04-11-2017, 01:39 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-11-2017, 01:45 PM by Eric the Green.)
(04-11-2017, 12:31 PM)X_4AD_84 Wrote:(04-10-2017, 10:44 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: From my point of view as a Green liberal, Gorsuch is about the worst thing Drump and his Goppers have done.
But, if you're not a Green liberal, you might not agree.
From my point of view, Gorsuch could stop the suits against gerrymandering and voter suppression, and will maintain Citizens United, thus cementing Republican thugs and thieves in office and ruining our democracy. He will uphold the interests of corporations over suits against their injurious and dangerous behavior, seriously hurting or killing the environment, lives and fortunes of many beings around the world as well as in America. He will take the side of the bosses over the workers and consumers. He will take the side of authorities who want to clamp down on human rights and injustice. He will maintain the unjust and deadly regime of allowing nuts to have guns and denying the right of localities to restrict them. He will uphold the actions of Drump to violate the constitution and civil liberties. He will uphold restrictive drug laws and the Federal right to overturn state laws. In every possible way, Gorsuck will act to make our country something that belongs only to the rich and powerful and which makes life worse for the rest of us.
If Gorsuch is a good American he'll realize that Citizens United had unintended consequences such as giving Unions cover to promote candidates doing their bidding, and, allowing clandestine foreign interference in our elections.
Sure; but he's not, so he won't.
http://endcitizensunited.org/rejectgorsuch/
A conservative view:
"the Supreme Court has had a series of cases in recent years involving restrictions on campaign financing and speech that the liberal justices on the Court have refused to recognize as violating the First Amendment right to freely associate and engage in political activity. Justice Scalia was the needed fifth vote in these cases, such as Citizens United v. FEC, so it is vital that the new justice be someone like Gorsuch who has shown a firm commitment to upholding the First Amendment in the area of political speech and political activity. - See more at: https://www.conservativereview.com/comme...c9cc4.dpuf"
https://www.conservativereview.com/comme...-for-trump
"Citizens United v. FEC was a controversial Supreme Court case dealing with the regulation of campaign expenditures by organizations. The Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that laws restricting independent political spending by corporations and unions were unconstitutional because they prohibited free speech.
Critics of the ruling believe corporations should not be granted the same rights to free speech as individuals and that it has given a larger voice to the rich. The decision has led to the rampant rise of super PACs and political non-profits.
When it comes to where Gorsuch stands on Citizens United, Shapiro thinks he will “explain the importance of protecting the right to political speech,” which would indicate he is in favor of upholding the ruling."
http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017...ssues.html
His evasive testimony on the issue:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2...nited.html
Is a Scalia-clone "a good American?" Trump voters think so; some others might. I don't. I think Scalia and his clones are guardians of the wealthy elite. This is very bad for America, and is the 3T decay into our 4T.