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by bayareabadboy 1492 days ago
This is silly. A conservative opinion writer could write the exact same thing about the 9th circuit court.
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woodruffw 1492 days ago
No, you couldn't. The Ninth Circuit isn't nearly as politically lopsided[1].

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals...

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bayareabadboy 1492 days ago
A judge being nominated by a Republican isn't exactly a great indicator of the political philosophy of a justice.

Quite liberal justices of the Supreme Court were nominated by Republicans (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/john-paul-stevens-an...). To be fair, prolly still too soon to tell with Trump.

Also: https://www.google.com/search?q=site+nationalreview.com+9th+...

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kaczordon 1492 days ago
Exactly, when people get a decision they don’t like suddenly the courts are “unfair” and acting “rogue”. If your side agrees with it then it was the obvious and “logical/fair” ruling.
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