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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Sat Dec 16, 2017, 12:36 AM Dec 2017

There'd have to be some COMPETENT conservative judges and lawyers out there...

Why doesn't Trump just nominate THEM?

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There'd have to be some COMPETENT conservative judges and lawyers out there... (Original Post) Ken Burch Dec 2017 OP

Because they would be loyal to the rule of law, not Trump. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #1

"Competent" and "conservative" are contradictory terms......... lastlib Dec 2017 #2

Good question that. TomSlick Dec 2017 #3

Irish_Dem

(47,115 posts)

1. Because they would be loyal to the rule of law, not Trump. nt

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Sat Dec 16, 2017, 12:36 AM

Dec 2017

lastlib

(23,239 posts)

2. "Competent" and "conservative" are contradictory terms.........

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 12:46 AM

Dec 2017

eom

TomSlick

(11,098 posts)

3. Good question that.

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 12:47 AM

Dec 2017

There is a world of conservative lawyers and state judges that could answer the kind of first year law school questions the guy couldn't answer today. It is incomprehensible that a lawyer with no - zero - nil - trial experience could be a federal district court judge.

My only theory is that Trump wants incompetent judges on the federal bench to destroy public confidence in the federal courts.

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