Gorsuch Frustrates Democrats at Confirmation Hearing

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  1. Hoosier8

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    Now that's funny!
     
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    [​IMG] Seems like you have a hard time with discerning actual reality. Imagine that.




    Senator Feinstein Embarrasses Herself By Accusing Gorsuch of Not Fighting For The Little Guy.....



    Democrat Senator and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Dianne Feinstein attempted to corner Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch as a corporate sympathizer Tuesday during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. It did not go well for her as Gorsuch politely shot back with a list of cases in which he fought for the "little guy" throughout his career.



    Shoshana Weissmann
    @senatorshoshana Oh FFS @SenFeinstein the whole point is that Gorsuch isn't "for" anyone - not the corporations nor little guy. He's "for" the Constitution
    9:34 AM - 21 Mar 2017 .....snip~

    https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katie...h-of-not-fighting-for-the-little-guy-n2302064



    This may not be quite as satisfying as Gorsuch's response to Sen. Feinstein's "why don't you ever side with the little guy?" flop, but it's pretty close. When Illinois Democrat Dick Durbin raised this exceedingly weak criticism of Gorsuch -- which was leveled by a former student who also just so happens to be a former professional Democrat (a relevant fact omitted by New York Magazine and NPR) -- the Supreme Court nominee was ready. Rather than alluding to the accuser's partisanship or objecting to the distortion, he calmly explained the context of the supposedly 'problematic' discussion at issue. He happily accepted Durbin's nothing-burger and feasted, seizing the non-controversy to present himself as a defender of women in the workplace. Impressive:



    Gorsuch is putting on a clinic, and the Trump administration's team is thus far offering an exquisitely-executed textbook lesson in how to get somebody confirmed. The media's verdict on the performance is virtually unanimous, even on MSNBC and CNN:


    John Harwood
    @JohnJHarwood there is no chance under the sun that Democrats defeat Gorsuch nomination. he makes extremely strong case for himself
    9:37 AM - 21 Mar 2017 .....snip~

    https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybe...-smear-gorsuch-totally-dismantles-it-n2302162


    Oh.....A very hard time.
     
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    Just get on with it so we can see what else can happen to ineffective government..
     
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    [​IMG] Oh.....another one. Who just isn't in tune with the Demos mouthpieces telling it exactly like it is.



    Gorsuch is putting on a clinic, and the Trump administration's team is thus far offering an exquisitely-executed textbook lesson in how to get somebody confirmed. The media's verdict on the performance is virtually unanimous, even on MSNBC and CNN:





    https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybe...-smear-gorsuch-totally-dismantles-it-n2302162
     
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    Ethics.....and I think you are looking for the word. Deviates. Demos are deviates. Which this is their strong point. The best they will ever be.
     
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    Ahhh the Republicans were quite clear had Clinton won they would have immediately brought Garland into committtee and them to floor for confirmation.
     
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    And why would a Righty gloat over this? : """"I would have walked out the door,” Gorsuch said when asked if Trump had asked him to help overturn Roe v. Wade, the case that ruled that women have the right to get an abortion. “It’s not what judges do.”""""

    (The "dull-witted Dems" ??? )



    Didn't Righties claim The Dump would put in his pet conservative judges and they'd overturn RvW ? Why yes they DID! :)

    Now, Unless he's the same level of liar Trump is, it doesn't sound like he's going to oblige :)
     
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    Gorsuch is smarter than all the Democrats in that room. Even if you put them all together.
     
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    After yesterday.....that isn't even questionable. You know its looking bad for the leftness when their Idols in the MS media are saying the Dems never bruised or put a blemish on him.

    That they wont be defeating the Trump pick.

    You think the left is having trouble with reality now. Just wait until Trump makes his second pick and he leans even more to the Right of Gorsuch.

    You think the left turned illiberal now.....they will be even more unhinged. Good Times. [​IMG]
     
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    They may force the GOP to use the nuclear option which will forever change the kind of judges selected for SCOTUS. That can come back to bite them in the ass in the not so distant future. Especially if Trump screws up and the Dems take back the Senate next year, then Trump gets ousted in '20...
     
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    I do know he ruled that operating a vehicle applies in a haphazard, illogical and idiotic way in his dissenting piece.
     
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    Once Gorsuch in, the judicial world will start to get cleaned up.

    Maybe we can impeach those liberal judges and replace them with real judges. One's that follow the Constitution and not undermine the United States with their leftist liberal beliefs.
     
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    They were not quite clear about that as you say...That was just some loose talk by a few members who were afraid that Clinton would moninate a 35 year old socialist. Many of them said they would try to block any nominee that Clinton picked until 2020. Now, with Trump under FBI investigation for rigging the election by working with a foreign intelligence service, all bets are off. I would bet money that Trump's campaign manager Paul Manafort will be exposed as a Russian agent soon and that Trump's close campaign .advisor, Bannon and his Breitbart entity will be found to have been cooperating with the Russians in their cyber attack on Clinton and the Democratic Party. This could be interesting.
     
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    If you had listened to Gorsuch, you would know that he was disgusted by Trump's attack on those judges Trump attacked just as you are doing now...
     
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    I did listen to him. To me it was perfect for him to say that. It shows he is independent. Deep down, I bet Gorsuch disagrees strongly with those judges. He is a Constitutionalist.
     
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    So rail against the law, as written. If you disagree with that law, ask why democrats put it in place in the manner that required Gorsuch to rule the way he did. If you feel that the law was written to provide a privilege to big business, ask democrats why they wrote it that way. It isn't the purpose of a judge to insert their own morality. If you find this immoral, ask your own party why they felt it appropriate to write it this way.
     
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    The scum Ted Kennedy changed everything with Bork. Now politics is a bloodsport. Anything goes.
     
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    I agree it was a referendum on the left, but personally I voted Republican mainly for the SCOTUS pick. Presidents come and go every 4-8 years, the SCOTUS pick can last for a generation and I couldn't bare the thought of leftist appointing a SCOTUS pick that would affect my younger family with leftist drivel.
     
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    So, in every interview for a job you've ever been through you've never prepared for the interview? The whole line of questioning by the lefty/socialist Senators were nothing more than gotcha questions where they failed miserably.
     
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    Very Sharp = I don't disclose my overly conservative view because I know that if I do, everyone will know how I am going to rule on Every Court Case... My answer to every question you give me shall be "MAYBE" or "WELL SEE" or "NOT SURE AT THIS TIME" just like every good God Fearing, Rush Limbaugh Loving Conservative...
    Judge - do you think the rich should get richer... of course not, wink wink..
    Do you care about the working class : Of course i do... Double wink...
    Have you ever even had a conversation with someone that makes less than 50K a year... "Of course i have, I think the Customer Service Representative at my Local Golf Club makes less than that, Don't they ? " " I mean, they are all really nice, especially for colored type and mexicans" "I am only glad that we can help them prosper" We even hire them for our christmas parties, I think my wife hired 20 of them after they were properly vetted, and then all we required of them was to turn in their phone, hair nets, and to NOT talk to any guests... Thy all did a great job and X presidents Bush and Bush actually said hi to them... That was a little embarrassing for us, that the Help was in View of the Guests... But what is one to do when you only have a 10,000 square foot home...
     
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    And every answer was a NO answer... Just like a good republican does... Pretend to be about the people, don't give answers, only answer in the form of (Could be either way)... Knowing that is a flat out lie.... and manipulated... As they all say under their breath, there is a chance that I care about the PEOPLE... It may only be a .001 % chance, but when asked, I can say YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
     
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    How about that, another Republican supporting another republican because he sounds and looks very republican... Got me, that for sure, i have made mistakes, lots of them.. Thank God I am human...
     
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    I'm not a democrat. In fact I'm a registered independent. I changed this one time since I was 18, and that was this election to vote in the democratic primary for Bernie sanders. I am already switched back to Independent.

    Sorry. You fail.
     
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    Ah, the determined socialist.... Fail? Hardly. Your reaction to being confronted with the language of the law is what is in question here, and frankly, you've failed to respond. Address the language of the law. If you don't like the law, work to change it. You still haven't addressed the idea that judges either should or shouldn't insert their own morality. Perhaps you should before you lose yet more credibility.
     
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    Obviously you're not familiar with Judge Gorsuch, he has ruled in favor of Corporations and the 'Little Guy'. 3 current Senators voted for him in 2006 for the 10th Court. Even Obama voted for the judge, what's changed?

    "Current Democratic senators who voted for his confirmation at the time include Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.), and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Patrick Leahy (Vt.)." http://freebeacon.com/politics/democrats-voted-neil-gorsuch-circuit-court-judge/
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