Supreme Court nominee stakes out independence from Trump

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters



Tue Mar 21, 2017 | 10:33am EDT

Supreme Court nominee stakes out independence from Trump

By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung | WASHINGTON

Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court pick, said on Tuesday he would have no trouble ruling against the president as he tried to stake out his independence amid concerns by Democrats that he would be beholden to the man who nominated him.

With the ideological balance of the Supreme Court at stake, the Senate Judiciary Committee opened the second day of its confirmation hearing for Gorsuch, a conservative federal appeals court judge from Colorado. Republicans, who control Congress, have praised Gorsuch, 49, as highly qualified for a lifetime appointment as a justice.

Chuck Grassley, the panel's Republican chairman, asked Gorsuch "whether you'd have any trouble ruling against a president who appointed you."

"That's a softball, Mr. Chairman," Gorsuch said. "I have no difficulty ruling against or for any party, other than based on what the law and facts in the particular case require. And I'm heartened by the support I have received from people who recognize that there's no such thing as a Republican judge or a Democratic judge. We just have judges in this country."

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-gorsuch-idUSKBN16S10L?il=0

[jrthin]

1. They Lie So Smoothly. nt

[BeyondGeography]

2. We just have judges, eh...So what was the problem with Merrick Garland then?

[Judi Lynn]

3. Nominated for a stolen position by a raving, perverted lunatic. He should step aside immediately. nt

[yeoman6987]

4. He'll probably be confirmed with at least 75 votes. Wish I were kidding.

[iluvtennis]

7. ..and nominated by a President that is under FBI investigation. Shouldn't be allowed. nt

[yallerdawg]

5. "We just have judges in this country."

Disqualified for bald-faced lying?

Wiki - Alabama Supreme Court:

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[bucolic_frolic]

6. Trump is not the issue

Regulation, the environment, women's rights, privacy and even property rights
are the issues for this nominee

We lose on everything if he is confirmed

[Demsrule86]

8. He is a liar and a political hack...we should try to stop him and make them use the nuke option

which may mean his removal down the road.

[turbinetree]

9. BS, why isn't Garland in that seat, where is Garland, and yes, I am being sarcastic

Let's go back in some other hearings and listen to BS to see where we have gotten since these three have been put on this bench.

And lets not forget that all three of these racist voted to strike down the Voting Rights Act, and if you watched (I didn't) saw in news coverage two of them put a bible on sexual predator racist hand and swear him into office, and the other that discriminates if you are gay --------------go figure

F*** this

[femmocrat]

10. This guy is way too smooth.

I don't trust him one bit even though he is trying to sound objective. He sounds rather condescending or patronizing in the way he explains complicated matters, like he is suggesting, "There, there, children, everything will be OK."

I haven't caught all of it this morning, but I hope some of the democrats will cut through his slick facade.

[FakeNoose]

12. They've rehearsed him well

[lark]

11. Freaking liar!

He is a traitor to the working class and a tool of the rich and the right wing. Just say no, Dems, over and over.