Sorry, but I am suddenly feeling an overwhelming LOVE for Amy Coney Barrett that I can't hold back from expressing...

[PeaceWave]

Baby, you done soooo very good today.

[Walleye]

1. I feel the same way toward any woman who gets herself out of this stupid cult

[Johnny2X2X]

2. I know someone who had her for class at Notre Dame

They said when she was picked that Democrats would be surprised by her outside of that 1 big issue of abortion. She's reasonable and moderate on most things.

[travelingthrulife]

5. It's not reasonable and moderate to force people to birth babies.

She also believes that men are in charge of women, so whose vote is she casting? Her vote or her husband's?

[hlthe2b]

3. She, I can believe. I am a bit shocked by Gorsuch, who despite being a Coloradoan

has sold us out almost continually.

But, Amy Coney Barrett occasionally hears the ghost of Ruth Bader Ginsberg (on things not abortion) I think...

[Ocelot II]

4. Some of Gorsuch's opinions reflect his libertarian leanings,

which means he is skeptical of the "administrative state"; he doesn't like the Chevron case, which instructs courts to give deference to administrative agencies. He has tended to go with the liberals on cases involving due process rights and law enforcement overreach, and has consistently sided with Native tribes in cases involving tribal sovereignty. On the other hand he sticks with the conservative position on religious matters, and favors constitutional originalism. So he's kind of a mixed bag, ideologically.

[hlthe2b]

6. Yes. And despite his long time in CO-Boulder, he's an ass on environment.

[Ocelot II]

7. Libertarians tend to suck on environmental issues

because they don't think administrative agencies like the EPA should regulate business operations relating to the environment (or most other things, for that matter). "The market" is supposed to control what businesses do, not the so-called heavy hand of government.

[Renew Deal]

9. Gorsuch is one of the more sane ones

He has a habit of being wrong and disappointing too often. The one I don't get is Kavanaugh. His reasoning is bad and he should know better, but maybe he wants to avoid MAGAT wrath.

[PeaceWave]

8. Somewhere in D.C. tonight, I'd like to imagine...

Sonia, Elena, Ketanji and Amy relaxing in some bar, drinking a nice bottle of wine and feeling fucking powerful. Friday night. And then THAT song comes on. Cheers, ladies.