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April 19, 2022 09:15 AM UTC
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Was really bored so I looked up the Senate vote. All Ds who voted were against the unqualified judge, and yes, that includes SineManch or whatever we're supposed to call the DINOmic Duo. It wouldn't have made a difference but five Ds plus Bernie did not vote. Final vote – 49-41 in favor, 10 did not vote.
Voting for ABA Unqualified judges has a certain cachet among the Republican reactionary crowd, who views the ABA as "liberal". Just more "own the libs" idiocy.
An unqualified judge was appointed to a judgeship by an unqualified president. What more could you expect?
Trump is not the first president to pack the courts with unqualified appointees. Nixon elevated it to a high art form with his nominations of Clement Haynesworth and G. Harold Carswell.
One of the more MAGA-esque endorsements came from then Senator Roman Hruska of Nebraska who replied to critics who said Carswell had been rated as mediocre. Hruska said, "Even if he were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation, aren't they, and a little chance?"
Both were rejected by the Senate in 1970 paving the way for Lewis Powell and William Rhenquist – who obviously looked good compared to Haynesworth and Carswell.
As for Carswell, he had another 15 minutes of Warholian fame in his life when it was discovered that he was another one of those wide-stance conservatives.
G. Harrold Carswell, Nixon nomineeTALLAHASSEE, Fla. –… – Baltimore Sun
Ah, flashbacks of the good ol’ days of Dubya and Harriet Miers!!
True enough, Michael, but wouldn't we now prefer Harriet Miers to Samuel Alito?
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/judicial-ratings-draw-ire-of-left-right-after-tearful-hearing
So you think it's okay to appoint a federal district judge who has never tried a case as lead counsel and had practiced law a whopping 8 years? I think we can do better than that
How many cases did Phil Weiser try before he was elected as AG?
Conversely, Elliot, how many law schools were you dean of?
with apologies to Barry Goldwater:
Incompetence in defense of extremism is OK in the GOP.