So how is Gorsuch going to feel sitting next to 8 other jurors who got their jobs without

[Maraya1969]

extra help?

I wouldn't want to be him.

[dalton99a]

14. +1

[Alice11111]

35. It will be a permanent cloud, like the battle was for Thomas..

The only way he can overcome it is to flip, and become a liberal.

[HoneyBadger]

2. Definitely wonder what Kennedy thinks

Gorsuch clerked for him

[JHB]

3. How's going to feel? Very, very comfy.

If he had any qualms, he'd have withdrawn his name by now.

[NCjack]

30. He can't be embarrassed. Otherwise, he would have withdrawn. nt

[Ohioblue22]

4. it amazes me that there are dems who still dont seem to understand

the animals they are dealing with in the con party.

he's not going to care but you will because we are now back to 5-4 decisions against you

[Maraya1969]

16. Why are you saying the decision is going to be 5-4 against me? Whose side are you on?

And I understand what kind of sickening group of people we are dealing with.

I also understand human nature and even though he will have a lot of power it will never be lost oh him that he was not duly appointed like the rest of them

[Ohioblue22]

19. if you understood them you wouldn't have to ask questions like

" it will never be lost oh him that he was not duly appointed like the rest of them"

"Why are you saying the decision is going to be 5-4 against me"

"how is Gorsuch going to feel sitting next to 8 other jurors who got their jobs without

extra help? "

no offense to you

[Alice11111]

36. Agree. It took Obama 2 years to fully get it, but once he

did, he didn't give them much. Agree, some never will.

[GaYellowDawg]

5. He has one of the most prestigious jobs in the world, for life. I don't imagine he gives a shit.

[Alice11111]

37. Agree. He can get over his embarrassment.

Fuck him and all of the Repubs who are so partisan to change the rules and to deny Obama's appointment a hearing for a year. They are reprehensible. Beyond redemption.

[Yupster]

44. He can always pat Alito's head

He'll get in with what? 55 votes or so?

Alito got in 52-48 so I doubt it's going to bother him that very much.

[KittyWampus]

6. Anyone bringing a case before him should ask for his recusal. He's a plagairist.

[blm]

13. Excellent response.

.

[Alice11111]

38. Good point...needs to be hammered to death.

[defacto7]

7. I get the impression

that none of them like him. Just my suspition. Wouldn't it be a great dream.... if the other judges made decisions that made sure he wasn't a deciding vote on any issue. It would be like a 7 judge SCOTUS. There are a couple of ways they could pull it off. Just a pipe dream.

[Marthe48]

8. He's dirt

He can puff up as big as he wants, but he's dirt, his prestige is a joke, and the repugs are russian dictators

[eleny]

9. He'll be waiting & hoping for Roberts to retire so Trump can make him Chief Justice

[wordpix]

17. Dump won't be in much longer. Doc dump tonight re: ties to Russian crime bosses

https://twitter.com/funder

Lock him up!

[eleny]

21. Let the truth out!

[jmg257]

10. I have a feeling he will be just fine. Lifetime appt to the highest court in the land??

He'll be OK.

[Freddie]

11. Hope he has the distinction

Of being the only SCOTUS justice appointed by an impeached president.

[mythology]

12. Ginsburg and Breyer were appointed by Clinton who was impeached, just not convicted.

[Maraya1969]

31. Seriously. I bet even the republicans are embarrassed by the Clinton impeachment now.

Maybe we should just not count it anymore.

[meow2u3]

23. Do you mean...

...a president impeached AND removed from office?

[Freddie]

24. Yes

[wordpix]

15. Justice $10MillionDarkMoney must recuse himself in dark $ cases

[Luciferous]

18. He probably won't care.

[gratuitous]

20. Assuming a conscience not in evidence

However, I believe I will refer to him as "Justice Affirmative Action Hire."

[grantcart]

22. Very nice.

[unblock]

33. ftw!

[FiveGoodMen]

25. Seems like a psychopath to me.

Don't imagine he'll feel much of anything.

(except power and condescension)

[Alice11111]

39. !!!

[Eliot Rosewater]

26. Sick fucks like him who go out of their way to help billionaires while purposely hurting

little people, wont give a shit.

[Freethinker65]

27. Happy as a clam until he gets his paycheck

[Golden Raisin]

28. Won't give 2 shits. Will probably laugh.

[GulfCoast66]

29. He will feel like a supreme court justice...for life

[Maraya1969]

32. Look at the crap he has posted on Twitter.

Link to tweet

[Alice11111]

40. Wow, he's already referring to himself in the 3rd person

Fits right in w the sociopaths in this administration.

[Blanks]

34. The whole thing sucks...

But justices can do surprising things. Remember Roberts didn't rule completely against Obamacare, and sided with the liberals on marriage equality.

Once they're there, they can surprise us. The bigger concern is the age of the liberal justices. I hope they can hang on.

[Alice11111]

41. His age is a concern too. He could be there 35 years!

[VOX]

42. His ass-cheeks will feel entitled when they land in his SCOTUS seat.

"I deserve to be here" will shoot through his retro-brain. And then he'll slowly ossify over the next 35-40 years.

[onenote]

43. He'll feel fine and will be welcomed as an equal by the other Justices

I doubt you'll find many supporters of the filibuster among judges or others who have to go through the confirmation process.

And as for the fact that the Court just reversed one of his decisions unanimously isn't going to phase him any more than it phased any other justice who experienced the same thing (including Justice Sotomayor).

[Maraya1969]

45. Why would any judge think a filibuster is a bad thing? It is legal.

[onenote]

46. For the same reasons we hated it when it was used to frustrate the will of the majority

Whether you think the filibuster is a good thing depends on where you're sitting. Progressives hated it and wanted its use limited when it was employed to block civil rights legislation. We hated it when it was used to block Obama's nominees. We like it now that it could be used to block Trump's nominees. Not judging, just reporting.

By the way, there are constitutional scholars who have argued that the filibuster is unconstitutional. In 2012, Common Cause, along with several Democratic members of the House who had voted for the DREAM Act and DISCLOSE Act only to see it blocked by a republican filibuster in the Senate, filed a lawsuit seeking to have the filibuster declared unconstitutional. They lost when the court of appeals held the plaintiffs lacked standing (thus making it unnecessary for the court to reach the constitutional issue.)

[Crunchy Frog]

47. Sociopaths don't feel guilt or shame.

He'll be happy to be in a position to fuck so many people.

[CrispyQ]

48. It won't bother him one bit. Never does with his type. -nt