Wisconsin

catbyte

(34,588 posts) Thu May 25, 2023, 03:10 PM May 2023

Glenn Grothman on House floor complaining Biden isn't nominating enough "straight white guy" judges

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Way to go, WI-06.

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Glenn Grothman on House floor complaining Biden isn't nominating enough "straight white guy" judges (Original Post) catbyte May 2023 OP

Someone needs to tell him the House has no role in judicial appointments. rsdsharp May 2023 #1

Straight white guys are over-represented in every branch AllyCat May 2023 #2

Joe's must making up for the 230 or so some years when just white guys... brush May 2023 #3

What about Clearwater Thomas ? Sandra Deo Connor ? Tetrachloride May 2023 #4

71% of all federal judges are white men. So that's not enough? Ocelot II May 2023 #5

For Grothman, I'm quite sure anything less... 3catwoman3 May 2023 #8

seriously??? markie May 2023 #6

like pokemon...gotta catch them all dembotoz May 2023 #7

There are too many straight white guy congressmen telling the rest of us what to do. milestogo May 2023 #9

Wonder If He Still Lives In Mommy's Basenent? WiVoter Jun 2023 #10

rsdsharp

(9,262 posts)

1. Someone needs to tell him the House has no role in judicial appointments.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Thu May 25, 2023, 03:16 PM

May 2023

AllyCat

(16,293 posts)

2. Straight white guys are over-represented in every branch

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Thu May 25, 2023, 03:19 PM

May 2023

Of government. No Glenn.

He’s an embarrassment.

brush

(54,017 posts)

3. Joe's must making up for the 230 or so some years when just white guys...

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Thu May 25, 2023, 03:20 PM

May 2023

were appointed.

Not rocket science.

Tetrachloride

(7,940 posts)

4. What about Clearwater Thomas ? Sandra Deo Connor ?

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Thu May 25, 2023, 03:30 PM

May 2023

Ocelot II

(116,122 posts)

5. 71% of all federal judges are white men. So that's not enough?

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Thu May 25, 2023, 03:40 PM

May 2023

https://19thnews.org/2022/03/federal-judiciary-white-men-diversity/#:~:text=Even%20as%20the%20courts%20have,a%20third%20of%20federal%20judges.

3catwoman3

(24,174 posts)

8. For Grothman, I'm quite sure anything less...

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #5)

Thu May 25, 2023, 04:21 PM

May 2023

…than 100% would not be enough.

markie

(22,759 posts)

6. seriously???

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Thu May 25, 2023, 03:58 PM

May 2023

what an ass.... poor straight white guys just can't get a break anymore

dembotoz

(16,879 posts)

7. like pokemon...gotta catch them all

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Thu May 25, 2023, 04:06 PM

May 2023

milestogo

(16,829 posts)

9. There are too many straight white guy congressmen telling the rest of us what to do.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2023, 09:34 AM

May 2023

WiVoter

(920 posts)

10. Wonder If He Still Lives In Mommy's Basenent?

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sun Jun 4, 2023, 03:41 PM

Jun 2023

He reminds me of David Prosser & Norman Bates.

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