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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:48 AM Dec 2017

Trump nominates Liberty University professor for DOJ job

Source: The Hill

President Trump plans to nominate a Liberty University professor to serve as the administrator for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in the Department of Justice, the White House announced Tuesday.

Caren Harp is an associate professor at Liberty's School of Law.

Liberty University is an evangelical school run by Trump supporter Jerry Falwell Jr. The president gave the school's commencement address this past May.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/365579-trump-nominates-liberty-university-professor-for-doj-job

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Trump nominates Liberty University professor for DOJ job (Original Post) n2doc Dec 2017 OP
So now juveniles can be tried based on who doesn't love Jesus enough. Great. Initech Dec 2017 #1
How "evangelical" is that name? Care 'n Harp Mrs. Overall Dec 2017 #2
And the hits just keep on coming Va Lefty Dec 2017 #3
i do have to give trump credit for being able to pick the WORST possible logosoco Dec 2017 #4
Trying to kill off America one day and one action @ a time Botany Dec 2017 #5
It's not a new thing, either... Blue_Tires Dec 2017 #7
Bio underpants Dec 2017 #6
Is it wrong for me to assume that he's a kiddie-hawk? sofa king Dec 2017 #8
I knew it! xxqqqzme Dec 2017 #9
Alternative sentencing for juvies. JohnnyRingo Dec 2017 #10

logosoco

(3,208 posts)
4. i do have to give trump credit for being able to pick the WORST possible
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:59 AM
Dec 2017

candidates for governmental jobs. It is like living in some sort of opposite universe.
He has been very consistent in this area. I guess if you are going to go asshole, you may as well go full asshole.

Botany

(70,516 posts)
5. Trying to kill off America one day and one action @ a time
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 12:11 PM
Dec 2017

BTW Liberty U.'s law school sees its job as to produce Christian lawyers and get them
placed inside the government in order to build a "Christian Nation."

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
7. It's not a new thing, either...
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 12:35 PM
Dec 2017

DUers of a certain age will remember Bush Jr.'s penchant for hiring an outsized number of graduates from Pat Robertson's school, Regent University...

The RW looks after their own and always makes sure there is a steady pipeline to entrench more of "their" people in government...

JohnnyRingo

(18,636 posts)
10. Alternative sentencing for juvies.
Tue Dec 19, 2017, 09:08 PM
Dec 2017

"I sentence you to two hours of kneeling in prayer on gravel". Fortunately we can't do pillories and stocks anymore.

Another divisive move by this White House that I can thank God for.

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