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fescuerescue

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25. Respectfully, I thought the original point was a bit absurb.

Reply to JHB (Reply #22)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 05:43 PM

Mar 2019

most of us believe the conservatives appoint conservatives and liberals appoint liberals.

The notion that this isn't true is a bit absurb to me, hench why I illustrated it.

Heck the current SC bench is good example.

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We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges... [View all] Joe941 Mar 2019 OP

Trump began this nonsense Amyishere Mar 2019 #1

Trump was right. mr_liberal Mar 2019 #2

Sadly this is a fact. That is why lawyers shop around for the best venue for their case. SunSeeker Mar 2019 #3

After the Manafort sentencing pressbox69 Mar 2019 #4

Obama had a SCOTUS judge pick IGNORED. Democrats got ZERO from that "choice." VOX Mar 2019 #8

Well said! Brawndo Mar 2019 #20

Thanks. VOX Mar 2019 #21

Sure! You bring up a point worth repeating Brawndo Mar 2019 #23

Thanks, friend. The matter needs to be drilled repeatedly. VOX Mar 2019 #24

No, Republicans choose conservatives, Democrats choose non-conservatives JHB Mar 2019 #12

Dems tend just appoint judges who follow the law. SunSeeker Mar 2019 #14

oh come on fescuerescue Mar 2019 #15

"Everybody" does not know that. One side actively cultivates a farm team... JHB Mar 2019 #18

ok fescuerescue Mar 2019 #19

Please refrain from taking my point to absurd extremes JHB Mar 2019 #22

Respectfully, I thought the original point was a bit absurb. fescuerescue Mar 2019 #25

Conservatives have made ideological "correctness" mandatory for... JHB Mar 2019 #5

This sentence given Manafort duforsure Mar 2019 #6

Judges by law are supposed to be non-partisan. Chin music Mar 2019 #7

Ideally, yes, but many judges no longer adhere to impartiality in real life. VOX Mar 2019 #9

Don't mistake partisanship for weirdness theboss Mar 2019 #17

Yes. I know. Chin music Mar 2019 #26

regardless of any of that, what the judge did in this case is fucked up in itself JI7 Mar 2019 #10

I'm thinking it is only important to know that Ellis was appointed by Reagan because Silver Gaia Mar 2019 #11

Vinca may have the answer to this: Lars39 Mar 2019 #13

I think people misapply political philosphies to criminal law. theboss Mar 2019 #16

Ellis, Judge Boof, Gorsucks et al are all politicians in robes. Some, like Ellis are Hassler Mar 2019 #27