Posted on 07/03/2018 7:57:30 AM PDT by nikos1121
He is Catholic.
It is a good article. Thanks for pinging me.
...would be the first person of any Asian heritage appointed to the Supreme Court.
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Who gives a clinton if he’s the first person of Asian heritage? I want people chosen on their merits, on the accomplishments and hard work that are a result of their own choices.
I see absolutely no point in choosing someone because of his genetic makeup. That is the sort of garbage the Bolshies love to follow.
I think you’re a little behind the times with your top pick. The leftist obsession with gays has mostly passed by it seems to me; trans is the in-thing now, along with illegals. White male gays would especially be much further down your list at the moment, probably just above women and atheists. They are part of the evil white patriarchy too to many leftists and subject to affirmative action biases.
I haven’t heard the left focusing much on Native Americans or non-Hispanic illegals lately, while they always defend Muslims (however radical) against the supposed Islamophobes of Trump America, so I’d put Muslims higher too.
Overall, though, it looks like a pretty accurate list to me. Dividing people into little groups that they treat differently from one another is the number one passtime of the modern left.
I think he “is” the best person. The rest is icing. How can you be sure about anyone? Each candidate has something positive and negative, but on the balance Thapar seems the most conservative.
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You could very well be right. If he’s the best candidate, he should be the choice. All I’m saying is that no one should be chosen because someone’s under the illusion we’d get “points” by having someone with a certain skin color, nationality or sex.
And you aren't going to from ANY candidate that gets nominated.
And even if someone did, roe vs wade would have to somehow make it onto the SCOTUS docket to be dealt with.
Agreed, would be a good pick. I’d probably still lean towards Amy Barrett and hope Trump gets another pick soon thereafter!
I would love this if he is really that good.
Trump could of course pick a woman to replace Ginsburg, but that wouldn’t do much. Women on the Court aren’t really considered anything special nowadays. I doubt it would help us much with women voters. A woman should be chosen just if she’s a great, conservative, Originalist, young pick, that is to say by the same criteria as a man, so that could be anytime.
The first Asian-American on the Court, though, would be a breakthrough and might actually hurt the Democrats with one of their constituent groups when they go crazy attacking him. A lot of minorities just see another white woman as just another white; we might win a few votes with the insanity that will come from the Dems if Thapar replaces Ginsburg and at least we’ll already have our counter-attack ready (i.e., the Dems are engaging in anti-Asian, anti-Indian bias...they aren’t pro-minority, just pro-leftist, etc.).
Of course, the Dems would attack him now and that might help, but I still think this pick will be a lot easier to get through without absolute insanity from the left than Ginsburg’s, so strategically speaking I still think Thapar needs to be saved for when a leftist goes (Breyer would be OK if he somehow goes before Ginsburg).
Apparently a good buddy of McConnell?
Some of these rulings seem like they’d invite some backlash from the Dems:
https://heavy.com/news/2018/06/amul-thapars-political-views/
But boy, do I ever want another Thomas/Scalia on the SC.
I agree with your excellent analysis. Unless the woman is exceptional, I’d go with Thapar.
It is obvious that President Trump has a deep bench from which to pick a great justice.
Too bad there is currently only one vacancy.
Here’s hoping for several more.
The have been there and done that, Thanks to Slow Joe Biden
I like him best of the selection too.
finding any real info on these candidates is like searching for hen’s teeth. his endorsements from McConnell and Nikki Haley is enough to make me very nervous about this one . education at Berkley is a major negative too. I think most any of the others are probabaly safer.
What the heck Ole Ruthie just may keel over in her chair... not to mention Breyer. Wouldn’t lib heads explode if DJT got two more Ciurt picks?
Thapar is the best choice.
“Thapar, the son of Indian immigrants who came to America legally, ”
love that - LEGALLY!!!
A minority and the child of immigrants- how can the dems say no? They will look like hypocrites!
I think a mitt Romney settled that one. Mike will stay in the senate and remain as the Senior Senator from Utah. Mitt will be the Junior Senator from Utah *evil grin*
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