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Ohiogal

(32,011 posts)
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 04:06 PM Jan 2019

Trump's pick to replace Kavanaugh on Appeals Court -- this is the best he could do?

Plus she's on the "short list" of possible SCOTUS nominations! And she's never even served as a judge!



Several of judicial nominee Neomi Rao's controversial opinion pieces were compiled by the liberal judicial activist group Alliance for Justice and shared with journalists. Rao has been nominated to fill the seat left vacant by Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he joined the Supreme Court.

Buzzfeed News first reported on the Rao's op-eds, which she wrote in college and shortly after her graduation. Rao graduated from Yale University in 1995 and the writings were from 1993 to 1996.

Rao has not previously served as a judge. She currently heads the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. According to Politico, she is on Trump's short list for the Supreme Court if another seat on that bench opens up during his administration.

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In an April 1993 article titled "The Feminist Dilemma," Rao wrote that she agreed with feminist critic Camille Paglia, who "accurately describes the dangerous feminist idealism which teaches women that they are equal. Women believe falsely that they should be able to go anywhere with anyone."

"Although I am certainly not arguing that date rape victims ask for it, when playing the modern dating game women have to understand and accept the consequences of their sexuality," she said. "Some feminists chant that women should be free to wear short skirts or bright lipstick, but true sexual signals lie beyond these blatant signs."

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-pick-to-replace-kavanaugh-on-appeals-court-under-fire-for-college-op-eds-on-hysteria-over-date-rape/ar-BBSk331?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout

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Trump's pick to replace Kavanaugh on Appeals Court -- this is the best he could do? (Original Post) Ohiogal Jan 2019 OP
This is how they've taken over our country since 1980. Power 2 the People Jan 2019 #1
Yeah she sounds like a piece of work. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 #2
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