Co-Blogger Jon Adler flashes again to two posts I wrote throughout and after Barrett’s affirmation course of in 2020. He means that I singing a unique tune in the present day than I did 5 years in the past. I believe for those who learn between the strains, you may see a unique message.
To state the apparent, Justice Barrett’s efficiency at her listening to was masterful. Her efficiency was on the stage of Chief Justice Roberts’s. That is one space the place the regulation professor mentality served her fairly properly.
My expectations going into the listening to weren’t excessive. Privately I expressed considerations about her to colleagues. I talked to many individuals who assured me that she could be strong. But as I watched the proceedings, I used to be really impressed. Certainly, I used to be guardedly optimistic about what she may accomplish when confirmed.
However extra importantly, I used to be stunned at how properly she did. Certainly, her testimony alleviated a few of my considerations.
In a single submit, I wrote, “She continues to impress me in ways in which I frankly hadn’t anticipated.” In one other submit, I wrote, “She made a connection that I hadn’t anticipated to expertise.” I recommended that she may in the future fill Justice Scalia’s footwear! I puzzled if she would join with the American individuals. Maybe she may turn out to be an icon for originalism. None of this stuff have occurred.
I want we’d see extra of the ACB from the listening to. There may be nonetheless hope. Longtime readers will recall my protection of Justice Kavanaugh was fairly harsh for a while. However, in candor, I’ve had loads much less to object to of late. With just a few exceptions, he is not doing the types of issues that troubled me. There may be all the time hope for tomorrow.
