OFFICIAL Amy Coney Barrett SCOTUS Nomination/Confirmation Hearing Thread

I am concerned by the pick of Coney Barrett. My concern goes beyond her legal theories. I am truly concerned Trump is planning a coup. If Trump were attempting to achieve an Electoral College win, Trump would have nominated Barbara Lagoa. One of the reasons Trump changed his official home address to FL because Trump knows there is no way he can achieve an Electoral College win without FL. Trump obviously does not care about a legitimate Electoral College win. Trump has no plans of leaving office. I hope Speaker Pelosi has her Capitol Police at the ready. We have seen this story: A man elected once and never leaving office.

I just don't see the Dems going after her all that hard. Attacking a woman is just not going to be productive. I think they ask her a few tough questions about health care, abortion, etc, to get her on the record, but that's about it.

Timmy Treadwell wrote:

I just don't see the Dems going after her all that hard. Attacking a woman is just not going to be productive. I think they ask her a few tough questions about health care, abortion, etc, to get her on the record, but that's about it.

I agree it put's the Ds in a tough position. If they go after her on her religious beliefs it reinforces the message they are anti religion (see COVID restrictions on churches). If they go after her hard they will be attacked for not being pro woman. They should and I think will stick to the issues, but not get nasty.

Not the best resume or education, but she's the best woman right now that fits the situation, and that's what life is about... timing.

Standard Setter wrote:

Not the best resume or education

What is missing from her resume or education that makes it "not the best?"

Exactly.

You saw the constant failures of Nobama when he loaded his cabinet and staff with educators with no real experience...just like himself.

Didn't go to Harvard / Yale / Stanford Law

Being a law school prof isn't the best experience for becoming a SC justice.

Let the Debate Begin wrote:

Standard Setter wrote:

Not the best resume or education

What is missing from her resume or education that makes it "not the best?"

All eight Justices currently on the Supreme Court went to either Harvard or Yale law school. Notre Dame is a second-tier school, a level below the top 14 schools in the country.

Lagoa graduated from Columbia, which is one of the top 14, and right behind Harvard, Yale, and Stanford.

Standard Setter wrote:

Not the best resume or education, but she's the best woman right now that fits the situation, and that's what life is about... timing.

Her education and resume look pretty good to me.

Horrible pick. Disgusting. Sad. We can do so much better. What going on with this country?

Just Another LRC Idiot wrote:

All eight Justices currently on the Supreme Court went to either Harvard or Yale law school. Notre Dame is a second-tier school, a level below the top 14 schools in the country.

I think everyone can agree that the Service Academies provide the best military education that a junior officer can receive. Instead of just a few Military Arts classes and a some required summer training, the Academies provide a situation where the cadet is 100% immersed in a military environment 24/7 with significant summer training required all four years. This being said, of the eight current members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, only four attended an Academy. The other four received degrees from civilian institutions (Princeton, Tulane, Harvard, and Texas Tech). I would say that the difference between the military education received at West Point versus ROTC at Texas Tech is far greater than the difference between the Law School education received at Harvard Law versus Notre Dame Law.

Does this make the resumes of four of our Chiefs of Staff "not the best" and therefore not qualified to serve on the JCS?

Timmy Treadwell wrote:

I just don't see the Dems going after her all that hard. Attacking a woman is just not going to be productive. I think they ask her a few tough questions about health care, abortion, etc, to get her on the record, but that's about it.

I don't see how a woman would like this pick. A woman will grill her and make her squirm. She's going to be confirmed for sure but not without giving her a lot of grief. She can be attacked from that standpoint.

Let's talk about that. The most effective President of my lifetime-political views aside-graduated from a small religious college in Illinois. All of them since were Ivy Leaguers either as undergrads or law students. None hold a candle to what Reagan accomplished. He was transformational like no one since FDR or Theodore Roosevelt. I think DC would run a lot better if it was not an echo chamber filled with people with Political Science degrees from the Ivy League.

oldschoollrc wrote:

Didn't go to Harvard / Yale / Stanford Law

Being a law school prof isn't the best experience for becoming a SC justice.

1. If graduating from a Service Academy is so much better, why do we have half of JCS from civilian schools?

2. If it's not important to graduate from a top law school, why is every SC Justice appointed in the last half century a graduate from one of the top schools? (The last SC Justice who did not go to one of the top schools was Warren Burger, who was appointed in 1969.)

further left than V.I.U. wrote:

I am concerned by the pick of Coney Barrett. My concern goes beyond her legal theories. I am truly concerned Trump is planning a coup. If Trump were attempting to achieve an Electoral College win, Trump would have nominated Barbara Lagoa. One of the reasons Trump changed his official home address to FL because Trump knows there is no way he can achieve an Electoral College win without FL. Trump obviously does not care about a legitimate Electoral College win. Trump has no plans of leaving office. I hope Speaker Pelosi has her Capitol Police at the ready. We have seen this story: A man elected once and never leaving office.

Your mind will steady once you’re off the sauce and pill.

oldschoollrc wrote:

Didn't go to Harvard / Yale / Stanford Law

Being a law school prof isn't the best experience for becoming a SC justice.

It was good enough to be President (Obama)

I sense you are looking forward to Trump not standing down. You do admit Trump is no longer trying to win.

Just Another LRC Idiot wrote:

Let the Debate Begin wrote:

What is missing from her resume or education that makes it "not the best?"

All eight Justices currently on the Supreme Court went to either Harvard or Yale law school. Notre Dame is a second-tier school, a level below the top 14 schools in the country.

Lagoa graduated from Columbia, which is one of the top 14, and right behind Harvard, Yale, and Stanford.

Ted Cruz is a Harvard Law Grad and was editor of the Harvard Law review. Would you pick him to be a Supreme Court Justice?