McConnell Tries to Nudge Trump Toward Two Supreme Court Options (Kethledge and Hardiman)

NY Times ^

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

What happened to elections have consequences? We won they lost.We dictate policy not the deep state.

[skr]

Advise is a synonym for counsel.

[BlackAdderess]

Potomac fever sure is something to behold, and no, all women everywhere will not be deliriously happy if Barrett is nominated.

[JohnBrowdie]

incorrect. google is your friend.

[vette6387]

S/B Advice

[BlackAdderess]

I hope Trump does not feel bound by any of these machinations. There are far more people who like POTUS than like Congress, the Senate, or Sen. McConnell.

[BlackAdderess]

Trump’s confirmations have ground to a halt. The people from Bush, Obama, Clinton have much too much power in the Trump administration.

[WildHighlander57]

Kethledge

pro-2nd Amendment,

pro-free speech,

pro-freedom of religion

anti-illegal immigration

We need him on the Supreme Court !

[catnipman]

let me guess ... anonymous sources, right?

in other words, rumors being presented as “news”, otherwise known as fake news ...

[Hugin]

He’s written that the 2A is a “fundamental right” deserving the highest level of scrutiny. In other words the same level of protection as the 1st amendment. That goes beyond SCOTUS in Heller who left that unclear to appease Kennedy. Neither Barrett or Kavanaugh have done so.

[BeadCounter]

I also note, per the article, these two, in Mitch’s opinion, probably have the fewest obstacles to getting appointed.

I hope the most constitutional and just candidate is appointed.

[Mastador1]

Hmmm, McTurtle is pushing two choices, that makes it easy to pare down the list, start by eliminating the two that McTurtle is pushing.

[GonzoII]

If you want believe the NY Times go ahead....

[deks]

“google is your friend”

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Which link were you thinking of? I found this one...

In 2013, Reid invoked the “nuclear option,” a historic move that changed a long-standing Senate rule, dropping the number of votes needed to overcome a filibuster from 60 to a simple majority for executive appointments and most judicial nominations — a decision he justified because of trouble getting through court confirmations in the latter half of the Obama Administration.

At the time, then-Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and many other Republicans warned Reid that he would regret implementing the nuclear option.

http://time.com/5324365/harry-reid-filibuster-reform-supreme-court/

[MortMan]

In this instance, McConnell followed through on the threat that the dems would regret nuking the process. For that, McConnell should get credit.

[familyop]

"He’s written that the 2A is a 'fundamental right'"

That phrase came from Heller, and Heller was cited by Kethledge & Co., too.

http://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/16a0234p-06.pdf

"deserving the highest level of scrutiny."

"Heightened scrutiny" in the case discussed (and several other similar cases) works against those whose Second Amendment rights have been prohibited.

I don't care much for the lack of disagreement with the limitations as stated, including a limitation against "assault weapons." See "not unlimited" and "Professor Volokh" (re. Heller, "not unlimited") just under it in Hardiman's case.

http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/144549p.pdf

Kavanaugh was the only one who argued against an "assault weapons" ban (that is, against the "'what' restrictions." Kethledge and Hardiman did not.

[familyop]

I was surprised to see the Kethledge case, by the way, and didn’t find it the first time around. I don’t believe it tells us as much as we know about Kavanaugh’s work against an “assault weapons” ban, but restoring the rights of non-violent convicts under some circumstances is very important. Same with Hardiman and his case. Good work by both of them.

Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I’ll take the credit for looking it up and posting the link, though. :-)

So Kethledge has done more than hunting, then. Thanks again.

[cynwoody]

Trump should nominate ME. I have no judicial history, outside of a DUI case in the mid 1990s, and I plead no contest due to the inability to assemble an adequate defense.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMg5wwn8M5s

[ScottinVA]

Yeah, I remember a certain “nudging” by John Sununu to GWH Bush that David Souter was a “can’t miss” conservative. Bush heeded that bad advice, and the rest is history.