Cornyn: ‘I’d have to think about’ whether I could support an openly gay Supreme Court nominee.

[stevedeshazer]

Cornyn: ‘I’d have to think about’ whether I could support an openly gay Supreme Court nominee.

Last year, after Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced his retirement, speculation mounted about whether President Obama could potentially appoint the first openly gay Justice. Conservatives were unsure of how to respond to that possibility. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, initially indicated that he was open to the idea, but later backtracked, declaring that an openly gay nominee would be “a big concern.” Sen. John Thune (R-SD) said such an appointment “would be a bridge too far right now.” With Justice John Paul Stevens now retiring, the question has been raised again. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) says he has to “think about” it before deciding:

Cornyn, a former Texas Supreme Court justice, was initially reluctant when asked if he would support an openly gay nominee — as Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the Judiciary Committee’s ranking Republican, said last year he might.

“I’d have to think about that,” he said. “As long as it doesn’t interfere with their job, it’s not a particular issue.”

Cornyn, who has advocated for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, once prepared a speech that argued against gay marriage by comparing gay men and women to box turtles.

[tammywammy]

1. Cornyn's a moron. n/t

[mahatmakanejeeves]

13. And yet that hasn't hampered his performance in the least.

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[unhappycamper]

2. Like Cornyn has to think about it.

:sarcasm:

[marew]

10. But he can't 'think' obviously. n/t

[emulatorloo]

12. He was the NUMBER 2 Bush Apologist and Cover-Up Artist. Good at taking orders

from the Karl Rove types, couldn't think for himself if he tried.

[GodlessBiker]

3. Fuck them. Thomas' exuberant heterosexuality interfered with his previous job but that didn't ...

seem to matter.

[msongs]

4. maybe if it was a gay christian KKK leader he might go for it nt

[hobbit709]

5. Cornyn and think are mutually exclusive

[WolverineDG]

7. GMTA

:rofl: Saw your response after I posted mine. Cornyn's a fucking robot, only does what he's told to. If the man ever had an original thought, he'd die of shock.

dg

[hobbit709]

16. He had an original thought once, it got lonely and left.

[WolverineDG]

6. Cornyn presumes he knows how to think nt

[iris27]

8. What about Republicans' whole "don't look at the person,

look at their record" nonsense? Yeah, WE know it's code for "damn it, we want us some more straight white Christian boys on the bench!"...but on its face, this hem-hawing makes that stance pretty hypocritical.

[havocmom]

9. So, closeted, possibly self-loathing gays on that bench would be OK with him?

He loves him some pretty amusing standards.

I will avoid any discussion on some of the speculation on the Chief Justice at this time.

Gay or not gay, open or closeted should not be a criteria. Judicial record seems like it should be the prime consideration.

[cloudbase]

11. If he was struck by an idea

it would be considered an accident.

[Supersedeas]

14. because sexual orientation can get in the way of constitutional interpretation?

[area51]

15. Cornholio can actually think? (n/t)

[QC]

17. I don't think Ole Corny needs to worry too much about that happening. n/t