/14/2016 11:22:51 AM PST by TexasCruzin ( He always hits back.)
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To: dp0622

OK! Just considered the poster? LOL!!

Love you too!!! :)


9 posted on 02/14/2016 11:22:52 AM PST by pilgrim
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To: pilgrim

No one knows. It could be a Scalia or Ginsberg.


10 posted on 02/14/2016 11:24:03 AM PST by RIghtwardHo
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To: pilgrim

You are late to the party.

Trump made two suggestions last night and said that he would NOT nominate his sister as it would be a conflict of interest.

His sister is now a dead topic.


11 posted on 02/14/2016 11:24:07 AM PST by old curmudgeon (.)
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To: big'ol_freeper

His supporters just don’t want to believe that when Trump embraces positions contrary to conservatism that that is evidence that he is not a conservative. For this supporters, he gets to hold in the past and present positions that are opposed to conservatism while claiming he’s the true conservative. In fact, most of his positions are made up as he goes along. His only deeply held convictions are his liberal ones, the hatred of Republicans, the love of things like planned parenthood, and his conspiracy theories about 9/11. On that topic, he was a sure fire truther. If the Democrats would have accepted him as a presidential candidate, he would have had more visceral values that fit their worldview.


12 posted on 02/14/2016 11:25:16 AM PST by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution. Go Cruz.)
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To: Kenny

A recess appointment can happen in January but the new Senate still has to confirm or not confirm that nominee. It is not permanent.


13 posted on 02/14/2016 11:25:22 AM PST by TexasCruzin ( He always hits back.)
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To: pilgrim

:)


14 posted on 02/14/2016 11:25:22 AM PST by dp0622
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To: TexasCruzin
Trump was asked about his sister last night and he said, no that would be a conflict of interest.

Just because he said he wouldn't actually appoint her doesn't mean he wouldn't ask for her advice. That actually seems quite natural/inevitable. So while his sister's views shouldn't be the end of the discussion, they certainly belong there somewhere in the mix.

15 posted on 02/14/2016 11:28:23 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: TexasCruzin

I HATE it when he tweets and mentions lawsuits.

It reminds me of the Odd Couple episode where Felix wins the scalping case for Oscar but can’t stop there and gets himself into trouble! :)

can’t count the number of times i’ve liked and disliked trump in the same day!


16 posted on 02/14/2016 11:29:37 AM PST by dp0622
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To: pilgrim

Last night he said a conservative, someone like Scalia. He also said that this morning on “Meet the Press”.


17 posted on 02/14/2016 11:32:23 AM PST by mupcat
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To: pilgrim

Well since Reagan got both Scalia and Kennedy in, it depends. Bush got Alito and Roberts in and both those presidents were at least at 50% success.

Besides all that, it take 2/3rds of the senate to get a nomination passed.


18 posted on 02/14/2016 11:33:04 AM PST by crz
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Trump named TWO good conservative picks in the debate.. Cruz lied about that this morning on ABC.

First Roberts, now this.

Ted Cruz is good pals and voted to confirm Obama’s favorite for Scotus, Srikanth Srinivasan to another court.

Cruz, who clerked with Srinivasan at the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, quipped, “I am hopeful that our friendship will not be seen as a strike against you by some.”

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/04/10/obama-republicans-senate-judges-srinivasan/2068991/


19 posted on 02/14/2016 11:34:50 AM PST by AuntB (Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
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To: elhombrelibre

See post 19.


20 posted on 02/14/2016 11:36:09 AM PST by AuntB (Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
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