mr6666 Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 Democrats preview strategy on Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearings this week- "..........."Her religion is immaterial, irrelevant,” she said. “That is what I said. And so that is my position. I am totally focused on what this nominee sitting there as a justice is gonna do in striking down the Affordable Care Act. That’s what I’m focused on.” Democratic senators’ comments on Sunday aligned with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) previous instructions for party members during the hearing. Amid Republican warnings, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has directed Democratic senators to focus on “health care, health care, health care” during Barrett’s hearings and avoid criticizing her character and Catholicism. Barrett is expected to align herself with the late Justice Antonin Scalia according to her opening statement, obtained by The Hill on Sunday, saying “A judge must apply the law as written, not as the judge wishes it were.”......... https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/520535-democrats-preview-barretts-supreme-court-confirmation-hearings-this Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 SCOTUS nomination hearings begin tomorrow. What can we expect? ................." At this point, if anybody's watched any of the previous two nomination hearings, you have the team that supports the Justice, that party asks easy questions and the team that opposes the nominee asks very difficult ones. Given the composition of the Senate, it's sort of a foregone conclusion at this point. Amy Howe: It certainly does seem that way. The Republicans would need several senators to defect and there's no sign of that at this point.......... Hari Sreenivasan: One thing a lot of people are curious about is what if the election, similar to 2000, ends up in front of the Supreme Court? Would she play a role in that? Amy Howe: I think that is definitely a question that we are going to hear asked at the hearings next week in a variety of different formulations. And I don't know what her answer will be, I think that she is likely to play a role. And I think the other, I think the president and some Republicans have suggested that that is, in fact, a reason why we need a ninth justice on the Supreme Court in advance of the elections. Certainly, any litigation arising out of the elections isn't going to arrive on the Supreme Court on November 4th. It would take a while to bubble up to the Supreme Court. But sort of the broader question, I think she is likely to play a role...." https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/scotus-nomination-hearings-begin-tomorrow-what-can-we-expect Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 9 minutes ago, mr6666 said: Democrats preview strategy on Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearings this week- "..........."Her religion is immaterial, irrelevant,” she said. “That is what I said. And so that is my position. I am totally focused on what this nominee sitting there as a justice is gonna do in striking down the Affordable Care Act. That’s what I’m focused on.” Democratic senators’ comments on Sunday aligned with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) previous instructions for party members during the hearing. Amid Republican warnings, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has directed Democratic senators to focus on “health care, health care, health care” during Barrett’s hearings and avoid criticizing her character and Catholicism. Barrett is expected to align herself with the late Justice Antonin Scalia according to her opening statement, obtained by The Hill on Sunday, saying “A judge must apply the law as written, not as the judge wishes it were.”......... https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/520535-democrats-preview-barretts-supreme-court-confirmation-hearings-this A strategy for what? They can't stop this. Thus the only so called strategy is as a get-out-the-vote ploy for those close Senate contests. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren · 16m If Trump rams through a Supreme Court nominee to repeal the ACA, the millions of Americans who have contracted COVID this year will have a new pre-existing condition that could raise their rates and jeopardize their health care. That’s a fact. Link to post Share on other sites
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mr6666 Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 Read Amy Coney Barrett's full opening statement ahead of her Senate confirmation hearings Barrett does not mention her conservatism or her religious views in the four-page statement. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/read-amy-coney-barrett-s-full-opening-statement-ahead-her-n1242856?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 just a REMINDER........... Bush v. Gore From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bush v. Gore Supreme Court of the United States Argued December 11, 2000 Decided December 12, 2000 Full case name George W. Bush and Richard Cheney, Petitioners v. Albert Gore, Jr. and Joseph Lieberman, et al. Docket no. 00-949 Citations 531 U.S. 98 (more) 121 S. Ct. 525; 148 L. Ed. 2d 388; 2000 U.S. LEXIS 8430; 69 U.S.L.W. 4029; 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Service 9879; 2000 Colo. J. C.A.R. 6606; 14 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 26 Argument Oral argument Decision Opinion Case history Prior Judgment for defendant, Fla. Cir. Ct.; matter certified to Florida Supreme Court, Fla. Ct. App.; aff'd in part, rev'd in part, sub nom. Palm Beach County Canvassing Bd. v. Harris, 772 So. 2d 1273 (2000); cert. granted, stay granted, 531 U.S. 1036 (2000). Holding In the circumstances of this case, any manual recount of votes seeking to meet the December 12 "safe harbor" deadline would be unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Florida Supreme Court reversed and remanded. Court membership Chief Justice William Rehnquist Associate Justices John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'ConnorAntonin Scalia · Anthony KennedyDavid Souter · Clarence ThomasRuth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer Case opinions Per curiam Concurrence Rehnquist, joined by Scalia and Thomas Dissent Stevens, joined by Ginsburg and Breyer Dissent Souter, joined by Breyer; Stevens and Ginsburg (all but Part III) Dissent Ginsburg, joined by Stevens; Souter and Breyer (Part I) Dissent Breyer, joined by Stevens and Ginsburg (except Part I-A-1); Souter (Part I) Laws applied U.S. Const. art. II, amend. XIV; 3 U.S.C. § 5 Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court that settled a recount dispute in Florida's 2000 presidential election. The ruling was issued on December 12, 2000. On December 9, the Court had preliminarily halted the Florida recount that was occurring. Eight days earlier, the Court unanimously decided the closely related case of Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board Critiques A number of subsequent articles have characterized the decision as damaging the reputation of the court, increasing the view of judges as partisan, and decreasing Americans' trust in the integrity of elections.[.......... Public reaction Editorials in the country's leading newspapers were overwhelmingly critical of the decision. A review by The Georgetown Law Journal found that the nation's top newspapers, by circulation, had published eighteen editorials criticizing the decision, compared with just six praising it. They similarly published twenty-six op-eds criticizing the decision, compared to just eight defending the decision.[6] Polls showed a range of reactions, with 37%-65% of respondents believing that personal politics influenced the decision of the justices,.......... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_v._Gore Link to post Share on other sites
MovieMadness Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 She will be confirmed, so it's time to worry about something else. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
NipkowDisc Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 the three democrat prongwads to watch for egregious behavior during the hearings are imo patrick leahy, kamala harris and dianne feinstein. Link to post Share on other sites
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mr6666 Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 What you need to know – Judiciary Chair Lindsey Graham set the agenda for the week and defended his decision to move Barrett’s nomination forward – Democratic lawmakers emphasized the importance of this pick on US healthcare policy – GOP members of the committee accused Democrats of attacking Barrett’s Catholicism (they didn't) – Senator Harris called the decision to hold the hearing amid a pandemic “reckless” https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-religion-ruth-bader-ginsburg-6dbe137f4ae4952fc3a32bf4b140de84?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP&utm_campaign=SocialFlow Link to post Share on other sites
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ElCid Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 14 hours ago, mr6666 said: Well Said! Still think she is the most qualified to be president, but unfortunately not the most electable this year. Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Satire Amy Coney Barrett Supports Health Care Available in Year Constitution Was Written “The best cure for headaches, fevers, and agues is arsenic,” she said. By Andy Borowitz 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I thought Sen. Klobuchar's questions of Barrett just now were excellent considering what a farce this whole thing is. On the other side Ted Cruz's diving into the piano lessons of Barrett's kids was especially poignant. Link to post Share on other sites
ElCid Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I listened to a few minutes of Barrett responding to questions. Obviously avoiding a clear answer of what she will do. Also, her voice seems to be kind of wimpy to me. Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 minute ago, ElCid said: I listened to a few minutes of Barrett responding to questions. Obviously avoiding a clear answer of what she will do. Also, her voice seems to be kind of wimpy to me. It's all rather boring in a Stepford Wife sort of way. Bring back Kavanagh and his crying about the good old days with Squijjy. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ElCid Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, Bogie56 said: It's all rather boring in a Stepford Wife sort of way. Bring back Kavanagh and his crying about the good old days with Squijjy. The parts I have seen, she also appears a little confused - or maybe just trying to find a way to not show her true feelings and intended actions. Link to post Share on other sites
Vautrin Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Not asking dirtbag about her loony toon religious beliefs. That would upset the other loonies and the U.S. is full of loonies. Can't go there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bogie56 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 25 minutes ago, Vautrin said: Not asking dirtbag about her loony toon religious beliefs. That would upset the other loonies and the U.S. is full of loonies. Can't go there. I have a friend in England who travelled to Detroit to give a talk at a car show. He was perplexed that each and every American who also gave a talk had to speak about God and their religion at one point or another. Link to post Share on other sites
NipkowDisc Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 what was with amy klobucharrrr! during her lecture her voice seemed to crack like she was on the verge of busting out crying. Link to post Share on other sites
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