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Trump picks Kavanaugh
- Thread starter rlvaughn
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Nice Irish Catholic boy... ha ha ha
panic reigns on the progressive left.
Hopefully the RINOS can confirm him. Ole Mitch snip is already back peddling.
He will go to mass prior to making any decisions.
Then there will be mass panic on the left
Good one.Then there will be mass panic on the left
He was my 2nd choice, but good enough.
Mitch wanted an open abortion advocate to placate the nuts on the left. Others you can't trust, Murkowski, Collins, McCain, Flake, Corker and Paul.
Mitch wanted an open abortion advocate to placate the nuts on the left. Others you can't trust, Murkowski, Collins, McCain, Flake, Corker and Paul.
Sadly Democrats are going to do all they can and with some of the GOP members to reject the nod. Lots of women and Liberals were outside the Supreme Court protesting. Would you all had seen GOP people do that to a Democrat? Maybe a few but not as bad as the Democrats and Liberals.
K
Jesuit trained... so how many Catholics does the court have now?
Five, probably. Kennedy is Catholic, so Kavanaugh is a wash. Gorsuch was raised a Catholic but has been a member of an Episcopal church for many years.
From what could find, hopefully accurate, currently five justices are Roman Catholic, three are Jewish, and one is Episcopal. (Five, since Kennedy remains on the court until the end of this month, and that will not change if Kavanaugh is approved. I believe before Gorsuch six were Catholic -- pretty sure Scalia was Catholic.)
- John G. Roberts, Roman Catholic
- Clarence Thomas, Roman Catholic
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Jewish
- Stephen G. Breyer, Jewish
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Roman Catholic
- Sonia Sotomayor, Roman Catholic
- Elena Kagan, Jewish
- Neil M. Gorsuch, Episcopalian
- Anthony Kennedy, Roman Catholic
The thing of primary importance for these judges, to me, is their view of law and the Constitution, so I wouldn't favor religious quotas or tests for nominating a Supreme Court justice. Nevertheless, this Catholic-Jewish predominance on the court strikes me as odd, considering Protestants as a group make up nearly half the U.S. population (I think), Catholics about 20-25%, and Jews maybe 2-5%.
So the only Protestant represented there is an Episcopal? If I recall, all 4 of the most recent nominees were catholic also... one being a member (for life of a charismatic catholic fringe group). Basically Protestants have a bleak minority representation in the High Court.
Yes, and that is if you count Episcopals as Protestant. I believe for religious affiliation surveys in the U.S. they are counted as Protestant. Yet, there is plenty of debate as to what they are. On the Church of England website, they say, "The way that this is often expressed is by saying that the Church of England is both 'catholic and reformed.'"
Perhaps this is why he said that:
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/09/brett-kavanaugh-vince-foster-files-703344/
Just another thorn in Hill’s side, in case she is foolish enough to run again.
Kavanaugh:
1) Praised dissent in Roe.
2) Criticized Roberts ruling on Obamacare.
3) Says sitting POTUS can’t be indicted/can fire special counsel anytime.
4) Opposes net neutrality.
5) Opposes consumer bureaus.
6) Says assault weapons bans are unconstitutional.
I know virtually nothing about Kavanaugh, except he's an establishment Republican. Help me out here--why is this a good pick for conservatives? He went to Yale, has a reputation as an academic, was an aide to George W. Bush, served on the DC court of appeals, has years and years of government service, etc. This screams Washington insider to me.
He did dissent in the case of the illegal immigrant teenager that wanted an abortion, but that could have been based on immigration law and not personal convictions about abortion. In fact, here's a quote from him regarding Roe v. Wade when he was up for confirmation for his seat on the US Appeals court:
"If confirmed to the D.C. Circuit, I would follow Roe v. Wade faithfully and fully. That would be binding precedent of the court. It's been decided by the Supreme Court." He added: "It’s been reaffirmed many times."
He seems to be OK with warrantless searches, such as the NSA obtaining phone records without a warrant.
So, why should conservatives be excited by this choice?
He did dissent in the case of the illegal immigrant teenager that wanted an abortion, but that could have been based on immigration law and not personal convictions about abortion. In fact, here's a quote from him regarding Roe v. Wade when he was up for confirmation for his seat on the US Appeals court:
"If confirmed to the D.C. Circuit, I would follow Roe v. Wade faithfully and fully. That would be binding precedent of the court. It's been decided by the Supreme Court." He added: "It’s been reaffirmed many times."
He seems to be OK with warrantless searches, such as the NSA obtaining phone records without a warrant.
So, why should conservatives be excited by this choice?