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No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« on: March 20, 2017, 09:32:52 AM »
Or did I miss one?

Here's an interesting article on the man behind the nominee...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gorsuch-seen-many-smart-modest-nominee-high-court-071150705.html


The biggest reason why I think Gorsuch would be a spectacular candidate for the high court?

Because the socialist-quickly-moving-to-communist who represents my Congressional district, Gerry Connolly, is adamantly opposed to him, claiming that he will be a "revisionist voice" on the court.

I just about choked to death laughing when I read that...



eta:  his name is spelled "Gorsuch"
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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2017, 12:30:17 PM »
I like what I hear about him and that the usual suspect seem to hate his guts.  It appears McConnell will have to use the Nuke Option to get him confirmed so I don't know how quickly that will happen.
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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2017, 12:36:40 PM »
The nuke option is what I'm afraid of.

I REALLY hope that it doesn't come to that and enough Democrats break ranks to get him confirmed, primarily because it would really show how fractured and chaotic the Democratic party is despite all the tub thumping about unity.
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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2017, 12:39:29 PM »
Agreed.  I can often tell much about a person by who they offend and make enemies of...
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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2017, 04:14:13 PM »
The nuke option is what I'm afraid of.

I REALLY hope that it doesn't come to that and enough Democrats break ranks to get him confirmed, primarily because it would really show how fractured and chaotic the Democratic party is despite all the tub thumping about unity.

Why are you opposed to the nuke option? The entire concept of the filibuster is something that should never have been created and should not be allowed. It ranks right up there with "poison pill" amendments to bills. In a sane world, with sane legislators, anything worthy of being proposed as a law should be discussed and voted on in its own right, not subjected to gamesmanship and "parliamentary tactics." The same applies to nominations.
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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2017, 04:15:30 PM »
Agreed.  I can often tell much about a person by who they offend and make enemies of...
With all the media misinformation and misdirection these days, that is a good indicator to use.
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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2017, 07:11:53 AM »
"Why are you opposed to the nuke option?"


I never said I was opposed to the nuke option, I said I would rather not see it come to that. There is a substantial difference between the two.



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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2017, 09:32:06 AM »
There were many Democrats yesterday who said good things about Gorsuch. When it comes time to vote, though, they'll fall into lockstep with their leadership and go thumbs down.

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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2017, 09:57:01 AM »
Apparently Diane Feinstein expressed her grave worries that any judge would hold to the law, instead of taking the opportunity to create law, doesn't give a flying three fingered *expletive deleted*ck for the people who would be affected by Constitutional adherence.

I guess Diane is a member of the "Judges should be legislators" camp.
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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2017, 11:25:41 AM »
Apparently Diane Feinstein expressed her grave worries that any judge would hold to the law, instead of taking the opportunity to create law, doesn't give a flying three fingered *expletive deleted*ck for the people who would be affected by Constitutional adherence.

I guess Diane is a member of the "Judges should be legislators" camp.

Man, she is really harping on the 2nd. She is obviously attempting to equate civilian rifles with M16s. Also, "the 2nd Amendment has clearly been shown to be ambiguous".
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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2017, 11:29:43 AM »
Also, Gorsuch is freakin' sharp as a surgical scalpel. He's making all those senators look like the second string on the 8th grade debate team.
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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2017, 12:03:09 PM »
I'd love to be watching the hearings, but given where I work, it's probably not such a great idea to stream them.

Feinstein's comment about the second amendment is a perfect example of her hypocrisy.


I'm reading the live blog over at Fox News and apparently the Dems are still losing their freaking minds over Garland's "stolen" seat. Graham apparently had to remind them once again that the esteemed Joe Biden himself pushed his colleagues not to confirm a nominee in the last year of a President's term.

Isn't it amazing how butthurt and forgetful the Dems can get when their own plans are turned against them?

Why, you HAVE to approve Garland! Anything else would be stealing his seat!

Why, you CAN'T impose the Harry Reid rule to neutralize us! That would be horrible and unfair!
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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2017, 12:13:20 PM »
And here's the money quote on why Diane Feinstein finds Neil Gorsuch so dangerous to her vision of America...

"My job isn't to write the laws. It's to apply the laws."

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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2017, 12:18:19 PM »
And here's the money quote on why Diane Feinstein finds Neil Gorsuch so dangerous to her vision of America...

"My job isn't to write the laws. It's to apply the laws."


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I saw a video clip of Feinstein explaining that she doesn't like "originalists" because they won't twist the plain meaning of the words of the Constitution & B.O.R.s into something more modern,  because you know ... SLAVERY!  And other evil things of our founding!   
I found it a very disturbing video .... not that it revealed anything about Diane Feinstein I didn't really know, I was just stunned she'd be so open about her disdain for those who feel the founders meant what they said.
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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2017, 12:26:23 PM »

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I saw a video clip of Feinstein explaining that she doesn't like "originalists" because they won't twist the plain meaning of the words of the Constitution & B.O.R.s into something more modern,  because you know ... SLAVERY!  And other evil things of our founding!   
I found it a very disturbing video .... not that it revealed anything about Diane Feinstein I didn't really know, I was just stunned she'd be so open about her disdain for those who feel the founders meant what they said.


On the flip side, she asked Gorsuch a question about GPS trackers on vehicles (I've only been watching on and off, so am not sure what side she is on). Gorsuch went up even higher in my book, because (tying in the "originalist" thing) he talked about going back to the constitution and supporting documents as written, and found that the Founders covered that pre the technology, because they already stated their opinion regarding one party's property trespassing on another party's property.

I thought it was an excellent reference to how being an originalist still works, and works well, in modern times. It also seems he made an excellent logical example of how that could tie into something like modern arms as well.
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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #15 on: March 21, 2017, 12:36:08 PM »

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I saw a video clip of Feinstein explaining that she doesn't like "originalists" because they won't twist the plain meaning of the words of the Constitution & B.O.R.s into something more modern,  because you know ... SLAVERY!  And other evil things of our founding!  
I found it a very disturbing video .... not that it revealed anything about Diane Feinstein I didn't really know, I was just stunned she'd be so open about her disdain for those who feel the founders meant what they said.


Yep, that's what I was getting at in reply 8. She wants activist judges, because the Framers were just a bunch of wimming hating, racist, richy rich rich white men who wanted to grab some pussy...

In other words, the Framers were ALL Donald Trump.
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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #16 on: March 21, 2017, 12:55:09 PM »
Yep, that's what I was getting at in reply 8. She wants activist judges, because the Framers were just a bunch of wimming hating, racist, richy rich rich white men who wanted to grab some pussy...

In other words, the Framers were ALL Donald Trump.

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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #17 on: March 21, 2017, 03:38:47 PM »
Can you imagine Ben Franklin with a Twitter account?  ==(8-0

The king would have had him thrown in the Tower of London for his Twitter feed. 

IIRC, he really was grabbing pu**y during his times in London and especially Paris...  :cool: :cool:
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« Reply #18 on: March 21, 2017, 04:28:45 PM »
Ha ha - one of the "negatives" about being an originalist regarding the 2nd is that there were no handguns in the 18th century:

http://twitchy.com/sd-3133/2017/03/21/could-cosmos-attempted-takedown-of-gorsuch-be-more-pathetic-you-be-the-judge/
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« Reply #19 on: March 21, 2017, 04:45:46 PM »
It's ok! She saved it! She edited the piece!

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Re: No posts about the Gorsuch hearings kicking off today?
« Reply #20 on: March 21, 2017, 04:51:36 PM »
Gorsuch's fileting of Dick Durbin was masterful....
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« Reply #21 on: March 21, 2017, 05:07:54 PM »
It's ok! She saved it! She edited the piece!

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What I don't understand from a post of hers the other day is that she's married. Who in their right mind? She's gotta be a 24/7 nagger. Seems like that would get on the nerves of even a "woke" liberal.
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« Reply #22 on: March 21, 2017, 05:10:25 PM »
Gorsuch's fileting of Dick Durbin was masterful....

I was just watching another one of Franken's question (AKA lecture) sessions. I'm now pretty sure that he's mentally retarded.

http://twitchy.com/sd-3133/2017/03/21/doggone-it-al-franken-beclowns-himself-over-gorsuch-for-the-second-day-in-a-row/

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@AlFranken complains Gorsuch worked on campaigns dating back to '76. Gorsuch was 9 and his dad was a politician. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gorsuch
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« Reply #23 on: March 21, 2017, 05:42:22 PM »
It's Minnesota's fault.
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« Reply #24 on: March 21, 2017, 07:22:23 PM »
Ha ha - one of the "negatives" about being an originalist regarding the 2nd is that there were no handguns in the 18th century:

http://twitchy.com/sd-3133/2017/03/21/could-cosmos-attempted-takedown-of-gorsuch-be-more-pathetic-you-be-the-judge/

She never saw a decent pair of dueling pistols?   Holy Aaron Burr, Batman!
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