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Expect a major twitfit about so-called "activist judges" tonight (Original Post) elehhhhna Feb 2017 OP
The problem is when the courts go against Fuckface Von Pussygrabber Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #1
The judges jaysunb Feb 2017 #2
I don't know. The Bush judge was drilling the DOJ attorney just as much as the other two. n/t musicblind Feb 2017 #4
It is the custom that the senior senator recommends fed judges so who was Pres doesn't reflect party grantcart Feb 2017 #5
Honolulu is not even in America!!!!1! elehhhhna Feb 2017 #6
Canby was installed in May 1980. IggleDuer Feb 2017 #7
Why do we never hear complaints about activist congressmen? musicblind Feb 2017 #3

Eliot Rosewater

(31,131 posts)
1. The problem is when the courts go against Fuckface Von Pussygrabber
Tue Feb 7, 2017, 07:36 PM
Feb 2017

you can expect a virulent, violent even response from the people who have invested all their hate in this process.

They dont care these people who are subject to the ban have NEVER committed an act of treason.

jaysunb

(11,856 posts)
2. The judges
Tue Feb 7, 2017, 07:37 PM
Feb 2017

Richard R. Clifton RRC Senior Circuit Judge Honolulu 07/30/02 Bush

William C. Canby, Jr. WCC Senior Circuit Judge Phoenix 05/23/80 Carter

Michelle T. Friedland MTF Circuit Judge San Francisco 04/29/14 Obama

Looks like it will come 2-1

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
5. It is the custom that the senior senator recommends fed judges so who was Pres doesn't reflect party
Tue Feb 7, 2017, 07:43 PM
Feb 2017

Affiliation

More importantly judges take their independence seriously in most cases and we shouldn't prejudge the result.

IggleDuer

(964 posts)
7. Canby was installed in May 1980.
Tue Feb 7, 2017, 08:15 PM
Feb 2017

It was the last year of Carter's term. Doesn't that make him ineligible?

musicblind

(4,486 posts)
3. Why do we never hear complaints about activist congressmen?
Tue Feb 7, 2017, 07:40 PM
Feb 2017

Or activist Presidents? Or activist Cabinet members?

Do these people not understand how our government works?

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