People are nuanced, complicated, and not entirely consistent in their thinking or actions, so I don't think you can really figure people out that accurately. — Hanover
Er, yes. Quite literally fuck the law and all involved in upholding it if it leads to bad outcomes. — StreetlightX
Amy Coney Barrett is a so-called “originalist”, meaning she adheres to the original text of the constitution rather than some modern interpretation of it. We can assume she’ll be more like Clarence Thomas than her predecessor. — NOS4A2
Quite literally fuck the law and all involved in upholding it if it leads to bad outcomes. — StreetlightX
Except that she specifically said her dying wish was survive the Trump presidency so that her successor could be named by hopefully Biden. — Hanover
Actually all she said was "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.'”
You added the "hopefully Biden". So all we can expect from you is a politically biased response. Good to know. — frank
I believe there exists the possibility that it will be Trump. Did she have crystal ball or something? — frank
I think you're ruling out the possibility that she didn't have the underhanded amoral slug mentality that's so fashionable these days. Maybe she just meant that the people should be allowed to influence events.
People are nuanced and complicated arent they? — frank
You're the only person with that strained interpretation, — Hanover
but it is worthy to note your belief that if she did mean what the rest of the world thinks she meant that she's an underhanded amoral slug. — Hanover
Why is it worthy to note that judges aren't supposed to be politically biased? Is that a new idea for you? — frank
I think there's another way to interpret her words and actions, though. I don't see that you have any reasonable grounds to rule out that other way. It's just that you want her to be a slug? — frank
Her more recent comments are consistent with that. What she said was ""My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.'” New means different in this context and no amount of generosity of interpretation changes that. — Hanover
Please correct me if I am wrong: probably, for the majority of people, judge Barrett’s professional or personal qualities almost do not matter. Maybe, some reject her due to pure ideological reasons: she is a conservative, and the Constitution is a “conservative” document. To defend the Constitution, to judge according to the Constitution would mean to preserve the existing system rather than swiftly and dramatically change it. Yet, likely, the current political conjuncture matters more than ideological reasoning: it is about the upcoming elections calculus. Both sides will try to benefit from the confirmation process. The Dems will try to discredit Barrett, the whole confirmation process, and Trump’s authority as a legitimate POTUS. For Trump and GOP, it could be a chance to represent their platforms better, and attract additional voters: women, Catholics, etc. Therefore, even if ACB is a brilliant and virtuous judge, she will be seen primarily through partisan glasses.you seem results oriented, less concerned about the legal analysis than in whether your political ideology is advanced. Is that how nominees are to be judged, as to whether their rulings help those you wish to help, instead of whether they are legally accurate? — Hanover
It's a concept that a power-class can make use of in order to control society. Law gives a class the ability to use violence. — JerseyFlight
Just pack the court. — Baden
So far, the Dems grill Barrett on how she would rule on California v. Texas, a constitutional challenge to the ACA that is set to be argued before the Supreme Court on Nov. 10.
Senator Feinstein: "This well could mean that if Judge Barrett is confirmed, Americans stand to lose the benefits that the ACA provides… More than 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions could be denied coverage or charged more to obtain health insurance." At the same time, the GOP's position is the independence of the field of justice of the current political issues. — Number2018
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