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Lawyer turned writer, editor, and speaker. Founder, Above The Law (@ATLblog) and Underneath Their Robes. Author, Supreme Ambitions: A Novel (@SCOTUSambitions).

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    1. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Aug 29

      David Lat Retweeted Kel Varnsen

      1. I know it’s more fun to talk about intemperate blogging and ghost hunting, but here’s a fact: of Trump’s 26 confirmed appellate judges, 23 (88 percent) were rated “well qualified” by the left-leaning @abaesq. #scotus #appellatetwitterhttps://twitter.com/Kel_Varnsen__/status/1034821493639794689 …

      David Lat added,

      Kel Varnsen @Kel_Varnsen__
      Replying to @DavidLat
      Or they could, you know, focus on who has the right experience, acumen, and faithfulness to rule of law instead of as a game. Hot take, I know.
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    2. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Aug 29

      2. The other two were rated “qualified,” and as for Judge Grasz, see @EdWhelanEPPC (and others) about why the NQ was unjustified. #scotus #AppellateTwitter

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      David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Aug 29

      3. No, judicial nominations are not a game - but if you want to see them that way, then the left needs to play better. Courts and judges matter.

      8:23 AM - 29 Aug 2018
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        2. Kel Varnsen‏ @Kel_Varnsen__ Aug 29
          Replying to @DavidLat

          All fair. My point is only that it’s a slight tragedy that “ability to live long and impose judicial will” is a qualification on par with jurisprudence and experience. Not sure that’s how Article III intended. But this is hellscape we’re in.

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        3. Alfred J. Vim IV‏ @HillSpiaire Aug 29
          Replying to @Kel_Varnsen__ @DavidLat

          How are they not qualified?

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        1. CovfefeCola‏ @CovfefeCola Aug 29
          Replying to @DavidLat

          You are being disingenuous here by focusing on CoA. You ignore the preposterous nominations of Matthew Peterson, Brett Talley, and Jeffrey Mateer. Your continued support for racist, anti-LGBTQ, anti-poor, anti-climate, anti-science, anti-law, corporate shills is astonishing.

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        1. Nathan Carle‏ @NathanCarle Aug 29
          Replying to @DavidLat

          If you don’t own a legal gossip blog anymore, what do you do?

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        1. William deWorde‏ @SirBedwyr Aug 29
          Replying to @DavidLat

          THIS.

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