Posts Made By: James Brown

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Spot on...

You are smarter and better than this.  "Elections have consequences"  ACB will be a great justice.  Win the damn 2020 election and then replace Thomas and Breyer with some liberals.

Originally Posted by David Cotterell

Judge Barrett, I feel genuinely sorry for you. You have strong credentials and merits. However, you are here not because of them. You are here only because you are a token, a pawn....

Everyone, Democrat and Republican, knows that you are before us only because the history of your teaching, your scholarship, and your public statements has convinced Trump, McConnell, Leonard Leo, the Koch brothers, and all the billionaire backers of the Federalist Society and the right-wing dark money machine that you will be a reliable Handmaid, doing their bidding even if you yourself don't think so or don't realize it.

I feel sorry for you because you will take the seat of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a titan of American jurisprudence, who will go down in history as everything you will not: independent, her own person, dedicated to the marrow of her bones to equal rights for all, and an implacable foe of anyone, no matter how well-funded or how well-cloaked behind anonymous shell corporations, who tried to push any American into second-class status, any woman into less than full equality, any political activity into the shadows, any marginalized minority into permanent subservience, and any religious bigotry into political power.

You represent the opposite of Justice Ginsburg in every imaginable way: the way you got here, the way you will be counted on to rule, and the ways in which your presence on the Court threatens everything Justice Ginsburg stood for.

This is a sad, sad fate for a woman as accomplished as you. I am profoundly sorry for you, and for our country as you take your illegitimate, corrupted, forever asterisked seat on the Supreme Court."

I'll admit this has me worked up.  This is the most mysogynistic piece of crap I have ever read.  Do you guys really believe ACB won't think for herself?  Seriously?  How pathetic if you do.

Originally Posted by David Cotterell

 Rob Donaldson, not a politician of any sort, just a guy, who wrote what he would have said had he had a chance to address Ms. Barrett.   EDITED to reflect reality.

"Judge Barrett, you are a token, a pawn.

you will be a reliable robot 

you will be a reliable Handmaid, doing their bidding even if you yourself don't think so or don't realize it.

not...her own person

You represent the opposite of Justice Ginsburg in every imaginable way..."

Dave

Rob Donaldson may exist.  Who cares.   What matters is that you endorsed this.  You thought he was in the Senate when you posted this and you re-posted this screed with a "standing ovation." 

Are you threatened by powerful intelligent women who think for themselves, like "Rob Donaldson" obviously is?  Do you patronize your wife or daughter in the above manner?  I sure hope not.

Originally Posted by David Cotterell

Is it misogynistic to praise one woman  while criticizing another?  The article heaps praise on RGB and scorn on ACB....

No.  No it is not.  

Oh, ACB will certainly think for herself alright, a right-wing religious person who is poised to vote against any number of existing policies/laws which are in favour of the rights of women. You know, misogynistically....

 Dave 



 

It is absolutely and unrecoverably misogynistic for you to endorse that ACB will be a pawn or handmaid of male powerbrokers, when all evidence points to her being a supremely gifted woman who thinks for herself.   I get it that you disagree with the Republicans.  This is no reason to endorse the mother of all misogynistic hit pieces.  Read the damn thing.  Think about laying some of those lines on your wife, daughter or mom, women whom I presume you respect.  

Originally Posted by David Cotterell

Is it misogynistic to praise one woman  while criticizing another?  



 

Criticizing ACB on the merits of any legal decision she has made is not misogynistic,  This is more or less what Rod appears to be trying to do.  

Endorsing a screed that contains these gems is entirely misogynistic and arrogant beyond belief:

"Judge Barrett, you are a token, a pawn.
you will be a reliable robot 
you will be a reliable Handmaid, doing their bidding even if you yourself don't think so or don't realize it.
not...her own person"

Throwing in some RGB accolades does not whitewash the horrific misogyny and arrogance.  You will either comprehend this, or you will not.  There is nothing more to say.

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Yes there is. Bravo counselor.  

Well thanks!  Don't think for a minute that I'm back in the fold...  Still think I'll vote against Trump!  Have a good weekend.

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

A rather rare thing to see you take such a strong stance on anything.....Bravo counselor.....Well said

Curse of a moderate I suppose.  But thanks.  Everyone have a great weekend.

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Given her activities on campus on the abortion issue and her commentary on Justice Roberts and the affordable care act, it's evident that Barrett is a politically active judge. When she does that, she can expect to answer to and receive the kind of criticism that has been leveled against her in this thread. 

I think you'll find that she is not a politically active judge.  These things are impossible to predict though.  Have a great weekend!

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Hey Jim, if the initial post in this thread bothers you, let's try one with a narrower focus:
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/522674-amy-coney-barrett-should-step-aside-if-she-cant-be-impartial

Hi Rod:

I read your link.  The author is no doubt a good doctor who highly values a right to choose.  Her perspective is, in my opinion, incorrect in two important ways:

1.  The author says, "Then it hit me, why is a federal policy threatened by a religious belief, one that is not shared by all religions?"  This is an extreme mistake that gives insight into the author's mindset.  For starters there is no federal policy regarding abortion.  Medical policy should be reserved to the states.  More importantly, Roe v. Wade is not a policy.  It is a case from the Supreme Court that limits certain state policies concerning abortion.  I understand that this author believes that the Supreme Court actually does set policy.  Lots of folks feel that way.  This is clearly why they are so upset that ACB is going to be confirmed to the Supreme court, because they doubt she favors the policies they favor.  ACB knows of course that her job is not to set policy.  This is one reason predicting the outcome of many SC cases is so difficult.  The lodestar applied by the Supreme Court should not be and typically is not "what policy do I favor."  I think the author revealed a profound misunderstanding of what the Supreme Court does and does not do.  This is probably why doctors should avoid writing about legal matters.

2.  The Author concludes as follows:

"We need to continue to separate church and state and not consider imposing a religious view of some, to all — especially not in the Supreme Court and especially not for women in a time of crisis. I respect the faith of Amy Coney Barrett, but she cannot be neutral on issues of reproductive choice as her previous writings confirm."  I'll leave alone the fact that this author can not comprehend that there are compelling legal reasons for overturning Roe, reasons which have nothing to do with religion.  I think it is telling that the author states outright that the only "neutral" position is pro-choice.  Legally the neutral position is to leave the abortion issue up to the States, most of which would allow abortion.

At least this author did not suggest that ACB as a woman was unable to think for herself and would be a pawn of evil white male masterminds!

Jim 

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

and the stock market is tanking as we slip further into recession.

Thank goodness you posted this!  Every time you mention the market tanking, which is true today of course, it kicks off a rally over the next week.  You are infallible!  

Jim