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Liberals are hypocrites about the U.S. Supreme Court nominee

Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, is shown during a meeting in Washington on Tuesday, March 22, 2016.
Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, is shown during a meeting in Washington on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. J. Scott Applewhite AP

The mainstream media describe the new Supreme Court nominee as “centrist” and “moderate.” In reality, that means he is liberal. If they called him “leaning conservative,” that would mean he was truly a centrist. Conversely, if Fox News called someone “centrist,” that means he really leans conservative.

Before 1987, nominees to the court were only judged by their legal knowledge and experience by both parties. But in that year, Robert Bork was rejected by the Democrat-controlled Senate solely on the basis of his political/social views. So today, liberals who call for the current nominee to be confirmed are being hypocrites.

Allen Pritzlaff, Atascadero

This story was originally published March 30, 2016 at 5:40 PM with the headline "Liberals are hypocrites about the U.S. Supreme Court nominee."

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