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This sounds like a "work around" of a Constitutional mandate. And that's a slippery slope. What's next, reverting back to state legislatures appointing U.S. Senators?
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Col Joseph Lenertz
Did you read the article? It is no work-around...it would be the same thing Carter did in the 1970s in response to growing numbers of cases.
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if they keep picking this kind of "judge" no thanks!!!
http://theweek.com/speedreads/736777/republicans-hand-federal-judgeship-36yearold-blogger-who-never-tried-case-before
http://theweek.com/speedreads/736777/republicans-hand-federal-judgeship-36yearold-blogger-who-never-tried-case-before
Republicans hand federal judgeship to 36-year-old blogger who has never tried a case before
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a lifetime appointment of President Trump's Alabama federal judge nominee along party lines on Thursday despite the fact that 36-year-old Brett J. Talley has never tried a case in his life and has only practiced law for three years, the Los Angeles Times reports. While Talley has degrees from the University of Alabama and Harvard Law School and runs a blog, the American Bar Association deemed him "not...
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Col Joseph Lenertz - And what Trump is appointing are Christian religious zealots.
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Col Joseph Lenertz
LTC (Join to see) - Interesting answer. I have not found Trump to be a particularly religious man, let alone a zealot. May he be allowed to appoint ANY Christians, in your opinion? What religious test would you propose?
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Col Joseph Lenertz - Trump himself is probably less religious than I am and I'm a total atheist. That said, Trump's base is hyper-religious, evangelical Christian, and his judicial appointments have been blatantly pandering to that base.
I have no problem with anyone appointing judges of any faith, but that faith must always be subordinate to the law and past precedent decisions.
I have no problem with anyone appointing judges of any faith, but that faith must always be subordinate to the law and past precedent decisions.
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MSG Joseph Cristofaro - Obama's picks were quite centrist. Look at Merick Garland, who had overwhelming GOP support when appointed to the DC circuit by President Clinton.
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