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Trump’s mature decision to nominate Brett Kavanaugh

Jim_S

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Trump’s mature decision to nominate Brett Kavanaugh
Posted by William A. Jacobson Monday, July 9, 2018 at 10:56pm

https://legalinsurrection.com/2018/...sion-to-nominate-brett-kavanaugh/#more-254546

Trump now has nominated two Justices who have the potential to be intellectual heavyweights in the place we need that weight the most.

So this is my quick take on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh.

My overwhelming focus as the drama unfolded tonight was not Kavanaugh’s record. I’m not sufficiently familiar with Kavanaugh’s record to reach an independent judgment on him. But Kavanaugh has passed muster with a wide range of conservatives who are familiar with his record and background, particularly Leonard Leo of The Federalist Society. I’ll rely on, and accept, their judgment on future Justice Kavanaugh.


When it comes to Supreme Court nominees, we really do need OUR best and brightest. We need our Scalias on the high court. From what I’ve been able to gather, Kavanaugh is among our best and brightest, as was Gorsuch.

Trump now has nominated two Justices who have the potential to be intellectual heavyweights in the place we need that weight the most.

Since the announcement, I’ve been focused on the maturity of Trump’s decision to nominate Kavanaugh. It’s on par with his decision to nominate now-Justice Gorsuch.

The closest I came to a prediction was when I commented:

The “rational” me says someone in Trump’s position would take the safe pick, Kavanaugh. Barring a skeleton in the closet, he’ll be confirmed before the First Monday in October.

But I suspected that Amy Coney Barrett would be the nominee because of the politics of the anti-Catholic bigotry focused against her. And it certainly would have made for amazing political theater. But Trump took the rational and mature approach.

That maturity has been the hallmark of Trump’s approach to reshaping the judiciary. And we will benefit from that maturity for a generation to come.
 

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Jim_S

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From Powerline:

POSTED ON JULY 9, 2018 BY JOHN HINDERAKER IN SUPREME COURT
BRETT KAVANAUGH: AN EXCELLENT BEGINNING

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/07/brett-kavanaugh-an-excellent-beginning.php

President Trump announced his appointment of D. C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court a few minutes ago. Trump was joined at the podium by Kavanaugh and his wife and two daughters. The event was, I think, superbly staged. Some observations:

1) President Trump’s introduction of Kavanaugh was beautifully conceived and delivered. Was there a teleprompter that I missed? Trump’s announcement seemed to be extemporaneous, and it was done flawlessly. Barack Obama was never able to talk off the cuff like this.

2) Trump emphasized Kavanaugh’s establishment credentials. With a razor-thin one-vote margin in the Senate, this is a good approach, and it probably accounts in large part for Trump’s selection of Kavanaugh. His credentials for the job are unimpeachable. If Trump has another opportunity to name a Justice, the Republicans will probably have a wider margin in the Senate and he may be free to choose a more controversial nominee.

3) The President praised Justice Anthony Kennedy rather effusively, and the fact that Kavanaugh clerked for Kennedy was emphasized. This was smart: the implication was that Kavanaugh will continue Kennedy’s tradition rather than being a radical departure from it, as the Democrats will assert.

4) Trump highlighted not just Kavanaugh, but his family. That worked extremely well, and Kavanaugh took good advantage of the opportunity. The Democrats will try to demonize Kavanaugh, but it will be hard to sell that vision to anyone who was watching tonight.

5) Kavanaugh was visibly nervous and, unlike Trump, worked from a script. His references to his parents and his family were warm and genuine, and his judicial philosophy, as he described it, is one with which a large majority of Americans agree.

6) Kavanaugh shrewdly noted that Elena Kagan, now a Democratic Supreme Court justice, hired him to teach at Harvard Law School. Kavanaugh teaches, apparently, at Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, and someplace else that I missed. Again, it will be hard for the Democrats to question his qualifications in any traditional way.

7) On the whole, I thought the announcement was beautifully managed. The audience gave Judge Kavanaugh and his family a warm reception that must have impressed unbiased viewers. The road to confirmation may be bumpy, given the Democrats’ lunacy, but it got off to an excellent start tonight.
 

rugerman

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Trumps second Supreme Court pick looks to be a solid choice, of course the democrats are going to oppose anyone that he picks no matter what.
 
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