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Does the White House vet for physical health?

It would be a shame to get someone in there with a short life expectancy despite being relatively young.


I thought I read that Sotomayor was not in great health when she was nominated.
 
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I think it will be Barrett or Thapar.

I'd love for it to be Willet.

One thing for sure - after seeing Gorsuch in his first term as a Justice, I trust whatever process the president used to select him.

Note that Hardiman and Pryor were in the final 3 when Gorsuch got the nod. Pryor is on the record on Roe and strongly opposed it and gay marriage - that would be a massive fight for confirmation.



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Originally posted by Fenris:
Does the White House vet for physical health?

It would be a shame to get someone in there with a short life expectancy despite being relatively young.


I thought I read that Sotomayor was not in great health when she was nominated.


Type 1 diabetic.




Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.

When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson

"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown
 
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Amy Coney Barrett is my pick.




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I think it will be Barrett or Thapar.

I'd love for it to be Willet.

One thing for sure - after seeing Gorsuch in his first term as a Justice, I trust whatever process the president used to select him.

Note that Hardiman and Pryor were in the final 3 when Gorsuch got the nod. Pryor is on the record on Roe and strongly opposed it and gay marriage - that would be a massive fight for confirmation.


Pryor was one of those who drew massive opposition from the cabal of Senators, Kennedy, Leahy, Biden, et al who would not permit confirmation of anyone to the Federal bench who had “firmly held views,” the euphemism back then for pro life.

The euphemism now is “respect for precedence.”




Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.

When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson

"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown
 
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I think most any of them will be fine, unless they go off the rails, which you can't predict, by definition.

Pick a young one. Look at Thomas, nominated and confirmed quite young, and still going strong. By some measures, he is the most conservative justice.




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Amy Coney Barrett. An added plus; she's 46.
 
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I don't know if it will matter but Barrett is from Indiana, as is our Vice President.

She would make a great Supreme Justice IMO.
 
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I thought I read that Sotomayor was not in great health when she was nominated.


Type 1 diabetic.

Somebody get her a jelly donut. Maple bar? Bearclaw, perhaps? Somebody? Anybody?


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There is an article profiling the women on Trump’s short list.

https://www.weeklystandard.com...to-the-supreme-court




Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.

When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson

"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown
 
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Collins is already saying she is against anyone who does not support stare decicis. Combined with the past rumors of her being against Roe, she may line up to vote against Barrett. Collins idea of a good pick and our idea of a good pick are unlikely to align in most cases.

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Originally posted by Rick Lee:

I thought I read that Sotomayor was not in great health when she was nominated.


Type 1 diabetic.

Somebody get her a jelly donut. Maple bar? Bearclaw, perhaps? Somebody? Anybody?


Thanks for the laugh.
 
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Here is an article promoting Sen. Mike Lee for the job.

Not bad, but giving up a Senate seat is a high price, and a risk.

https://www.nationalreview.com...rt-robert-bork-like/




Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.

When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson

"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown
 
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I'm not drinking the Lee cool aid.

The details of his short sale are certain to come up again. Even if the FEC cleared him, the optics are awkward. What is the advantage for the President to choose him in place of a better qualified candidate? If Lee plays so well with Schumer, leave him in the Senate.

Fortunately for our Country, Lee went after Trump before the election and disappointed him several times afterwards. He's a filler name on the list to distract attention away from the real nominee. I don't see a chance of the President nominating him.
 
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Amy Coney Barrett

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The Dems will see to it that the spot will not be filled by a conservative judge. With a 4/4 split...the lower court rulings will stand, rendering the Supreme Court neutered. How will they do it??? With the help of Collins, Murkowski and McCain....among others


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The Dems will see to it that the spot will not be filled by a conservative judge. With a 4/4 split...the lower court rulings will stand, rendering the Supreme Court neutered. How will they do it??? With the help of Collins, Murkowski and McCain....among others


Always with the negative waves, man.

Trump has a hell of a good record of doing the "impossible" over the last 18 months. Don't be so quick to throw in the towel.
 
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It looks like the Demos are thinking Amy Coney Barrett is on the short list because she is already being slandered by them and the fakenews media.


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The Dems will see to it that the spot will not be filled by a conservative judge. With a 4/4 split...the lower court rulings will stand, rendering the Supreme Court neutered. How will they do it??? With the help of Collins, Murkowski and McCain....among others


Always with the negative waves, man.

Trump has a hell of a good record of doing the "impossible" over the last 18 months. Don't be so quick to throw in the towel.

Absolutely! Always keep in mind these are the "problems" that come with winning.

Donald Trump is President. If Hillary had won, we'd be the ones crying about the second rabidly leftist judge she was putting on the Court.


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Always with the negative waves, man.


I didn't realize that...I'll try to do better from here on out.


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