SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on Feb 1, 2022 10:01:08 GMT -5
Sanctimonious hypocrisy. Having made a particularly crass political use of Supreme Court selection, Republicans who criticize President Biden’s narrowing of his first Supreme Court choice to Black women are about to test the public’s tolerance for sanctimonious hypocrisy. In Sen. Roger Wicker’s (R-Miss.) attack, the consideration of race is an instance of “affirmative racial discrimination.” “Would be nice,” tweeted former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, “if Pres Biden chose a Supreme Court nominee who was best qualified without a race/gender litmus test.” But just widen the historical aperture a moment. Over the centuries, U.S. presidents have selected Supreme Court nominees in part because they were Federalists, or Southerners, or from a Jewish background, or Westerners, or African Americans, or women (in the case of Ronald Reagan’s first choice), or Hispanic, or Federalist Society-approved. Now, with Black women treated this same way by Biden, some have declared the whole enterprise illegitimate. Everyone gets their day in the sun — until a group of Americans who, throughout our history, has suffered greatly from injustice and fought it mightily is about to be honored. Suddenly, the welcoming music stops. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/31/biden-supreme-court-candidates-are-all-qualified/?itid=sf_opinions
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Post by AvantGuardHoya on Feb 1, 2022 13:33:10 GMT -5
Cut Wilt some slack! He was recognized as one of the greatest ever in his chosen field of endeavor. Absolutely nobody thinks of Clarence Thomas and his work on the SCOTUS in that regard. Below is a photo of Chamberlain at MLK, Jr's funeral. I seriously doubt Thomas would have even considered attending. SMH. It was not my intent to disparage Wilt. He was, and remains, one of the greatest hoopsters ever (although I used to hate it when he would shoot that damn finger roll when he was with the Lakers). What he also was, though, was a Republican who supported the Trickster. My only point was that Wilt was as qualified to be a Supreme Court justice as Clarence Thomas, which is not qualified at all. Your point was understood, rooter. Just wanted post that striking photo of Wilt among da common folk! BTW, you know most African Americans voted Republican for decades after Lincoln "freed" the slaves. Even Jackie Robinson was a Republican. Wasn't until FDR that the shift away from the GOP began.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2022 18:46:14 GMT -5
They've been all in on white identity politics so it's not at all shocking that Republicans are leaning in on their White males are being marginalized narrative. That being said Trump's pledge after RGB passed excluded white males as well yet...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2022 12:42:31 GMT -5
If the J Crew line wasn’t offensive enough he then goes on to talk about a “woke agenda.” The person hasn’t even been named yet.
The funniest part is “woke” started out as a kind of inside joke amongst black people but know it’s basically used as a racial slur on the right. It’s barely disguised. All you have to do is look at who uses it, how, and the fact they’ve turned it into a catch all for hatred of multiculturalism.
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Post by hoyarooter on Feb 2, 2022 20:56:42 GMT -5
It was not my intent to disparage Wilt. He was, and remains, one of the greatest hoopsters ever (although I used to hate it when he would shoot that damn finger roll when he was with the Lakers). What he also was, though, was a Republican who supported the Trickster. My only point was that Wilt was as qualified to be a Supreme Court justice as Clarence Thomas, which is not qualified at all. Your point was understood, rooter. Just wanted post that striking photo of Wilt among da common folk! BTW, you know most African Americans voted Republican for decades after Lincoln "freed" the slaves. Even Jackie Robinson was a Republican. Wasn't until FDR that the shift away from the GOP began. Yep, I'm aware of that, and of course it made perfect sense for decades at an absolute minimum. And I'm also aware about Jackie Robinson.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2022 14:41:26 GMT -5
Republicans talking about “politicizing the institution” while their justices speak at political events sponsored by the dark money organizations that got them on the court…
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Post by SSHoya on Feb 4, 2022 6:34:03 GMT -5
MAGA GOPers open about their White supremacist agenda. Poor White people, victimized in America once again! Waaah! (Note that the only difference from Biden's pledge to Reagan's and the psychopath's is the addition of "Black" to "woman.") If the Republican Party has any sort of platform these days, it appears to involve stoking White grievance and opposing even modest steps to foster diversity. That’s not a partisan argument; I’m just noting what Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) and a few of his colleagues are saying about President Biden’s promise to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. On his podcast, “Verdict With Ted Cruz,” the senator recently called Biden’s pledge “offensive.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/03/republican-opposition-biden-court-pick-stoking-white-grievance/?itid=hp_opinions
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Post by AvantGuardHoya on Feb 4, 2022 11:24:46 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2022 14:25:19 GMT -5
Also pretty nuts that his wife is a far right activist who thinks the election was stolen from Trump. I mean she even organized buses for the Jan 6th stop the steal rally.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2022 11:42:32 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2022 11:48:14 GMT -5
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Post by hoyarooter on Feb 18, 2022 19:56:23 GMT -5
WTF, seriously. How far did this "judge" have to stick his head up his keister to come up with this decision? Hey, Larry Tribe, do you understand why I thought constitutional law was BS?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2022 11:04:47 GMT -5
The couple has used Justice Thomas’s Supreme Court position to advance Ginni’s causes as an operative.
Activist wife. Activist judge.
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Post by hoya73 on Feb 22, 2022 13:07:46 GMT -5
But no conflict of interest, because, according to tradition, only Supreme Court justices themselves decide whether there's a conflict or not.
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Post by bicentennial on Feb 22, 2022 15:09:20 GMT -5
I was wondering (given that republicans have refused to meet with and as required in the constitution advise and consent on democratic supreme court nominees) if there is any reason why President Biden could not nominate and have the senate vet (advise and consent) 10 or 15 persons now to be his supreme court nominee then only appoint one of them. That way in the next 10 or 15 years if a republican senate again refuses to meet with and advise and consent on a future supreme court nominee, the democratic president possibly even Biden himself would have one or many persons already on a list he could appoint?
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Post by DanMcQ on Feb 25, 2022 8:58:38 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Feb 25, 2022 9:19:55 GMT -5
USMS on high alert and better hire more CSOs if she is confirmed. The White supremacist base of the MAGA GOP will be in full threat mode.
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Post by TC on Feb 25, 2022 10:48:34 GMT -5
It still seems likely both will ultimately vote for whoever Biden nominates. Manchin and Sinema have both supported his lower court picks, including one that is high on Biden’s short list for the high court: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. But their presence could also impact who gets picked in the first place. Biden has already promised he will nominate a Black woman, limiting the field of prospective justices. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/26/would-joe-manchin-kyrsten-sinema-vote-next-supreme-court-justice/Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), a former Judiciary Committee chairman who still sits on the panel, said Wednesday that he expects the 50 members of the Democratic caucus to hang together and confirm Biden’s pick to replace Breyer. “If all Democrats hang together — which I expect they will — they have the power to replace Justice Breyer in 2022 without one Republican vote in support,” Graham said in a statement. “Elections have consequences, and that is most evident when it comes to fulfilling vacancies on the Supreme Court.” Democrats claimed control of the Senate in January after winning a pair of runoff elections in Georgia. The victories by Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock divided the chamber evenly between the parties. With Vice President Harris as president of the Senate, the balance of power tipped in favor of Democrats. In Graham’s statement, he said he appreciated Breyer’s service to the nation. SOURCE: The Washington Post, January 26. 2022 Really hoping Biden has Manchin and Sinema on board ...
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Post by SSHoya on Feb 25, 2022 11:26:51 GMT -5
It still seems likely both will ultimately vote for whoever Biden nominates. Manchin and Sinema have both supported his lower court picks, including one that is high on Biden’s short list for the high court: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. But their presence could also impact who gets picked in the first place. Biden has already promised he will nominate a Black woman, limiting the field of prospective justices. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/26/would-joe-manchin-kyrsten-sinema-vote-next-supreme-court-justice/Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), a former Judiciary Committee chairman who still sits on the panel, said Wednesday that he expects the 50 members of the Democratic caucus to hang together and confirm Biden’s pick to replace Breyer. “If all Democrats hang together — which I expect they will — they have the power to replace Justice Breyer in 2022 without one Republican vote in support,” Graham said in a statement. “Elections have consequences, and that is most evident when it comes to fulfilling vacancies on the Supreme Court.” Democrats claimed control of the Senate in January after winning a pair of runoff elections in Georgia. The victories by Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock divided the chamber evenly between the parties. With Vice President Harris as president of the Senate, the balance of power tipped in favor of Democrats. In Graham’s statement, he said he appreciated Breyer’s service to the nation. SOURCE: The Washington Post, January 26. 2022 Really hoping Biden has Mancin and Sinema on board ... If Biden did his due diligence, he should have secured their commitments before making his selection. Additionally, IIRC Graham, Collins and Murkowski voted for Judge Jackson for her DC Circuit judgeship. Assuming he loses Graham on Judge Jackson (because he's sore that Childers not the choice plus he's a sniveling hypocrite) maybe Collins and Murkowski still vote for Jackson, offsetting potential "no" votes from Manchin and Sinema.
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Post by TC on Feb 25, 2022 11:29:10 GMT -5
If Biden did his due diligence, he should have secured their commitments before making his selection. Additionally, IIRC Graham, Collins and Murkowski voted for Judge Jackson for her DC Circuit judgeship. Assuming he loses Graham on Judge Jackson (because he's sore that Childers not the choice plus he's a sniveling hypocrite) maybe Collins and Murkowski still vote for Jackson, offsetting potential "no" votes from Manchin and Sinema. Due diligence does not matter when you are dealing with people that are not acting in good faith like Manchin and Sinema. Expecting Collins or Murkowski to vote for Jackson - ROFL
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