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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Trump fanatic judge is as dumb as the Trump fanatic lawyers who ruined their careers.
Her reputation is being torn to pieces. I have never been a judge but I imagine your reputation as a judge is very important for your career.
Samrob
(4,298 posts)Pro-democracy and reasonably sound attorneys and judges should make a break to save their own reputations. No GOP should be allowed anywhere near the Presidency for the next 50 years.
MaryMagdaline
(6,853 posts)With honors. Went to Duke undergrad.
Its not about stupidity. Its about fascism. Shes on board with it all and she will lend her brains to twist and turn the law to the advantage of fascists.
fightforfreedom
(4,913 posts)That's the truth.
live love laugh
(13,100 posts)global1
(25,241 posts)Her reputation is now effectively dead.
AS12
(15 posts)Our senators voted for this judge during the confirmation - so lets see this play out.
BumRushDaShow
(128,851 posts)There were only 12 who voted "Yea" - and almost all were either moderates and/or from swing states except Leahy.
Roll call - https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1162/vote_116_2_00228.htm
XML Vote Summary
Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Aileen Mercedes Cannon, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida )
Vote Number: 228 | Vote Date: November 12, 2020, 01:43 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2 | Vote Result: Nomination Confirmed
Nomination Number: PN1919
Vote Counts:
YEAs 56
NAYs 21
Not Voting 23
Carper (D-DE)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Hassan (D-NH)
Jones (D-AL)
Kaine (D-VA)
Leahy (D-VT)
Manchin (D-WV)
Murphy (D-CT)
Rosen (D-NV)
Warner (D-VA)
MaryMagdaline
(6,853 posts)With honors. Went to Duke undergrad.
Its not about stupidity. Its about fascism. Shes on board with it all and she will lend her brains to twist and turn the law to the advantage of fascists.
Funtatlaguy
(10,870 posts)oldsoftie
(12,531 posts)On trump calling him a "RINO"; "doesnt bother me. he calls everybody that if they don't think he won the election"
Emile
(22,672 posts)dalton99a
(81,451 posts)and she's already got a cushy job for life
2naSalit
(86,536 posts)She just rocketed to the top of the federalist's soctus nominee list and she's young enough to wait out several admins.
Federalist society needs to die.