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Diane Sykes, William Pryor among top contenders for Supreme Court vacancy -- sources
CNN ^ | 12/16/2016 | Pamela Brown and Eugene Scott

Posted on 12/16/2016 7:39:38 AM PST by SeekAndFind

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To: lee martell

Ted Cruz should never be in a position to render a decision that a child born to a Palestinian father and an American mother in Saudi Arabia is a natural born citizen of the US and eligible to be President.
Such a decision would permanently gut the protection the natural born citizen clause gave us until both parties decided to ignore it in 2008.

Ted Cruz should NEVER be on the Supreme Court.
He either does not know what natural born citizen means, or worse, decided that his ambitions were more important than the Constitution.


21 posted on 12/16/2016 8:00:54 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents)
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To: fwdude

I’m not saying “no women”, but Sandy O’Connor was an unmitigated disaster.

Reagan had painted himself into a corner with his campaign promise to appoint a woman. It should always be “best available”.

I think the Gipper did have the right instincts picking someone from the State courts as opposed to Federal.


22 posted on 12/16/2016 8:04:22 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: lee martell

Cruz not on the list of 20. Unless things have changed dramatically, his first nomination will come from the list of 20.

My guess is Sykes will fill the current vacancy.

As to whether there will be another vacancy before the elections of 2018 get into full swing, there is a possibility. For example, Clarence Thomas might retire figuring that he would be replaced by a solid conservative.

The liberals on the court missed out. If they were thinking ahead, they would have retired before the elections of 2010.


23 posted on 12/16/2016 8:05:30 AM PST by Redmen4ever
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To: lee martell

“I thought Ted Cruz was in the running for that.”

Thankfully, that worthless turd isn’t even on Trump’s list. Considering Scruze would have been far worse than making Romney SoS!


24 posted on 12/16/2016 8:06:56 AM PST by vette6387
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To: SeekAndFind

Here is a link for a pretty good argument for David Straus.

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2016/12/a-word-for-david-stras-2.php


25 posted on 12/16/2016 8:08:39 AM PST by fightin kentuckian
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To: lee martell

Oh please.

He couldn’t get anybody to flack him......the agit-prop about Cruz for the Court was Cruz tooting his own horn.

Cruz is a showboater from way back......we don’t need that on the court.


26 posted on 12/16/2016 8:09:37 AM PST by Liz (W W W W W W w w w w w)
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To: SeekAndFind

I went to ULM. Never heard of the guy. I’m sure he’s never heard of me neither.


27 posted on 12/16/2016 8:11:49 AM PST by gop4lyf (Gay marriage is neither.)
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To: GOPJ; Jane Long; Grampa Dave; stephenjohnbanker; DollyCali
William Pryor, a staunch conservative, called Roe v. Wade the "worst abomination in the history of constitutional law."

That's all I need to know.

28 posted on 12/16/2016 8:13:53 AM PST by Liz (W W W W W W w w w w w)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
I’m not saying “no women”, but Sandy O’Connor was an unmitigated disaster.

And it only got worse from there.

29 posted on 12/16/2016 8:14:11 AM PST by fwdude (Democrats have not been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Bill Pryor used to be the Attorney General of Alabama, and he is a great family-oriented, evangelical Christian man, and excellent jurist. I know him personally.

GREAT choice!!!


30 posted on 12/16/2016 8:21:41 AM PST by Alas Babylon!
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To: Redmen4ever

“My guess is Sykes will fill the current vacancy.”

I would go with Pryor now and hold off on Sykes as Ginsburg’s eventual replacement. Ginsburg will be turning 84 soon and has a history of health issues.


31 posted on 12/16/2016 8:25:28 AM PST by ScottfromNJ
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To: SeekAndFind

The interesting thing about the practice of law in Wisconsin is, if you graduate in law from a Wisconsin university - such as Marquette, you do not have to take the Bar to practice in state.


32 posted on 12/16/2016 8:26:34 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: Alas Babylon!

I screwed that up! Bill Pryor is Catholic. That’s how I know him! I did some laity ministries back in the early 2000 in the Montgomery deaconry and he was in my group.

I guess the Evangelicals on Free Republic are getting to me, confusing them and Catholics!!!


33 posted on 12/16/2016 8:26:36 AM PST by Alas Babylon!
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To: tflabo

That’s what they said about women’s suffrage - no one listened ...


34 posted on 12/16/2016 8:29:10 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: ScottfromNJ

Naming Sykes is all about using the PC factor of a vagina to minimize confirmation problems.

Just like O’Connor, that is completely the WRONG reason.


35 posted on 12/16/2016 8:30:17 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Buckeye McFrog

“One of Reagan’s worst mistakes was naming a woman to SCOTUS”

Was Reagan’s male appointee, Anthony Kennedy, better?


36 posted on 12/16/2016 8:30:59 AM PST by TTFX
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To: circlecity

“Do Sykes and Pryor have Ivy League backgrounds? I would prefer a non Ivy Leaguer to fill this vacancy.”

I believe zero people on Trump’s list have Ivy League backgrounds. Cruz would be an Ivy Leaguer though.


37 posted on 12/16/2016 8:32:57 AM PST by TTFX
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To: ScottfromNJ

We should gamble on the age thing. Count on 16 years of the WH in Gop hands. One can get the appointment and then quit before 2032. That war Sandra O’Conner could come and go.


38 posted on 12/16/2016 8:33:48 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: ScottfromNJ

No mention of 45 year old from Utah, Lee.


39 posted on 12/16/2016 8:34:15 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: TTFX

No, I did not say Reagan’s mistake was naming “a woman”.

His mistake was promising IN ADVANCE that his first nominee would be a woman, and then choosing that PARTICULAR woman.

It should always be “best available” regardless of gender, race, etc.

Usually I have to be on a Catholic Caucus thread for someone to twist my words so completely.

As you recall Kennedy was Reagan’s #3 choice after Teddy the Swimmer and Biden successfully Borked the first two. Not that he worked out either.


40 posted on 12/16/2016 8:36:05 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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