The Republicans would be silly to say no to him."Merrick Garland would take no chances that someone who murdered innocent Americans might go free on a technicality." —@POTUS #SCOTUSnominee— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 16, 2016
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016
President Obama nominates Merrick Garland to Supreme Court
The irony is that he is more conservative than Justice Scalia on criminal justice issues. Even the President is promoting his law and order background:
Ed Newman a close second. Damn...Shula didn't have the juice to get him over the top.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness. I was worried that white male prosecutors are being under represented on the federal bench.
ReplyDeleteSeparated at birth: Merrick Garland and Mike Lupica.
ReplyDeleteBut they will look a gift horse in the mouth and say no to him, and the President looks good.
ReplyDeleteThose pesky technicalities.
ReplyDeleteWasn't our President a con law professor?
ReplyDeleteIf my con-law professors were any guide, they all seem to struggle with many constitutional concepts.
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