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octoberlib

(14,971 posts) Tue Jan 31, 2017, 10:21 PM Jan 2017

Analysts Predict Gorsuch to the right of Alito and Scalia

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Oh, hell no. Their chart has him more conservative than Scalia based on his rulings.

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Analysts Predict Gorsuch to the right of Alito and Scalia (Original Post) octoberlib Jan 2017 OP

I wonder if Clarence Thomas will now attach himself to Gorsuch? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #1

Gorsuch is Scalia++ without the venom. dalton99a Jan 2017 #2

They may be right about Gorsuch, but I think mr_liberal Jan 2017 #3

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,838 posts)

1. I wonder if Clarence Thomas will now attach himself to Gorsuch?

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Tue Jan 31, 2017, 10:30 PM

Jan 2017

It's sad when a parasite loses its host.

dalton99a

(81,578 posts)

2. Gorsuch is Scalia++ without the venom.

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 10:31 PM

Jan 2017

mr_liberal

(1,017 posts)

3. They may be right about Gorsuch, but I think

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 10:36 PM

Jan 2017

Alito is quite a bit more conservative than Scalia. Scalia was better on free speech and police powers. Alito is more deferential to government power.

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