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Trump's 2020 Scotus Battle

Discussion in 'Politics & Government' started by Yvonne Smith, Sep 19, 2020.

  1. John Brunner

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    Yeh, there was talk of their being a Mike Wallace on that list, but those unsupported rumors are as disingenuous as scouring Tea Party rosters every time there's a shooting, looking for a "sorta-like" name.
     
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    Amy Barrett has raised seven kids, so she's probably used to answering stupid questions all day.
     
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    Is that known for a fact? From what I've seen, it is debunked by the same "fact-checkers" who claim that any negative thing said about a liberal is false. Of course, we wouldn't know for a fact that it was him, either, but I haven't seen where the John Roberts who had actually been on these flights has been identified. Whichever John Robert is was, it would have to be someone with a high profile and I haven't heard who that would be.
     
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    Oh, lord, when that manifest was first published back when, I saw a blurb that had initially raised eyebrows and some investigative reporter for the Wash. Times, I believe, looked into it. Seems that John Roberts was a businessman.
     
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    The most infuriating part is the media's complicity through their silence.
     
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    I watched part of the proceedings today; I must say that Mrs. Barrett is impressive and was more than a match for Dumb and Dumber.

    When they pass the green new deal, at least the moron from Hawaii won't be able to fly back to the mainland states. :D
     
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    Silly little serf, thinking that rules are for the rule makers.
     
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    I bet she'll take the bus
     
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    Vanity Fair, October 23

    Amy Coney Barrett, About to Be Confirmed to the Supreme Court, Sees a Scenario in Which Abortion Should Be Punishable by Death
    By Bess Levin

    Here's their [ir]rationale:
    I'll refrain from stating the obvious.
     
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    Unless this unlikely situation resulted in a court case and reached the Supreme Court, she's right. One cannot answer a question of this type.
     
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    Right.

    No judicial nominee comments on such hypotheticals...and the author refers to this as Barret's "schtick."
     
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    Well, it tells you a lot about the author's intellect doesn't it?
     
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    Or motives.

    Gotta get out the anti-Trump female vote.
     
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    Some of those folks never think about a scenario in which they might have to go to court for whatever reason. Will they want a judge who has predetermined their fate with no evidence in hand or would they rather have a someone who tries to stay impartial until the entire case has been heard?
     
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    Maybe an evasive answer is only evasive if the answerer is not your guy?

    "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is." :D
     
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