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19. His rulings indicate he would be at least as conservative as Scalia, and likely more so.

Tue Mar 21, 2017, 12:34 PM

Mar 2017

On deference to administrative agencies, Scalia was actually slightly better than Gorsuch. The latter has called into question whether or not courts should defer to agencies at all, whereas the former has often deferred to agencies (and supported such deference when it was called into question).

Scalia is likely more socially conservative than Gorsuch, but I don't think that would affect the vote of any case. On cases involving abortion/gay rights/etc, Gorsuch is clearly in the Republican "mainstream" that opposes judicial intervention.

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as a CO native I have to say, Gorsuch seems to be a straight shooter. [View all] librechik Mar 2017 OP

He's a phoney flamingdem Mar 2017 #1

Gorsuch seems to be a smoother version of Scalia. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #2

And possibly further right dhol82 Mar 2017 #6

Did he learn his ethics at his mother's knee? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #9

Yup, there is that. dhol82 Mar 2017 #10

It's the "corporate shill" part that disqualifies him, in my mind. Anti-consumer is not good. SharonAnn Mar 2017 #14

He's a slime BannonsLiver Mar 2017 #3

Oh heavens no, he will do everything Scalia did, but with a smile. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #4

And will go beyond Scalia's conservatism. JudyM Mar 2017 #61

I'm thinking, it could be a lot worse Motley13 Mar 2017 #5

straight shooter or slick as goose shit? spanone Mar 2017 #7

He's too slick. Too cutsie.. Qualified or not, no President under Federal investigation Ninga Mar 2017 #8

Operative word is "seems." WinkyDink Mar 2017 #11

They all make nice and act reasonable during the confirmation process. brush Mar 2017 #12

+Infinity - nt KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #50

Can you convince him to publicly endorse Merick Garland for the job he's currently nominated for? Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #13

He did, sort of--but then said the hearing issue was political and wouldn't comment librechik Mar 2017 #18

I'd say it's a legal issue when a party conspires to directly obstruct articles of the constitution Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #21

I agree--whom do we appeal to? librechik Mar 2017 #22

The fact that he stands as a nominee for a vacancy that occurred Tanuki Mar 2017 #41

He'll probably be confirmed, The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #15

I don't trust him. And we need to avenge Obama's stolen SCOTUS seat. MoonRiver Mar 2017 #16

See here: emulatorloo Mar 2017 #17

His rulings indicate he would be at least as conservative as Scalia, and likely more so. BzaDem Mar 2017 #19

He is to the right of Scalia! How is that ok? He's just better at selling himself. JudyM Mar 2017 #63

my bottom line is--if Gorsuch were really interested in law, he should have recused the nomination librechik Mar 2017 #20

+ a brazillion! All those Republicans on the Trump Train are just opportunists. nt tblue37 Mar 2017 #24

Yes - this FakeNoose Mar 2017 #28

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2017 #67

The only good thing I can say about him is that he writes well. As someone who teaches tblue37 Mar 2017 #23

I just tuned in to watch a few minutes of Sen Durbin questioning Gorsuch SticksnStones Mar 2017 #25

he's a smooth-talking extremist - he's not honest at all, he's a total creep Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #26

Here we go. Iggo Mar 2017 #27

Gorsuch is a conservative corporatist, but is unfortunately qualified Freethinker65 Mar 2017 #29

Actually in the last 40 years only repugs have been stopped yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #38

True, but was referring to all nominees, not just Supreme Court. Freethinker65 Mar 2017 #44

Sorry. I miss understood yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Kingofalldems Mar 2017 #47

Because Republicans nominate extremists. sharedvalues Mar 2017 #55

I trust nothing MFM008 Mar 2017 #30

I don't trust him. BainsBane Mar 2017 #31

It's not as if we have much choice in the matter. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #32

+1 n/t librechik Mar 2017 #36

He makes Trump look normal for picking him. If we can not vote him down it might be best to move on. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #40

Sadly, that is pretty much the bottom line... gilbert sullivan Mar 2017 #56

Reality is a cruel master. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #57

He was willing to take a nomination.... Thomas Hurt Mar 2017 #33

It doesn't matter what we think. He's going to be confirmed. Vinca Mar 2017 #34

I think the next is Thomas. yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #39

I can't get past the frozen trucker ruling. redwitch Mar 2017 #35

er yeah--bit of a stickler isn't he? heheh n/t librechik Mar 2017 #48

He shoots women's rights. milestogo Mar 2017 #37

If trump picked him.. mrsv Mar 2017 #42

Trump did not pick him Skittles Mar 2017 #51

BS BS BS BS--this is a man who said that women "manipulate maternity leave" niyad Mar 2017 #43

thanks for the info. And of course he is. librechik Mar 2017 #49

No and Fuck No. He's just another misogynistic tool of the KGOP. nt JTFrog Mar 2017 #45

and more:Neil Gorsuch: Corporations Have Rights. Women? Not So Much. niyad Mar 2017 #46

thank you for this post DonCoquixote Mar 2017 #59

this deserves its own OP. niyad Mar 2017 #64

Absolutely not. Gorsuch will strengthen inequality sharedvalues Mar 2017 #52

A trip down memory lane...try that there "waterboarding" - see how affective it is.. asiliveandbreathe Mar 2017 #53

oh, yikes. Thx for the links everybody! n/t! librechik Mar 2017 #54

He's been the opposite. Panich52 Mar 2017 #60

Fuck him. denbot Mar 2017 #62

his only goal is to dodge all questions lame54 Mar 2017 #65

GORSUCH IS PRO VOTER SUPPRESSION !!! WTF Kind of OP is this?!!?!?! uponit7771 Mar 2017 #66

changed my mind n/t librechik Mar 2017 #69

Dafuq? Act_of_Reparation Mar 2017 #68

changed my mind n/t librechik Mar 2017 #70

No way! He is to the right od Scalia! fun n serious Mar 2017 #71

yes, I truly get that now n/t librechik Mar 2017 #72