Posted on 09/20/2020 5:48:16 PM PDT by springwater13
And while the judge has not expounded at length on abortion and its legal limits — saying in written answers submitted to the Senate last year that she would “faithfully apply . . . precedents” when it came to Roe v. Wade — one of her main advocates, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said she is “very pro-life, reliably pro-life.”
“The hardcore Catholics usually stick with us,” the congressman added. “Her faith guides her perspective on life.”
Daniel Goldberg, legal director of the liberal Alliance for Justice, was critical of Lagoa’s record, saying she is a judge “who has showed contempt for our democracy.” Goldberg said he has “no doubt that she will meet Donald Trump’s litmus test” for a Supreme Court nominee and support his pledge to overturn Roe and the Affordable Care Act.
DeSantis, a staunch Trump ally, was so taken with Lagoa when he met her in August 2018 that he considered putting her on his ticket as the candidate for lieutenant governor, said Gaetz, a co-chair of the governor’s transition team.
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YES!
NO!
Being Cuban American, she would help Trump in Florida.
Why?
No way. Secret liberal.
MAYBE! Sorry. Couldn’t resist.
There’s a whispering campaign against both of them.
Oh, Goodness, now you’re posting Washington Compost to help advance the Lagoa candidacy instead of PROVEN quantities such as Britt Grant and Amy Coney Barrett. Yuk... I hope we don’t blow this nomination also by confirming an unknown but very possible squish candidate.
This is a lifetime appointment. It’s dangerous to base this type of decision on news cycle politics.
Lagoa seems to have all the wrong allies while Barrett has all the right enemies. That is very telling there. I don’t really have a horse in this race yet, though. I’m hoping some other candidates emerge.
Hope not
OK, Why?
I think she would help Trump get the latino vote for one.
If he chooses a justice because they can help in Florida rather than because they are the best most reliable person to be an originalist I will be very disappointed.
how old is she?
Trump doesn’t NEED a damn bit of help in Florida nominate Amy!!!
Barrett is TOO ‘BUSHY’, soft heart, etc
“Being Cuban American, she would help Trump in Florida.”
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The way things are moving, Trump will certainly not need that help in Florida.
Bull crap. Still some Freepers believe anything they read.
The SCOTUS should NEVER be about appeasing one group or another this is way to important for pandering I want to make sure it is a strict constitutionalist!!
Lagoa looks to be a politically connected climber with a very thin resume. Gorsuch and Kavanaugh have already disappointed us with MUCH stronger conservative resumes than Lagoa. A real roll of the dice on her, IMO.
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