Supreme Court Nominee #3

[EuTuCroquet?]

Brett Kavanaugh Is the Point of No Return


The Supreme Court justice's confirmation marks a new, degraded era in American governance.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Disrupting the the proceedings served no purpose whatsoever.

It just showed total disrespect for the process.

They should be ashamed of themselves for acting like fools.

You’re wrong. Civil rights battles are won one march, one step at a time.

They’re just getting started. This battle isn’t over. Women will be heard.

 

[bluesneakers]

Brett Kavanaugh Is the Point of No Return


The Supreme Court justice's confirmation marks a new, degraded era in American governance.

From the link, sums it up nicely:

"Justice Kavanaugh, who takes the seat vacated by recently retired swing Justice Anthony Kennedy, is now a one-man legitimacy crisis for the court. He will be the most unpopular nominee to be seated on the high court in the modern era.

The president who nominated him consistently enjoys record-low approval ratings, received nearly three million fewer votes than his opponent in the last election, and may have conspired with a hostile foreign power to win it.

The Senate that confirmed him went to extraordinary lengths to shield Kavanaugh from anything resembling due diligence, even before multiple women came forward with allegations of sexual assault."

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...-panel-that-vetted-kavanaugh-for-previous-job

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshirelawyer led the American Bar Association's committee that gave Brett Kavanaugh a rating of "qualified" for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals.

Stephen Tober, who practices in Portsmouth, was chairman of the Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary in 2006 when he authored the committee's statement supporting Kavanaugh's nomination to the federal appeals court.

The Portsmouth Herald reports that Tober's rating was downgraded from "well qualified" to "qualified" because of concerns he was "sanctimonious" and lacked a "breadth of experience."

Tober said it's amazing that a "small-town lawyer from Portsmouth" led the panel.
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[EuTuCroquet?]

Analysis | Worst teacher of the week: Sen. Susan Collins takes the title (but not for the reason you think)

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Lane: How to prevent the next fight over a Supreme Court nominee

There needs to be more discussion about why we are relying on the FBI to do this vital job in the first place.

To make the entire confirmation process more streamlined and transparent, the Senate must stop depending on borrowed executive-branch personnel, supplied at the president’s discretion, and develop its own organization to conduct the vetting of judicial nominees — for all levels of the federal courts — pursuant to its independent constitutional power of advice and consent.

The model would be the various nonpartisan institutions that lawmakers already rely on to provide them with objective analysis and advice on contested subjects, such as the Congressional Budget Office for economic and fiscal matters; the Government Accountability Office for audits of government programs; and the Congressional Research Service, a think tank at the Library of Congress with experts on practically every policy question under the sun.

CBO, GAO and CRS have sterling reputations for professionalism and discretion. They employ permanent staff under the ultimate supervision of leaders appointed on a bipartisan basis. The comptroller general, who runs the GAO, serves for a 15-year term, an additional guarantee of independence and impartiality.

It might be difficult to replicate those attributes in a new organization created from scratch amid the current partisan maelstrom.

No problem: The Senate could also borrow personnel from the aforementioned existing bodies for the necessary assistance. Assign the CRS’s American Law Division to draft a balanced assessment of each nominee’s legal record, including judicial opinions (in lieu of the American Bar Association’s input). Send out the flatfoots from the GAO’s special investigations unit — the folks who test airport security undercover and the like — to conduct a background check. Or hire and train new personnel drawn from the retired ranks of the FBI to do the work.

You get the idea. Whatever specific legal and institutional arrangement the Senate chooses, the main point would be to end the separation-of-powers problem that plagues the Kavanaugh investigation: Namely, its scope and duration are at least in part subject to the wishes of the president, who alone can authorize the FBI to aid the Senate — and who has a pretty strong stake in the outcome, to put it mildly.​

 

[Hope4More]

In its entire history, the Supreme Court has never been apolitical.

Well, if we are all supposed to believe the SC is just another political institution, then perhaps repubs won't tell big lies about perserving the Court's legitimacy & independence when Dems add two justices to the Court to neutralize the votes of Gorsuch, a stolen seat justice, and Kavanaugh the dissembler willing to break the Senate & taint the Court because he felt entitled to a seat.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

You can easily search Google, USCIS Ninth circuit court.

There are numerous decisions that support my POV. And I wouldn't even have to Cherry Pick either. One, that really blows my mind, I have added, it is a decision regarding the deportation and inadmissability, of an illegal immigrant, who has numerous charges of drug trafficking, possession. The court documents are filled with sob stories about family members.

Did he do the crimes? Yes.
Did the court blow off the criminal activity? Yes.

There are so many, just check it out. The Ninth Circuit LOVES to shut down anything with the name, "Jefferson Sessions".

WS ToS require links to support statements. Telling someone to “Google it” doesn’t suffice. You know this.

Respectfully, nobody appreciates the snark right now.

 

[mickey2942]

WS ToS require links to support statements. Telling someone to “Google it” doesn’t suffice. You know this.

Respectfully, nobody appreciates the snark right now.

I was not being "snarky", just honest. There are so many cases, it is mind boggling. I added just one particular file. The Ninth circuit court is why I would back any conservative judge.

 

[Mica]

No, you're wrong.
The gallery of spectators was told they were there to observe and not to show approval or disapproval during the voting.
If they couldn't respect the conditions that were set forth that allowed them to be there they should found other ways to show their disapproval.
Those women who did the screaming were a bunch of disrespectful worthless fools and no doubt will teach their children and grandchildren to be a bunch of disrespectful worthless fools too.

They sounded like caged animals. Imo

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Please DO NOT ATTACK EACH OTHER.

Do not stray into everything political, please.

Discuss the post and not the poster.

If you take a stand on an issue you have to be ready to defend it. Posters are not attacking anyone if they disagree. However, if the disagreeing poster is actually attacking you then please alert.

Remember, I need to remain calm or my head will explode
Thank you,
Tricia

Bumping

 

[Rocco]

No, you're wrong.
The gallery of spectators was told they were there to observe and not to show approval or disapproval during the voting.
If they couldn't respect the conditions that were set forth that allowed them to be there they should found other ways to show their disapproval.
Those women who did the screaming were a bunch of disrespectful worthless fools and no doubt will teach their children and grandchildren to be a bunch of disrespectful worthless fools too.

ETA--Screaming so loud that no one can understand what you're saying is no way to be 'heard'.

 

[Mica]

Looks like BK is being commissioned today. Fox News said BK will take his seat on the Court on Tuesday after the holiday.



Donald Trump
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I applaud and congratulate the U.S. Senate for confirming our GREAT NOMINEE, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, to the United States Supreme Court. Later today, I will sign his Commission of Appointment, and he will be officially sworn in. Very exciting!

 

[CARIIS]

I hope Dr Ford feels fine with the choices she made .

I hope (and am clinically deeply confident it has) helped her in her pain and anguish.

Kav is in a bizarre place and space. Talk about an intervention -- ahh

I think his wife will demand he start treatment - but that can now be complicated for him.

We all shared history together.

I learned a lot about the SC- that I did not know.

Glad I am old!!

Feel for 20 year olds that are gonna have to live in the space being created.

 

[Gardenista]

Lindsey Graham‏Verified account @LindseyGrahamSC
I’m not tired of winning….....Victory!

4:01 PM - 6 Oct 2018

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

This thread is not about DJT, or DJT's taxes, not about his son or his family. It is not for general political conversation. And please do NOT introduce race into this discussion.

Numerous off topic posts have been removed. Please stick to the immediate topic.

Thanks.

Bumping

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

I would be really upset if I was on the SCOTUS. One bad apple spoils the barrel.

100% agree, @human

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Please stay on topic.

Thank you

Bumping

 

[CARIIS]

Looks like BK is being sworn in today. Fox News said BK will take his seat on the Court on Tuesday after the holiday.



Donald Trump
6m

I applaud and congratulate the U.S. Senate for confirming our GREAT NOMINEE, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, to the United States Supreme Court. Later today, I will sign his Commission of Appointment, and he will be officially sworn in. Very exciting!

Guys ha

as promised a while back they have to get him locked in tight as bed bug

they all know all the stuff that was buried -- they knew about FOrd before

people had to be deciding what to hide- for months

think about the man hours ($$$) -- you have to have people reading all this stuff to make sure it does not get out

all behavior has meaning there are reasons , for the first time in history it was all hidden.

Gassey knows all the closets

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

In its entire history, the Supreme Court has never been apolitical.

Untrue