How will the Democrats try to demonize Ann C Barrett

[jaypatriot]

I know, right? It's amazing how I'm able to predict her future votes by extrapolating from her past votes and past statements. It's like I'm from the future!

I believe you are from the future. So am I. How do you like the idea of your president being around for another four years? Pretty neat, huh? No one thought he would win the first time and now he did it again!'
Amazing!

 

[jaypatriot]

The Constitution does not require an immediate Senate hearing. There is nothing illegal about waiting until after Ruth Bader Ginsburg's body is buried out of respect and displaying a clear sense of morals when a very important justice passes away. The specific comments by Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump prove they have no morality in this situation and are just trying to politicize a very sad event. This is not about the Constitution. It is about an immoral response to her death for political gain verses acting like a good human being.

Very astute of you to recognize it is not about the Constitution, or morality, or playing softball on a mixed gender team. It is about raw political power. You know it and I know it.
So get off your moral high horse and call it for what it really is.
The Republicans have an opportunity to create a predominantly Conservative court for the next twenty years at least. Elections have consequence and McConnell is no slouch when it comes to taking advantage of a gift that fell into his and Trump's lap.
You just don't pass up such a ripe opportunity as this one.
Schumer wouldn't pass it up either.

 

[jaypatriot]

She is a blue eyed blonde devote Christian mother of 7 mixed race children, one disabled. She is EVERYTHING progressives hate.

And let's not forget she is a Constitutional textualist and originalist.
We don't need any more Liberal judges legislating from the bench.

 

[Rawley]

I know, right? It's amazing how I'm able to predict her future votes by extrapolating from her past votes and past statements. It's like I'm from the future!

You've read all her opinions already? Impressive. Kudos to you,.

 

[Rawley]

She is going to help remove pre-existing protections and overturn Roe. Trump has stated this is why she’s there.

And put Negros back in chains. You can't forget that one.

 

[Aunt Antifa]

And put Negros back in chains. You can't forget that one.

You guys won’t let us.

 

[upsideguy]

Except there are no socialist teachings by Jesus, as he never once advocated for public ownership/control of the means of production.

Of course not. Jesus was not an economist nor a social philosopher. He was here to reconcile man to God. A part of this reconciliation were commandments of righteous living. These were God's commandments. You see, God gave us more than 10 commandments as everything Christ commanded us to do in living righteously were, in fact, the commandments of God.

These commandments included this important passage from Matthew 25:

"..... 34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me......"

Were those socialist teachings? I don't think so. They were teachings of the importance of a social conscience; the importance of caring for your brother. So, I ask you, if you were questing the Lord's heart, what would be your values? How would you want your government to reflect your values? What would be your politics? How would you vote?

Moreover, in the parable of the workers in the vineyard, Jesus supports the right of an employer to pay whatever he and a worker mutually agree upon - no mention of government mandated minimum wages or labor unions cartels anywhere in sight.

No, that is not at all what that parable is about. You really missed the point here. This was about the Kingdom of God being open to all, the righteous and the sinner. It did not matter if you repented of your sins on your deathbed or lived a righteous life from birth, his inheritance was available to you.

The Parable of the Living Wage?

17 August: The behaviour of the employer in the parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard might make us think about our idea of justice, suggests Jack Mahoney SJ.

www.thinkingfaith.org

I think you have much work to do with your Bible, sir.

 

[uptower]

By challenging her sect's interpretation of the Catholic faith. There's plenty for them to 'attack' as her fundamentalist strain is something they are largely at odds with.

 

[WCH]

That one's too easy. Doesn't everyone hate Jesus?

Hardly..

 

[rickc]

Try?

You are putting a religious fanatics on the Supreme Court.

Whatever happened to separation of church and state?

 

[post]

Try?

You are putting a religious fanatics on the Supreme Court.

Whatever happened to separation of church and state?

What's not to like? Trump party will be out of power far into the future or they'll steal the election and continue to attempt to wrestle the majority to the ground.

Obama was able to trigger right wing outrage in reaction to his heinous "offense" of wearing a tan colored suit!

Trump Denounces Anti-Catholic Bias Even as He Attacks Biden’s Faith

President Trump has accused Joe Biden, a Catholic, of being “against God” and “against the Bible.” Of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, he has claimed about Democrats, “They’re going after her Catholicism.”

www.nytimes.com

Trump Denounces Anti-Catholic Bias Even as He Attacks Biden’s Faith
President Trump has accused Joe Biden, a Catholic, of being “against God” and “against the Bible.” Of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, he has claimed about Democrats, “They’re going after her Catholicism.” 09/28/20

Scott Pruitt - Wikipedia

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".....
By July 2018, Pruitt was under at least 14 separate federal investigations by the Government Accountability Office, the EPA inspector general, the White House Office of Management and Budget, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, and two House committees over his spending habits, conflicts of interest, extreme secrecy, and management practices.... By June 2018, amid a steady succession of revelations of misconduct, a growing chorus of conservatives had begun suggesting that Pruitt should resign. On July 5, 2018, Pruitt announced he would resign from office on July 6, leaving Andrew R. Wheeler as the acting head of the agency."

The Secretive Puppetmaster Behind Trump’s Supreme Court Pick

A Catholic fundamentalist who controls a network of right-wing groups funded by dark money has put three justices on the court. He’s about to get a fourth.

www.thedailybeast.com

The Secrets of Leonard Leo, the Man Behind Trump’s Supreme Court Pick

LAW MAN
A Catholic fundamentalist who controls a network of right-wing groups funded by dark money has put three justices on the court. He’s about to get a fourth.
Jul. 24, 2018 ....

Senate Democrats Seek Records on Leonard Leo’s Trump Work (2)

Senate Democrats are seeking documents related to Leonard Leo’s role in advising the Trump White House on judicial nominations while a driving force at the conservative Federalist Society.

news.bloomberglaw.com

03/05/2020
"Senate Democrats are seeking documents related to Leonard Leo’s role in advising the Trump White House on judicial nominations while a driving force at the conservative Federalist Society.

In letters to Leo, his former group, the White House, and the Justice Department, Democrats led by key Judiciary Committee members raised concerns on Thursday of potential financial conflicts of interest arising from what they said was more than $250 million in donations from outside sources that flowed to “Mr. Leo’s network” between 2014 and 2017.
......
The Democrats question whether Leo performed a “federal function that must have been conducted by a government employee” and are seeking records “to help determine his potential status as a federal employee and compliance with accompanying laws and regulations,” including financial disclosure documents. A spokesperson for Leo pushed back on the request for information."

EPA career officials raised concerns about price tag for Pruitt's ...
www.washingtonpost.com › health-science › 2018/07/18
Jul 19, 2018 - Scott Pruitt, then the EPA Agency administrator, ... role Leonard Leo played

A Lobbyist Helped Scott Pruitt Plan a Morocco Trip. Then ...
www.nytimes.com › 2018/05/01 › pruitt-epa-trips-lobbyists
May 1, 2018 - Scott Pruitt, the E.P.A. administrator, in Italy last summer, a trip now under ... Leonard Leo helped facilitate Mr. Pruitt's Rome trip and joined him there for a ... that has been released after Freedom of Information requests by The ...

Pruitt's Dinner With Cardinal Accused of Abuse Was Kept Off ...
www.nytimes.com › climate › pruitt-cardinal-pell-dinner
May 11, 2018 - A few weeks earlier he had dined with Scott Pruitt, the head of the ... ... However, emails obtained through the Freedom of Information Act show ... by Leonard A. Leo, executive vice president of the Federalist Society, ...

 

[Overitall]

This is a lifetime appointment, Trump interviewed only one candidate.

Responding to one of your post is difficult because of the extraneous stuff you put into them. Anyhow, how do you know that?

 

[aociswundumho]

Were those socialist teachings? I don't think so. They were teachings of the importance of a social conscience; the importance of caring for your brother. So, I ask you, if you were questing the Lord's heart, what would be your values? How would you want your government to reflect your values? What would be your politics? How would you vote?

LOL, I guess if I were "questing the Lord's heart", then I would vote for collectivism, statism, and socialism. I'd vote for the ideology that has resulted in mountains of corpses and rivers of blood. I'd vote for the political left, which executed priests and burned churches to the ground.

You might have an argument if Jesus had set up concentration camps or created artificial famines in order to starve his political enemies to death.

I think you have much work to do with your Bible, sir.

Dood, I'm an atheist. I jumped into this thread to counter the ridiculous claim that filthy leftism has anything whatsoever to do with Jesus or the Bible.

 

[bongsaway]

The Left hates Jesus...nuff said

And the right follows his every teaching. Hilarious.

 

[Lucky 1]

She'll vote to take away Americans' health care protections, overturn Roe V. Wade, continue to rule against voting rights and will vote to block every single Democratic legislative policy regardless of how completely they dominate the November election.

That's all anyone needs to know.

There's no evidence for that in the slightest....she has even called such things "settled law" and does not wish to interject the court into it.

The fact is that Roe vs Wade has been the law of the land for about half a century and it really doesn't matter what the evangelicals want...or the personal beliefs of any of the Supreme Court justices....its not going away.....I doubt health care protections will either irrespective of the makeup of the court for the same reasons. and to think so amounts to scare mongering.

 

[Cardinal]

There's no evidence for that in the slightest....she has even called such things "settled law" and does not wish to interject the court into it.

The fact is that Roe vs Wade has been the law of the land for about half a century and it really doesn't matter what the evangelicals want...or the personal beliefs of any of the Supreme Court justices....its not going away.....I doubt health care protections will either irrespective of the makeup of the court for the same reasons. and to think so amounts to scare mongering.

You're the second person in this thread (not on my ignore list) responding to me as if I'm too stupid to know the basic fundamentals of how the Supreme Court operates. Your position requires me to be dumber than a third grader.

 

[upsideguy]

LOL, I guess if I were "questing the Lord's heart", then I would vote for collectivism, statism, and socialism. I'd vote for the ideology that has resulted in mountains of corpses and rivers of blood. I'd vote for the political left, which executed priests and burned churches to the ground.

You might have an argument if Jesus had set up concentration camps or created artificial famines in order to starve his political enemies to death.



Dood, I'm an atheist. I jumped into this thread to counter the ridiculous claim that filthy leftism has anything whatsoever to do with Jesus or the Bible.

Well, it seems to me that to be good atheist one needs to have command of what he believes not to be true. You clearly do not understand what the Bible says so I would refrain from using Biblical arguments such as you attempted as only makes you appear ignorant.

 

[post]

Responding to one of your post is difficult because of the extraneous stuff you put into them. Anyhow, how do you know that?

You criticize me for presenting facts supporting Trump's most influential advisor related to one of his most impactful responsibilities is a secretive, corrupt dirtbag directly connected to disgraced, corrupt, Scott Pruitt, and the most troubling aspect of Trump and the two he chose to elevate, Pruitt and his friend, Leonard Leo, is that all three men conduct themselves as if ethics, openness, and accountability are only restrictions on other people, certainly not obligations of any of them.

I am not writing the script of this "shit show", Trump is, empowered by his supporters.
Lifetime appointment intended to curse us, especially our daughters, for likely at least the next 30 years, and, between Bush, and Trump, Leonard Leo is attempting to be the primary lobbyists of a fifth SCOTUS "placement"! Why?

But Trump's supporters will express outrage if the dems experience a sane election outcome, control of congress and the presidency and
pass SCOTUS expansion legislation to dilute "Leonard Leo's swamp" by expanding SCOTUS seats to diversify the court with the intent of making it dramatically closer to reflecting U.S. society of 2021, instead of 1857!

2018 reporting:

The Secretive Puppetmaster Behind Trump’s Supreme Court Pick

A Catholic fundamentalist who controls a network of right-wing groups funded by dark money has put three justices on the court. He’s about to get a fourth.

www.thedailybeast.com

"A Catholic fundamentalist who controls a network of right-wing groups funded by dark money has put three justices on the court. He’s about to get a fourth.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/author/jay-michaelson
Updated Jul. 24, 2018"

Sources: Trump intends to nominate Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court

President Donald Trump intends to choose Amy Coney Barrett to be the new Supreme Court justice, according to multiple senior Republican sources with knowledge of the process.

www.cnn.com

Sources: Trump intends to nominate Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court
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Updated 11:33 AM ET, Sat September 26, 2020
......
"She is the only potential nominee known to have met with the President in person, according to two of the sources. The President did not formally interview any other candidates for the Supreme Court justice vacancy aside from Barrett, according to a person familiar with the matter, despite saying Monday he'd spoken with a few candidates.
One source said Trump was familiar with Barrett already and he met with her since she was a top contender the last time there was a Supreme Court vacancy, when the President chose Justice Brett Kavanaugh instead...."

 

[Overitall]

You criticize me for presenting facts <snip>

Didn’t criticize you at all. Just stated the obvious. I still don’t see an answer to my question. Should I swim around a bit more in your response? Formally is not a requirement to achieve a selection.

 

[Bullseye]

The Constitution does not require an immediate Senate hearing. There is nothing illegal about waiting until after Ruth Bader Ginsburg's body is buried out of respect and displaying a clear sense of morals when a very important justice passes away. The specific comments by Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump prove they have no morality in this situation and are just trying to politicize a very sad event. This is not about the Constitution. It is about an immoral response to her death for political gain verses acting like a good human being.

Sorry, when butt wipes like Schumer and his useful idiots repeated use the death of a liberal icon as a political weapon there really isn't much to stand on for a compliant like this.

 

[post]

Didn’t criticize you at all. Just stated the obvious. I still don’t see an answer to my question. Should I swim around a bit more in your response? Formally is not a requirement to achieve a selection.

Okay! You win! Trump conducted an exhaustive search before deciding on what is indistinguishable, vs 2020 diverse society, from an Amish woman.
It is irrevelant that corrupt, secretive Leonard Leo just happens to be scoring his fifth pick for SCOTUS appointment, nothing to see here, buh-bye!

BTW, have you ever heard the description, "an official appointment for a corrupt purpose"? His M.O. is to say it publicly, must be a cult-of-personality ritual.

Remarks by President Trump in a Discussion with State Attorneys General on Protecting Consumers from Social Media Abuses | The White House

Cabinet Room 3:06 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Okay, thank you very much. And we’re here today to discuss protecting Americans from censorship, cancel culture,

www.whitehouse.gov

"....
Q Mr. President, is that why it’s so important, do you believe, to have a full complement at the Supreme Court to handle any potential challenges?

THE PRESIDENT: Well, it’s a great question. It’s a very fair question. Yes, I think it’s very important. I think this will end up in the Supreme Court. And I think it’s very important that we have nine justices. And I think the system is going to go very quickly..."

Remarks Announcing the Nomination of Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Be a Supreme Court Associate Justice | The American Presidency Project

www.presidency.ucsb.edu

"... During the selection process, we reviewed the qualifications of more than 40 potential nominees. It was a long, exhaustive search. And during that time we identified several wonderful Americans whom I think could be outstanding nominees to the Supreme Court in the future. Among the best were the Secretary of the Interior, Bruce Babbitt, whose strong legal background as Arizona's attorney general and recent work balancing the competing interests of environmentalists and others in the very difficult issues affecting the American West made him a highly qualified candidate for the Court. And I had the unusual experience, something unique to me, of being flooded with calls all across America from Babbitt admirers who pleaded with me not to put him on the Court and take him away from the Interior Department. I also carefully considered the chief judge of the first circuit, Judge Stephen Breyer of Boston, a man whose character, confidence, and legal scholarship impressed me very greatly. I believe he has a very major role to play in public life. I believe he is superbly qualified to be on the Court. And I think either one of these candidates, as well as the handful of others whom I closely considered, may well find themselves in that position someday in the future. ..."

 

[Overitall]

BTW, have you ever heard the description, "an official appointment for a corrupt purpose"?

Can’t say I have. But the practice is common in government circles.

 

[rocket88]

I'm going to say her Catholicism and claiming that she is a Christian extremist.

She is a Christian extremist, but whatever

 

[Mr Person]

There's no evidence for that in the slightest....she has even called such things "settled law" and does not wish to interject the court into it.

The fact is that Roe vs Wade has been the law of the land for about half a century and it really doesn't matter what the evangelicals want...or the personal beliefs of any of the Supreme Court justices....its not going away.....I doubt health care protections will either irrespective of the makeup of the court for the same reasons. and to think so amounts to scare mongering.

Starer Decisis only exists insofar as a majority of the court is willing to say it exists in a given case. Nobody can step in and tell the court "you can't do that." It would take a constitutional amendment to undo the damage if the Court overturned Roe, and constitutional amendments are virtually impossible to pass.

 

[WCH]

And the right follows his every teaching. Hilarious.

We can't be perfect as he but, we'll never hate or dismiss him.