GORSUCH SHOULD NEVER EVER BE A SUPREME COURT JUDGE. EVER.

[littlemissmartypants]

GORSUCH SHOULD NEVER EVER BE A SUPREME COURT JUDGE. EVER. MARCH 20, 2017COREY WILLIAMS

http://thatsprogressive.com/2017/03/20/neil-gorsuch-a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/




He’s handsome and outdorsy. He’s from Colorado and sat on the 10th circuit court of appeals. He studied at Oxford and was a Harvard law school classmate of Barack Obama. Sound good? It’s supposed to. But we should be very, very afraid of Neil Gorsuch. He’s smart, shrewd and looks the part, but here are the 7 reasons why he’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

1. He’s a life-long member of the Federalist Society.

The Federalist society, funded by the Koch Brothers, is a conservative group of lawyers, students and professors who believe in extremely limited judicial authority. According to Nan Aaron, president of the Alliance for Justice, “Their view is the courts can’t protect, can’t safeguard, won’t allow our agencies to ensure that we’ve got protections, which really places people’s lives in peril.

It is a—considered a right-wing organization. And in fact, the Trump administration outsourced the selection of its judges and Neil Gorsuch to the Federalist Society and Heritage Action. A very sad, sad phenomenon at the moment.” Add outsourcing SCOTUS picks to the long list of sad Trump phenomenon around administration’s day 50.

2. He believes that the rights of employers trump those of employees.

In the now famous Hobby Lobby case, Gorsuch argued in favor of the companies “religious liberty,” as an excuse for denying employees health insurance with contraception. Using this line of thinking, companies and other groups could be able to use the same “religious liberty” excuse for denying rights to minority populations, like the LGBT community.

If that’s not enough for you, how about TransAm Trucking vs. Administrative Review Board. In this case, Grouch wrote a dissent in favor of the company’s right to sue the truck driver after he abandoned his cargo. He abandoned his cargo to avoid freezing to death, literally. Ummm, what?!?!?! Apparently Gorsuch lives in a world where there are no exceptions, including preventing your own death.

3. His. Own. Words.

In an article that he penned for the National Review in 2005, Gorsuch wrote, “American liberals have become addicted to the courtroom, relying on judges and lawyers rather than elected leaders and the ballot box, as the primary means of effecting their social agenda on everything from gay marriage to assisted suicide to the use of vouchers for private-school education.”

Yep. I don’t even have to comment on this one, do I? The man has indicated a decided bias against any progressive ruling, regardless of the specifics of the case.

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More at link.

http://thatsprogressive.com/2017/03/20/neil-gorsuch-a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/


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[sheshe2]

1. Agreed.

[Mistwell]

2. I disagree

I disagree, particularly on point #3. I do not think saying, "relying on judges and lawyers rather than elected leaders and the ballot box [for X issues], as the primary means of effecting...social agenda" is the same as "bias against any progressive ruling".

He is saying he wouldn't often support the case going to the Supreme Court in the first place. But, it's not saying he is biased in how he would rule on such cases if they came before him. Saying, "I wish you guys would do these things in a manner that doesn't involve the Courts" isn't the same as saying "If you do it by using the Courts I will have bias in deciding those cases".

For a simplified example, if as an adult supervisor on a playground a kid comes to me and says, "That boy ate my snack" I might say, "You need to work it out with that boy". But, if forced to judge if a wrong was done concerning the snack, I am not necessarily biased for or against anyone in deciding if a wrong was done.

IE preference for means of resolving disputes does not equate with bias in judging those disputes if they come before you as a judge despite your preference that they not.

[madaboutharry]

3. The charmed life of White Male Privilege.

Gorsuch doesn't feel the need to see other people.

[GeorgeGist]

4. He should be blocked by any means necessary ...

until we know what's going on with Trump.

An illegal president should have all his actions reversed to the extent possible.

[Initech]

5. Why have a guy on the fucking Supreme Court who hates lawyers and judges?