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GOP attacks appeals court nominee Goodwin Liu
San Francisco Chronicle / sfgate.com ^ | Saturday, April 17, 2010 | Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer

Posted on 04/17/2010 6:48:58 PM PDT by thecodont

(04-16) 19:45 PDT WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans took turns flaying appeals court nominee Goodwin Liu at his confirmation hearing Friday, accusing the UC Berkeley law professor of planning to rewrite the Constitution to enlarge government, expand judicial power and invent new rights.

The Senate Judiciary Committee's top Republican, Jeff Sessions of Alabama, said Liu's writings exemplified "intellectual judicial activism," and ridiculed his attempt to distinguish his academic role from the job he would do as a judge.

Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., said Liu would bring a liberal agenda to the court, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said he might have held Liu in contempt when he was a trial judge for initially failing to produce some biographical material for the committee.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2010/04/17/MNE81D02BN.DTL#ixzz0lPct0oPx

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ca; constitution; goodwinliu; usctofappeals9th

1 posted on 04/17/2010 6:48:59 PM PDT by thecodont
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To: thecodont

No bias in that headline.


2 posted on 04/17/2010 6:51:49 PM PDT by Sloth (Civil disobedience? I'm afraid only the uncivil kind is going to cut it this time.)
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To: Sloth
No bias in that headline.

My thoughts too.

3 posted on 04/17/2010 6:54:09 PM PDT by dragonblustar ("... and if you disagree with me, then you sir, are worse than Hitler!" - Greg Gutfeld)
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To: thecodont

that headline isn’t biased is it.
ARF

How about the headline saying unqualified appointee is questioned directly by the GOP doing their work

O wait this is san freako we’re talking to where perverts etc are looked as normal and normal is not normal


4 posted on 04/17/2010 6:55:43 PM PDT by manc (WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA/THE LEFT BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
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To: dragonblustar; Sloth

Read the comments under the article. Readers are not impressed with this judicial candidate.


5 posted on 04/17/2010 6:56:51 PM PDT by thecodont
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To: thecodont

“UC Berkeley law professor “

Says all I need to know.


6 posted on 04/17/2010 6:58:10 PM PDT by diverteach (D.C. has become Jonestown)
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To: Sloth
"Democratic leaders gentle inquire as to the temperament of ugly judge Bork"

"Liberal senators politely chide judge Thomas over his lewd behavior toward shocked underling."

7 posted on 04/17/2010 6:59:39 PM PDT by cartoonistx
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To: thecodont

Another one of Obama’s Marxist appointees. Is there any doubt Obama is a Marxist?


8 posted on 04/17/2010 7:05:29 PM PDT by historyrepeatz
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To: cartoonistx; Sloth
"Democratic leaders gentle inquire as to the temperament of ugly judge Bork"

I recall having read that some people went to great lengths to dig up stuff on Bork, even to the point of asking a video store for his rental records and publishing the results!

9 posted on 04/17/2010 7:18:20 PM PDT by thecodont
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To: thecodont

My new tag line


10 posted on 04/17/2010 7:36:30 PM PDT by VRW Conspirator (Pedofile media: Watching while the Dems' do to the unmentionable to our children's future!)
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To: thecodont

>Read the comments under the article. Readers are not impressed with this judicial candidate.<

the country wasn’t and still is not impressed with Congress or Obama care and it isn’t stopping either of them is it?

We are so screwed.


11 posted on 04/17/2010 8:16:37 PM PDT by Munz (All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.)
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To: thecodont

As a loyal Conservative, I’m feeling thoroughly chastened. Hopefully, Conservative questioners will be inspired to look to Democrat manners to treat judicial nominees as they deserve to be treated. Perhaps we can start with Ted Kennedy and Chuck Schumer to guide our actions, yeah, that oughta do it.


12 posted on 04/17/2010 9:42:06 PM PDT by Rembrandt (.. AND the donkey you rode in on.)
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