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To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (997939)

2/1/2017 9:21:18 AM

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A liberal endorses Judge Gorsuch [UPDATED] Power Line by Paul Mirengoff / 5h (Paul Mirengoff) The nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court has been very well received by conservatives and those on the center right. But he also has an endorsement that should carry weight with Democrats (though it probably won’t). Neal Katyal served as Solicitor General of the United States under President Obama. Now in private practice, he is also Paul and Patricia Saunders Professor of National Security Law at Georgetown University Law Center. Katyal is a Democrat and a liberal. Here is what Katyal says about Judge Gorsuch: Judge Gorsuch is one of the most thoughtful and brilliant judges to have served our nation over the last century. As a judge, he has always put aside his personal views to serve the rule of law. To boot, as those of us who have worked with him can attest, he is a wonderfully decent and humane person. I strongly support his nomination to the Supreme Court. Very nice, as president Trump likes to say. UPDATE: Katyal explains his endorsement in a New York Times op-ed. The title is “Why Liberals Should Back Neil Gorsuch.

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To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (997939)	2/1/2017 9:40:21 AM
From: locogringo	4 Recommendations Recommended By FJB Honey_Bee Mick Mørmøny POKERSAM Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570954

regarding Senator Mike Lee as the next SC nominee to replace Kennedy who might seek retirement soon...... Plan B if the Dems block Gorsuch. Put in Cruz or Lee. (I prefer Cruz). More exploding liberal heads.

To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (997939)	2/1/2017 12:05:20 PM
From: FJB	5 Recommendations Recommended By dave rose locogringo Mick Mørmøny POKERSAM THE WATSONYOUTH Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570954

Jeff Sessions approved by Senate Judiciary Committee for attorney general The Washington Times washingtontimes.com washingtontimes.com 3-4 minutes The Senate Judiciary Committee, voting along party lines, approved Wednesday President Trump’s nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general. The 11-9 vote came a day later than expected, after Senate Democrats doubled down on their opposition to the nomination during a Tuesday meeting. Democrats questioned Mr. Sessions’ ability to function independently from Mr. Trump, pointing to the president’s Monday night dismissal of acting attorney general Sally Q. Yates as a need for independence in the office. The opposition continued Wednesday ahead of the vote as Sen. Al Franken raised questions about Mr. Trump’s earlier pledges to investigate allegations of voter fraud in the 2016 election. While Mr. Trump obtained enough votes through the electoral college to win, he lost the popular vote to Democratic nominee Hilary Clinton by about 2.8 million votes. “Before the members of this committee vote on Sen. Sessions’ nomination, we deserve to know whether the president intends for the attorney general or the Justice Department to lead this investigation,” Mr. Franken said. “When the president of the United States lies about the existence of massive widespread fraud, it is the job of the attorney general to call him out on it. The attorney general has an obligation to tell it like it is.” Mr. Franked pointed to Mr. Sessions own questioning of Ms. Yates before she was confirmed as deputy attorney general by the Senate Judiciary Committee, specifically questioning her then about whether she believed the attorney general or deputy attorney general had a responsibility to tell the president “no” if he tried to enact unlawful orders. “You have to watch out because people will be asking you to do things and you just have to say no,” Mr. Sessions was quoted by Mr. Franken as saying then. Ms. Yates was fired and replaced Monday after she defiantly announced her refusal to defend in court the president’s executive order banning refugees and travelers from some Muslim countries. Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Tuesday that Ms. Yates’ actions “took guts.” “That is what an attorney general must be willing and able to do,” the California Democrat said. “I have no confidence that Senator Sessions will do that.” Mr. Trump’s order, signed Friday, indefinitely halts the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the U.S. and temporarily bars travel to the U.S. by nearly all citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries. Mr. Sessions nomination will now advance to the full Senate, where Republicans hold a 52-seat majority in the 100-seat body.