Last year, Senate Republicans played a dangerous game with the Supreme Court. This year, it seems to have paid off in more ways than one. They’re getting the pick they wanted — and they’re aggravating their liberal colleagues in the process.
When Antonin Scalia unexpectedly passed last year, the bench faced a predicament it had avoided for decades. For the first time in several administrations, the White House had the opportunity to upend the ideological balance of the nation’s highest court.
Or, they thought they did, anyway.
Republicans refused to hold hearings for Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland. Instead, they argued that the next president — whoever that may be — should be the one to fill the vacancy. The GOP leadership were betting that the polls were wrong and that Donald Trump would stage an incredible come-from-behind victory.
When he did, all eyes turned to Trump — whose conservative credentials were questioned by many mainstream Republicans for the duration of the campaign.
But if you need proof that Trump nominated a capable constitutionalist to the court, watch him take down California Senator Dianne Feinstein on the next page:
YES!!!
The “left” should walk softly with the Trump nominees. He’s gonna probably have to nominate Ginsburg’s replacement. I’d like to think that he’ll nominate her successor “in kind”… but they’re quickly souring him.
Carol Kassler “Insider trading” refers generally to buying or selling a security, in breach of a fiduciary duty or other relationship of trust and confidence, while in possession of material, nonpublic information about the security. Insider trading violations may also include “tipping” such information, securities trading by the person “tipped,” and securities trading by those who misappropriate such information.
II. PENALTIES; SANCTIONS
General. Violation of the prohibition on insider trading can result in a prison sentence and civil and criminal fines for the individuals who commit the violation, and civil and criminal fines for the entities that commit the violation.
TherapeuticsMD, Inc. (the “Company”) can be subject to a civil monetary penalty even if the directors, officers or employees who committed the violation concealed their activities from the Company.
Criminal Penalties. The maximum prison sentence for an insider trading violation is now 20 years. The maximum criminal fine for individuals is now $5,000,000, and the maximum fine for non-natural persons (such as an entity whose securities are publicly traded) is now $25,000,000.
Civil Sanctions. Persons who violate insider trading laws may become subject to an injunction and may be forced to disgorge any profits gained or losses avoided. The civil penalty for a violator may be an amount up to three times the profit gained or loss avoided as a result of the insider trading violation. The question you should ask is why are none in Congress held to that same law?
She did no research on his case history and then wanted him to provide those cases to her, exactly what does her staff do in their spare time?
Sick woman.
You loose AGAIN demorats !
I was appalled that she didn’t even have the decency to look him in the eye while he was answering the question….. her question……..total disregard for respect.
It does not take a Supreme Court Justice to prove that Feinstein is a total idiot!
Charlie Dickerson ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT GORSUCH
Feinstein looks so tired and adrift