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euphronius posted:That's not what happened. I'll bite.
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:I'll bite. Scalias last words 
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Mar 17, 2016 02:52
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If it's ever revealed that he was loving those other guys in the hunting club, that's the sort of thing that would really turn my whole outlook on life right around.
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Mar 17, 2016 02:58
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mdemone posted:If it's ever revealed that he was loving those other guys in the hunting club, that's the sort of thing that would really turn my whole outlook on life right around. It was Valentine's Day weekend.
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Mar 17, 2016 03:05
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In the words of Trent Reznor, I want so much to believe.
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Mar 17, 2016 03:23
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Garland gets the job, Hillary wins, Dems retake the Senate, Garland retires and Sri steps up.
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Mar 17, 2016 03:25
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euphronius posted:That's not what happened. Oh, were you there?
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Mar 17, 2016 03:34
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I, Garland, will judge you all now!!
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Mar 17, 2016 03:36
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GreyjoyBastard posted:Oh, were you there? He was the fluffer. Apparently Scalia was looking a little green under the gills early in the evening and took to his room while the rest of the "hunting" group scampered around the pool like corpulent old nymphs, snapping each other with towels and stealing tugs at each others' dangly bits.
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GreyjoyBastard posted:Oh, were you there? My DNA is all over that pillow case
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euphronius posted:It was Valentine's Day weekend. “I did not pay for the Justice’s trip to Cibolo Creek Ranch,” Poindexter wrote in a brief email Tuesday. “He was an invited guest, along with a friend, just like 35 others.” Poindexter added: “The Justice was treated no differently by me, as no one was charged for activities, room and board, beverages, etc. That is a 22-year policy.’’ http://gawker.com/scalias-hunting-trip-was-a-gift-from-a-friend-who-h-1759637837 I'm going with Scalia was closet gay.
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FCKGW posted:Garland gets the job, Hillary wins, Dems retake the Senate, Garland retires and Sri steps up. A) why would this happen? B) why would you want Sri?
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Mar 17, 2016 03:57
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I had dinner this evening with a gentleman who clerked under Garland on the DC Circuit. When asked to give the scoop on his legal temperament, he literally did the robot. My kinda judge. Garland still isn't getting appointed, though.
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Mar 17, 2016 04:05
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Discendo Vox posted:I had dinner this evening with a gentleman who clerked under Garland on the DC Circuit. When asked to give the scoop on his legal temperament, he literally did the robot. My kinda judge. do clerks really get that much inside scoop compared to their public rulings? we can check out his lengthy record and i dont think anyone is under the delusions that garland is a "full communism sleeper cell waiting until the ripe age of late 60 whatever". theres also an endless horde of people from harvard and everywhere else with reports that mirror most of his judicial record
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Mar 17, 2016 04:11
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gohmak posted:“I did not pay for the Justice’s trip to Cibolo Creek Ranch,” Poindexter wrote in a brief email Tuesday. “He was an invited guest, along with a friend, just like 35 others.” “I didn’t pay for it, but he also didn’t pay for it. Nor did a third party pay for him. “I did pay for the staff, food, supplies, utilities, property tax, et cetera, but that’s immaterial.”
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Mar 17, 2016 04:13
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joeburz posted:do clerks really get that much inside scoop compared to their public rulings? we can check out his lengthy record and i dont think anyone is under the delusions that garland is a "full communism sleeper cell waiting until the ripe age of late 60 whatever". theres also an endless horde of people from harvard and everywhere else with reports that mirror most of his judicial record Given that his clerks are writing a substantial port of his work I would imagine they get to see exactly what he wants as he chops and sends back revisions to them.
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Mar 17, 2016 04:14
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Mr. Nice! posted:Given that his clerks are writing a substantial port of his work I would imagine they get to see exactly what he wants as he chops and sends back revisions to them. yes but how different is that from reading what he allows as output? seems marginally different after any sort of lengthy term
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Platystemon posted:“I didn’t pay for it, but he also didn’t pay for it. Nor did a third party pay for him. It's a quibble about the transportation I think. And that all the guests there were there as gratis folks. But really, who was his guest on Valentine's weekend?
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Mar 17, 2016 04:24
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Yeah tbh if you invited some friends over for food and drinks you wouldn't say you "paid for their trip".
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Mar 17, 2016 04:30
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joeburz posted:yes but how different is that from reading what he allows as output? seems marginally different after any sort of lengthy term We're only seeing what gets published. We don't see the extent of his edits and other stuff that gets written. There's a lot behind the scenes that we'll never see.
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Mar 17, 2016 04:31
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Discendo Vox posted:I had dinner this evening with a gentleman who clerked under Garland on the DC Circuit. When asked to give the scoop on his legal temperament, he literally did the robot. My kinda judge. I would prefer a judge that weighs how a decision will affect people in the squishy world that is real life instead of going "beep-boop initiating law application subroutine"
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Discendo Vox posted:I had dinner this evening with a gentleman who clerked under Garland on the DC Circuit. When asked to give the scoop on his legal temperament, he literally did the robot. My kinda judge. Yeah I don't understand this jargon.
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gohmak posted:Yeah I don't understand this jargon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_(dance) I think maybe...
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Withnail posted:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_(dance) yep. At the table of the fancy University alumni restaurant.
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Tender Bender posted:Yeah tbh if you invited some friends over for food and drinks you wouldn't say you "paid for their trip". In my opinion, you cross that line when you have paid staff waiting on them.
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Platystemon posted:In my opinion, you cross that line when you have paid staff waiting on them. Or when you're hosting them at a commercial resort.
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mdemone posted:If he died jerking off I hope it was before he finished. This comment deserves more love
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If Hillary wins and then the GOP starts hearings, there's no way Garland is going to voluntarily withdraw his nomination right as he's on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of his profession and becoming one of the most powerful people in the country. I also don't think Obama or Hillary would do that to him, the guy is by all accounts very well liked in DC.
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Sad Banana posted:If Hillary wins and then the GOP starts hearings, there's no way Garland is going to voluntarily withdraw his nomination right as he's on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of his profession and becoming one of the most powerful people in the country. I also don't think Obama or Hillary would do that to him, the guy is by all accounts very well liked in DC. Well, Hillary is a centrist, so...
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Scalia probably just died from his sleep apnea.
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Mister Adequate posted:I, Garland, will judge you all now!! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought about that.
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Sad Banana posted:If Hillary wins and then the GOP starts hearings, there's no way Garland is going to voluntarily withdraw his nomination right as he's on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of his profession and becoming one of the most powerful people in the country. I also don't think Obama or Hillary would do that to him, the guy is by all accounts very well liked in DC. This, also why would Garner prefer someone more liberal than himself on the court, like what is the thought process here? He disagrees with his own judicial philosophy and thinks he's wrong on criminal justice, so he withdraws in favor of someone who will rule the way he wishes he could but is powerless to do? I mean presumably Garner thinks he is correct and wouldn't want D&D's ideal justice on the court.
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VitalSigns posted:I mean presumably Garner thinks he is correct and wouldn't want D&D's ideal justice on the court. This is assuming he doesn't value the range of opinions that come from a nine-person court by design, isn't it? I mean, yeah presumably he agrees with his own stated judicial philosophy but that doesn't mean his ideal scenario is a court full of his clones.
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Discendo Vox posted:Scalia probably just died from his sleep apnea. Sadly he was just simply a really old overweight italian. Dying in his sleep is like the best way he had to go.
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It seems to me the question is not "does he withdraw in the lame duck period" it's "does he withdraw months earlier when it becomes apparent the GOP isn't budging."
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Can McConnell be impeached over this?
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moths posted:Can McConnell be impeached over this? The Senate can vote to expel a member
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HappyHippo posted:It seems to me the question is not "does he withdraw in the lame duck period" it's "does he withdraw months earlier when it becomes apparent the GOP isn't budging." I suspect that Obama got a commitment from Garland to stay in the game through the election, so that he can be used as a cudgel.
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Subjunctive posted:I suspect that Obama got a commitment from Garland to stay in the game through the election, so that he can be used as a cudgel. I bet he lets Garland stay if Clinton wins. RBG or someone probably retires in Clinton's term anyway.
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