Is Gorsuch the SACRIFICIAL LAMB so trump can install a more extreme judge when

[Demonaut]

gorsuch is denied? Dem senators can be pretty weak in standing for our values

[PoliticAverse]

1. How are Democrats going to stop Gorsuch's confirmation? n/t

[Demonaut]

2. they can't, , gorsuch should be confimed, he's middle right

[Impedimentus]

3. Middle right of Genghis Khan

No more appeasement, Garland or no one.

[Demonaut]

4. realistically you can't believe that the repukes would allow garland when we lack the support

of Manchin or Tester?

we lose either way, gorsuch is the lesser lost

[mvd]

9. What matters is he's right enough to make a big difference..

on a variety of issues. Doubt he'd even be the swing Justice that Kennedy is. I say we give the Repukes the same courtesy they gave Garland. There are risks either way, but better to take the fighting side.

[Big Blue Marble]

5. Where did you get that idea?

He is to the right of Scalia; only Thomas is more conservative than this dude.

[Demonaut]

6. he's not created an issue in fairly lib CO

and he's not set precedent

[Big Blue Marble]

7. What about his ruling in Hobby Lobby? N/T

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[Demonaut]

8. one controversial ruling over his many years as a judge, I read the ruling and argument

he's middle right

[Big Blue Marble]

11. My understanding is he is an originalist

like Scalia, one of the most conservative justices ever. I guess we may have
a difference of opinion as to what middle right is. From what I have read, he
will adjudicate along the lines of the other four right leaning justices.

[WheelWalker]

10. We fight.

We defend our Republic in every battle, whatever the cost may be. We fight in the Congress, we fight in the Courts, we fight in the state houses, we fight in local council chambers, we fight in the streets and if necessary the hills and the fields; we shall never surrender.

[MichMary]

15. "Whatever the cost?"

Ten Democratic Senators are up for re-election next year in states that Trump won. Piss off the voters in that state and give the R's a filibuster-proof majority. THAT may be the cost of being obstructionist.

Replacing one conservative justice with another conservative does not change the balance of the court at all. This is one appointment that we can afford to lose.

[Warren DeMontague]

12. That occurred to me, too.

[SeattleVet]

13. Since the entire congress is repuke...

all he has to do is wait until they recess, then appoint anyone he wants - as a recess appointment. The repukes prevented that move by President Obama by staying in 'pro-forma' session with one member present, technically avoiding having an actual 'recess', over several sessions. Since the bastards are in charge of everything now, they will be able to avoid staying in session, and let Don the Con make whatever recess appointments he wants.

[PoliticAverse]

14. A recess appointment to the court wouldn't be a lifetime appointment.

Thus it would only be a last ditch option.