07 July 2018

Dark Horizons

CNBC published a troubling piece yesterday (link here) with the title "Experts think Trump's Supreme Court nominee could rule against gays, lesbians in employment cases."

Althought a relevant case is not now pending before the high court, many legal experts expect there soon will be, given the federal appellate courts have come down on both sides of the issue. That sort of divide typically makes an issue more likely to be taken up by the Supremes, who typically pass on more than 99 percent of cases appealed to them.

Donald Trump's staff has already released the list of three finalists for the nomination, and none of them have specifically ruled on a sexual orientation discrimination case. But given how Trump openly admits how the ultra-conservative Federalist Society and the LGBT-hating Heritage Foundation are selecting all the names for his nominees pool, it's likely the final choice would favor an employer and not the victim in any sexual orientation discrimination appeal.

The most troubling name on Trump's list of finalists is Amy Coney Barrett, who has been a federal judge for less than a year. She has strong ties to several ultra-conservative Catholic organizations and has spoken before the so-called "Alliance Defending Freedom," an anti-LGBT hate group.

The bottom line is that the final justice nominee choice will either be full-on horrible or slightly less horrible. Hoping for one of the latter is little consolation.

Nonetheless, this choice is likely to expose yet again the disgusting lie that Trump is pro-LGBT. He has proven to be anything but.

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