I somewhat agree with you. That is exactly why the vetting process for these seats must be thorough. It is important to understand what the nominee's biases are. I agree that everyone has them. Once you understand those biases, you can review their record on the bench. Have they decided cases based on their biases? From that point, come …
I somewhat agree with you. That is exactly why the vetting process for these seats must be thorough. It is important to understand what the nominee's biases are. I agree that everyone has them. Once you understand those biases, you can review their record on the bench. Have they decided cases based on their biases? From that point, come the interviews and hearings where the nominee has to respond to questions about how they will rule on the bench. It is a good process, except for one thing: the hearings can become extremely heated and political. When that happens, the vote is along party lines. I expect that to happen this time.
To remove as much bias as possible and tend towards moving out of the "party line" we must follow the questions, not excluding or cutting off any. When we tacitly agree to an avoidance of a question, we adopt an easy nihilism, sinking to where we find ourselves.
I somewhat agree with you. That is exactly why the vetting process for these seats must be thorough. It is important to understand what the nominee's biases are. I agree that everyone has them. Once you understand those biases, you can review their record on the bench. Have they decided cases based on their biases? From that point, come the interviews and hearings where the nominee has to respond to questions about how they will rule on the bench. It is a good process, except for one thing: the hearings can become extremely heated and political. When that happens, the vote is along party lines. I expect that to happen this time.
To remove as much bias as possible and tend towards moving out of the "party line" we must follow the questions, not excluding or cutting off any. When we tacitly agree to an avoidance of a question, we adopt an easy nihilism, sinking to where we find ourselves.