Who is Amy Coney Barrett:
https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-us-supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett/a-55066592
She also worked on Bush v Gore:
https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/iyvkll/of_course_amy_coney_barrett_worked_on_bush_v_gore/
Look at her, auditioning for the next supreme court position at the Bush v Gore hearings, without even knowing - isnt that swell?
(edit: Sorry slight misrepresentation, image is from her seventh circuit court of appeals nomination hearing in 2017 (as a Trump administration nominee, into her first public office position), that went over not so smoothly (Full CSPAN video: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opin...rtion-roe-feminism_n_5b3bc164e4b09e4a8b281782 ). Ah, political careers in the fixing.. )
Who is Baker Botts LLP?
"Draining the swamp" apparently means - everyone can be enthused, that republican party line is the doctrine, where diverting public opinion isn't allowed, and fasttracking people, that covered past administrations - well indiscretions is too weak of a word.
Democracy apparently means, that you cant have Obamacare for the next 40 years, because a supreme court judge died 4 weeks too early. Oh, and of course, that modern day supreme court judges are working on bringing closer "the kingdom of god".
Questions?
Whereas Ginsburg was hailed — and hated — as a feminist icon, Barrett, a Catholic, represents not only America's conservative forces but also its most devout. Her nomination could well inflame the country's ongoing culture war. Barrett is considered a vehement opponent of abortion, and has also voted against same-sex marriage and the health care scheme known colloquially as Obamacare. Instead, she has championed the right to own firearms and promoted conservative family concepts.
Working toward the 'kingdom of God'
Democrats in particular are worried that Barrett could allow her religious convictions to influence the work of a Supreme Court judge. During her time as law professor at the Catholic Notre Dame Law School, she once said in a 2006 commencement speech that a legal career was only a "means to an end" — and that that end was "building the kingdom of God." This sentence still provokes criticism to this day.
And Barrett might also be of help to Trump after the presidential election on November 3. He has already said that the election may be contested before the Supreme Court if it doesn't come up with the result he wants. A conservative majority on the bench — and judges who are well-disposed toward him — could provide the support he needs to win another term.
In any case, if she is confirmed, Amy Coney Barrett could bolster the conservative viewpoint of the Supreme Court for decades to come, with judges appointed for life.
https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-us-supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett/a-55066592
She also worked on Bush v Gore:
https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/iyvkll/of_course_amy_coney_barrett_worked_on_bush_v_gore/
Both sides quickly brought in heavyweights to oversee their strategies; leading the Bush forces was former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III, a senior partner at Baker Botts LLP, while former Secretary of State Warren M. Christopher, a senior partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP, oversaw strategy for the Gore camp.
Look at her, auditioning for the next supreme court position at the Bush v Gore hearings, without even knowing - isnt that swell?
(edit: Sorry slight misrepresentation, image is from her seventh circuit court of appeals nomination hearing in 2017 (as a Trump administration nominee, into her first public office position), that went over not so smoothly (Full CSPAN video: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opin...rtion-roe-feminism_n_5b3bc164e4b09e4a8b281782 ). Ah, political careers in the fixing.. )
Who is Baker Botts LLP?
src: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_life_of_George_W._BushThe subsequent SEC investigation ended in 1992 with a memo stating "it appears that Bush did not engage in illegal insider trading," but noted that the memo "must in no way be construed as indicating that the party has been exonerated or that no action may ultimately result".[5] Critics allege that this decision was strongly influenced by the makeup of the SEC at the time, which heavily favored Bush. The chairman at the time was Richard Breeden, a good friend of the Bush family's who had been nominated to the SEC by President George H. W. Bush and who had been a lawyer in James Baker's firm, Baker Botts. The SEC's general counsel at the time was James Doty, who had been appointed by President H.W. Bush and as a lawyer in James Baker's firm, Baker Botts had represented George W. Bush when arrangements were made to acquire the Texas Rangers baseball franchise (although Doty recused himself from the investigation.). With Baker Botts representing W. Bush, the Saudi BinLaden family, and W. Bush's funding conduit James R. Bath, Doty was involved in the frivolous litigation campaign launched in the attempt to intimidate BinLaden middleman James R Bath's business partner [[Charles W. ["Bill"] White]] into cooperating with the attempted cover-up of secret BinLaden Family funding of W. Bush's campaigns and businesses. Bush's own lawyer was Robert Jordan, who had been "partners with both Doty and Breeden at Baker Botts and who later became George W. Bush's ambassador to Saudi Arabia".
"Draining the swamp" apparently means - everyone can be enthused, that republican party line is the doctrine, where diverting public opinion isn't allowed, and fasttracking people, that covered past administrations - well indiscretions is too weak of a word.
Democracy apparently means, that you cant have Obamacare for the next 40 years, because a supreme court judge died 4 weeks too early. Oh, and of course, that modern day supreme court judges are working on bringing closer "the kingdom of god".
Questions?
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