• theprogressivist @lemmy.world
    0·
    2 days ago

    “As a nominee to the Third Circuit, it would not be appropriate for me to address how this Amendment would apply in an abstract hypothetical scenario,” Bove wrote.

    That should disqualify him or anyone who doesn’t answer this question with a hard NO. But we live in stupid times with stupid people leading the way.

    • ryper@lemmy.caEnglish
      0·
      2 days ago

      It’s not like you can really trust a “no” from these people. Kavanaugh and Barrett were both asked about Roe during their Supreme Court nomination hearings, and they both responded like it was settled law and they’d leave it alone. Look how that worked out.

      • Cenotaph@mander.xyzEnglish
        0·
        2 days ago

        Well, they specifically dodged the yes or no question being posed and responded with “It is settled law”.

    • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
      0·
      2 days ago

      Bove also faces scrutiny over how he has managed staff at the DOJ. A whistleblower report submitted last month by a former Justice Department employee alleges that Bove told colleagues that the administration should ignore court orders that are stymying some of Trump’s executive orders, particularly those that rely on declarations of “emergencies” to push his anti-immigrant agenda.

    • Rhaedas@fedia.io
      0·
      2 days ago

      He sounds like Jordan Peterson. How do you define “constitutional”? How do you define “term”? How do you define… oh shut up.

      • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
        0·
        2 days ago

        To the extent this question seeks to elicit an answer that could be taken as opining on the broader political or policy debate regarding term limits, or on statements by any political figure, my response, consistent with the positions of prior judicial nominees, is that it would be improper to offer any such comment as a judicial nominee.