Can we criticize the guy who has never tried a case?
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I am not saying that people cannot criticize judges, let alone judicial nominees. First, those are two different things: A nomination is, in part, a political process, so, of course questions should be raised about loyalties and ethics and political interests, etc.
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Second, I said that I hoped the responses were “reasoned.” If a judge shows an inability to be impartial, then people should raise questions. But, people who weren’t at the hearing and just saw a one-tweet description of the outcome ...
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... are not in the position to make an assessment that Judge Kelly ruled in a politically biased way.
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Sorry for the delay. Enjoying concert.
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I agree completely, but it’s not inappropriate to observe that the judge is a Trump appointee.
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Yes, that is reasonable — and my thread about the case pointed out his selection, and gave a follow-up tweet on his background. It’s more interesting to me, honestly, that he came from Grassley’s staff than that he’s a Trump nominee.https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/935204035786956802 …
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Questions about judicial ideology are fair, obviously, but my mentions have been non-stop “the fix is in” / “Trump’s judge, of course” / etc. since he got assigned.
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I think people are losing trust in the judiciary because GOP brazenly broke norms during president Obama's term obstructing his ability get nominees confirmed, particularly Garland's who unprecedentedly, didn't even get a hearing. Now they are breaking norms again to pack courts
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The law was written is to make the Assistant Director the Acting Director in the event the Director leaves - the law is the fricking law dickweed -
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The debate is over whether the Federal Vacancies Reform Act still provides an alternative means for temporarily filling a vacancy. Both sides presented colorable arguments as to their position.
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No Chris, he is right. The law is the law..... Source: PHH v. CFPB (2016)pic.twitter.com/PQCTYQoxbq
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Um, this has nothing to do with what he was discussing. This is: (1) a separate issue about the single-director agency structure of CFPB, and (2) from the vacated three-judge panel decision that is under en banc review.
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He was arguing that the law Congress passed (Dodd-Frank) is clear about the order of succession and Trump was in violation. I was being snarky and pointing out that to date, the highest court the body that decides if the congress laws passes r constitutional, has ruled said law
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(See point 2 of my response.)
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Which we both know the whatever the circuit's decision will be, is going to be appealed to & ruled on by the Supreme Court. My overarching point is that there is a strong (and historically winning) legal argument against the constitutionality of the branch, and if it is legal
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it exists as a function of the Executive overseeing powers, which is what is foolishly and for political gain, being argued today
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Judge Kelly ruled against what was agreed upon & passed in Dodd-Frank and he’s a Trump judge which will forever be stained by the unprecedented obstruction of Obama judge appointees... and they so far have a bad record. Fair complaint?
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Not fair. There is a debate about whether the Federal Vacancies Reform Act provides an alternative means for temporarily filling a vacancy. Both sides presented colorable arguments.
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And, I don’t know what “they so far have a bad record” is referring to. Finally, if you think all Trump nominees are forever “stained” bc of GOP treatment of Obama nominees, then there’s probably no point discussing your other claims.
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Full disclosure I’m a novice of all things judicial, obviously, but so far off top of my head Neil “Corp shill” Gorsuch with his horrible lone arguement against the trucker, and of course the 30 something year old ghostbuster who’s wife apparently works for Trump admin...
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