As
this editorial cartoon inaccurately conveys, Gorsuch had an easy time
being appointed to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2006. 11 years
have passed, and there is a big difference between being apppointed to
the Circuit and being confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice. His views in
many areas do not seem to fit my view of a balanced and fair arbiter of
Women's rights, the environment, separation of Church & State, and
Civil Rights. From the publication The Hill, dated 2/2/17 by Maria T.
Cardona:
"In several cases involving access to contraception for women, Judge Gorsuch repeatedly sided with restricting that access to women in several instances including being an employee of a secular company who chose on the basis of religious freedom, not to pay for contraception in the health plans of their employees offered through the Affordable Care Act (Burwell vs.Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.). ... On environmental issues, the Sierra Club’s executive director, Michael Brune, warns, 'Judge Gorsuch’s dangerous views favor polluters and industry over the rights of the people. His record shows that he will limit the access of everyday Americans to the courts and prevent agencies like the EPA from fulfilling their mission and doing their job to protect our air, water, and health. He’s even been described as more extreme than Justice Scalia.'
In the era of an incompetent, run-away White House who seems impervious to the limits that exist for the Executive Branch, Democrats should judge Judge Gorsuch on whether he will be a credible independent check in this out of control Oval Office.
Will he be able to side with Americans’ interests and not corporate interests? Will he be able to side with workers and not CEOs? Will he be able to protect the environment over profits?"
To those who cry foul that Democrats should treat Republican nominees exactly as Republicans have treated Democratic nominees, remember that Merrick Garland had all the qualifications that Gorsuch claims to have, and Republicans allowed Garland's confirmation to languish. On March 20, 2016, in the publication RealClear Politics, Ian Schwartz quotes conservative pundit George Will:
"On FOX News Sunday this week, columnist George Will called on Republicans to at least consider President Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court. Will criticized Republicans for using the "Biden rule" as an excuse to deny Judge Merrick Garland, Obama's nominee, a hearing.
Will said it was disheartening to hear "my friend Mitch McConnell" be unwilling to consider President Obama's Supreme Court nominee and hold confirmation hearings. Will scolded Republicans for saying this is a way to protest executive overreach, when this is a "clear constitution right and duty of the president."
Will would later lecture Republicans for not taking the nominee Obama has offered, warning them if Hillary Clinton is elected president her choice will be much more liberal and much younger than Garland, who is 63.
"If Trump is president we'll have to guess who will be the nominee," Will warned on FOX News Sunday this morning. 'Do Republicans really think Donald Trump will make a good Supreme Court choice?' "
One of the few times I have been in agreement with the likes of Will...
"In several cases involving access to contraception for women, Judge Gorsuch repeatedly sided with restricting that access to women in several instances including being an employee of a secular company who chose on the basis of religious freedom, not to pay for contraception in the health plans of their employees offered through the Affordable Care Act (Burwell vs.Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.). ... On environmental issues, the Sierra Club’s executive director, Michael Brune, warns, 'Judge Gorsuch’s dangerous views favor polluters and industry over the rights of the people. His record shows that he will limit the access of everyday Americans to the courts and prevent agencies like the EPA from fulfilling their mission and doing their job to protect our air, water, and health. He’s even been described as more extreme than Justice Scalia.'
In the era of an incompetent, run-away White House who seems impervious to the limits that exist for the Executive Branch, Democrats should judge Judge Gorsuch on whether he will be a credible independent check in this out of control Oval Office.
Will he be able to side with Americans’ interests and not corporate interests? Will he be able to side with workers and not CEOs? Will he be able to protect the environment over profits?"
To those who cry foul that Democrats should treat Republican nominees exactly as Republicans have treated Democratic nominees, remember that Merrick Garland had all the qualifications that Gorsuch claims to have, and Republicans allowed Garland's confirmation to languish. On March 20, 2016, in the publication RealClear Politics, Ian Schwartz quotes conservative pundit George Will:
"On FOX News Sunday this week, columnist George Will called on Republicans to at least consider President Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court. Will criticized Republicans for using the "Biden rule" as an excuse to deny Judge Merrick Garland, Obama's nominee, a hearing.
Will said it was disheartening to hear "my friend Mitch McConnell" be unwilling to consider President Obama's Supreme Court nominee and hold confirmation hearings. Will scolded Republicans for saying this is a way to protest executive overreach, when this is a "clear constitution right and duty of the president."
Will would later lecture Republicans for not taking the nominee Obama has offered, warning them if Hillary Clinton is elected president her choice will be much more liberal and much younger than Garland, who is 63.
"If Trump is president we'll have to guess who will be the nominee," Will warned on FOX News Sunday this morning. 'Do Republicans really think Donald Trump will make a good Supreme Court choice?' "
One of the few times I have been in agreement with the likes of Will...
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