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http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl General Discussion >> America >> Could this be the new SCOTUS appointee http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1485205648 Message started by bogarde73 on Jan 24^th, 2017 at 7:07am

Title: Could this be the new SCOTUS appointee
Post by bogarde73 on Jan 24^th, 2017 at 7:07am

Neil Gorsuch, 49 yr old Appeals Court Judge, very conservative black letter lawyer.
He could be there for 30 years.
A few more like that please Sir.

Title: Re: Could this be the new SCOTUS appointee
Post by Lord Herbert on Jan 24^th, 2017 at 7:37am

Unfortunately he is against euthanasia, which needless to say in a democracy should obviously be a personal choice and not something attracting criminal charges and punishments.

His advocating for laws that effectively criminalise millions of people's free choice to retire from life early because of painful and distressing illness is quite definitely an abuse of people's personal freedom to chose how they want their life to end.

For this reason I can't support him as a good choice by Trump.

Title: Re: Could this be the new SCOTUS appointee
Post by bogarde73 on Jan 24^th, 2017 at 8:43am

Nobody's perfect, not even you or I.
In this life you seldom get everything you want so you make compromises.

Title: Re: Could this be the new SCOTUS appointee
Post by Panther on Jan 24^th, 2017 at 10:24am

bogarde73 wrote on Jan 24^th, 2017 at 8:43am:

Nobody's perfect, not even you or I.
In this life you seldom get everything you want so you make compromises.

As long as he's an extremely strong supporter of the Peoples Second Amendment Rights, he gets my nod....being Conservative covers all the rest. Don't want any Progressives anywhere near the Supreme Court.....strict Constitutionalists, believing solely on the Framers Intent, should be the basis for choosing a SC justice. If I had a preference though I'd go to Judge William H. Pryor Jr. ;)

Title: Re: Could this be the new SCOTUS appointee
Post by Lord Herbert on Jan 24^th, 2017 at 11:57am

My preference would be for Judge Isaac C. Parker.

Title: Re: Could this be the new SCOTUS appointee
Post by Bojack Horseman on Jan 24^th, 2017 at 11:59am

Maybe Democrats should just block any appointment for four years in payback for blocking Obama.

Title: Re: Could this be the new SCOTUS appointee
Post by Panther on Jan 24^th, 2017 at 1:08pm

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Jan 24^th, 2017 at 11:59am:

Maybe Democrats should just block any appointment for four years in payback for blocking Obama.

If they could, I'm sure they would like to, but since the dEMOCRATS changed the law requiring only a simple majority vote to approve a Presidential SCOTUS appointment, they really don't have that option anymore (the Senate is in strong Republican control).....sort of like it came back to bite 'em in the ass....innit. http://www.33sm.ml/smileys/lol00100.gif