"I'm not a lawyer, but I've been on this committee for eight years, and I've paid attention," Franken says.
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Franken then talks about "absurd results" exception to "plain meaning" rule.
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"I had a career in identifying absurdity, and this is absurd," Franken says, adding Gorsuch's decision makes him question his judgment.
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Franken now detailing Gorsuch's political past, as a pushback on Gorsuch's claim to Franken re: Garland that "I try to avoid politics."
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Franken: "Do you think Merrick Garland was treated fairly by the US Senate?"
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Gorsuch says that judicial ethics prevent him from talking about politics. Franken says no. Gorsuch says "by definition" it's politics.
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Ken Mehlman was Gorsuch's law school roommate, and Mehlman put Gorsuch in Ohio in 2004 for the final days.
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Doing legal work as needed in the last days. One of the many lawyers on the ground in the state.
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Replying to @chrisgeidner
I keep forgetting that Gorsuch really hasn't been a judge for very long
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(Also, 2004 is getting further and further away!
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Indeed... I've written about it in a work of history :)
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