Supreme Court
Last night, President Trump announced his nomination for Justice of the Supreme Court, to replace Justice Scalia (Scalia’s unexpected death left the Supreme Court shorthanded since last year. The Republican Congress, led by Mitch McConnell refused to give President Obama’s nominee a hearing, citing that it was Obama was a “lame duck,” referring to his last year in office, and insisted that the people should have a say in who was selected. This was unprecedented. Opinion: President Obama continued to work his last year – Congress should have done their job. It was a political move to ensure a conservative judge was selected to replace the loss of a conservative judge on the bench) .
Trump selected Neil Gorsuch, reported (as expected) to be a conservative-leaning pick. He is the youngest nominee ever (49), which would ensure a conservative on the bench for many years to come. I don’t know much about Gorsuch yet, so I will not take a position until I learn more. I hope to be pleasantly surprised.
From Gorsuch: “It is the role of judges to apply, not alter, the work of the people’s representatives. A judge who likes every outcome he reaches is very likely a bad judge, stretching for results he prefers rather than those the law demands.”
Black History Month
February is Black History Month.
13 Days in, and Trump could not have a meeting about Black History Month without gloating over his win (it’s been 3 months), vowing to win bigger next time (at least 51%), and complaining about the media.
I don’t believe I saw Bannon in this one. But then, why would a white supremacist attend a meeting attended by mostly black people?
Note that when it comes to actual historic figures, he has to read from his notes – doesn’t mention any of the actual contributions to history.
The people in the room are all self-proclaimed Trump supporters. I’d be more impressed if he took a risk and met with people who have real issues to discuss, and who may not necessarily agree with him. Otherwise, this is little more than an ego boost. AKA, “what my African Americans have done for me.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLFe-cDxGxY
On a humorous note: if you stop the video at :24 in, you’ll see Trump supposedly doing a hair sweep. With his middle finger. So, either he’s giving the media a silent salute, or someone needs to teach him what finger to use for his hair sweep. The world is watching.