A SCOTUS justice needs to be held to the very highest standard. If “sloppiness” is the excuse for a plagiarism charge, then he has to go.
Make Gorsuch “Out like Flynn!!!”
Are all Republicans plagiarists?
(Don’t answer, rhetorical question)
Nothing burger
Only the ones with advanced degrees.
Justice Roberts…is that you?
If you believe Robert George’s word on anything, you also believe God regards the homosexuals as a big mistake and would look the other way if somebody wiped them all off the face of the earth.
Robert George?? Haven’t seen him on TV for ages, but doesn’t he set off Liberace level warnings on Gaydar??
Gorsuch, like every other nominee chosen by the Presidential Apprentice is a guy born on third base and still believes he hit a triple to get there.
In a statement to Politico, the White House dismissed the similarities between the articles and Gorsuch’s book.
And if we’ve learned anything thus far about this White House, they are meticulous at recognizing plagiarism when they see it and weeding it out. Just ask Melania…She’ll tell ya.
SMH
Here’s one example cited from the Buzzfeed article:
Gorsuch’s 2006 book contained two endnotes regarding the above-cited section:
- “Virtually all individuals with Down’s syndrome have some degree of developmental retardation. The range of IQ scores has been wide, but most individuals are trainable by adulthood. Social skills usually are closer to the normal range than performance abilities. . . . The degree of mental retardation is quite variable, but most children learn to walk and develop some communication skills; there is a steady progress of development, at a slower pace than usual . . . [and c]hildren reared at home have higher IQs than those reared in institutions.” A. Rudolph, Pediatrics 244 (17th ed. 1983).
- See R. Behrman and V. Vaughan, Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics 893–94 (12th ed. 1983).
Kuzma’s 1984 law review article contained several footnotes in the above-cited section, including:
- “Virtually all individuals with Down’s syndrome have some degree of developmental retardation. The range of IQ scores has been wide, but most individuals are trainable by adulthood. Social skills usually are closer to the normal range than performance abilities … The degree of mental retardation is quite variable, but most children learn to walk and develop some communication skills; there is a steady progress of development, at a slower pace than usual . . . [and c]hildren reared at home have higher IQs than those reared in institutions.”
A. RUDOLPH, PEDIATRICS 244 (17th ed. 1983).- See generally R. BEHRMAN & V. VAUGHAN, supra note 3, at 893-94.
The similarities continued throughout the brief section.
Yeah, riiiiight. Nothing similar there. More like exact wording being stolen if we really want to be precise.
Hah…while I’m writing this, an asinine commercial, advocating for Gorsuch’s position on the court, is on TV.
FYI…This from Democracy Now:
The New York Times reports Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch has multiple ties to Colorado billionaire Philip Anschutz, an oil baron who now also owns railroads, real estate, sports teams and stadiums and conservative newspapers like The Weekly Standard and the Washington Examiner. Gorsuch has represented Anschutz and his companies. Anschutz, whose fortune is estimated to top $12 billion, went on to lobby the Bush administration to tap Gorsuch to the federal appeals court. The Senate Judiciary Committee is slated to consider Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court next week.
Gorsuch is another judge bought and paid for by the 1%…and $10 million to get him on the highest court is just one guy’s investment to make that happen. Gee, I wonder who Gorsuch will favor when he gets on the court…your average American or some hoity-toity billionaire’s concerns.
“Nothing burger” is a synonym for IOKIYAR?
The First Lady was just modeling what kind of judge her husband would nominate.
Conservatives really don’t have many original thoughts. That being said plagiarism is pretty paltry compared to the amount of damage this guy has already done (and will do for the rest his life, sadly).
The evidence outlined here…
GET THIS TO YOUR SENATORS ASAP…
If it’s the ad I saw, Girsuch is testifying at his hearing but at the end if the ad turns his head slightly so he is looking directly into the camera used for the ad. Pre-arranged?
Okay, you three Democratic Senators – this is your chance to change your minds on voting to confirm this person to our highest court.
Religious conservatives at the highest levels of the Republican party seem to share a love of plagiarism that nearly matches their love for mother Russia. Now all that’s left for Neil Gorsuch to rise to the levels of President Trump, Roger Ailes and Bill O’Lielly is pussy grabbing.
If only Gorsuch would do the honorable thing and withdraw…Oh right, that’s only what women nominees do in a Drumpf administration when caught plagiarizing.
Amiright, Monica Crowley??
I must be missing something. It looks like they are both directly quoting, with appropriate citation information, A. Rudolph’s article in Pediatrics. Is someone saying he should have somehow credited Kuzma? Why? Kuzma doesn’t somehow own it because it appeared in her endnotes. Do you have to cite everyone else who ever cited the same source?
FWIW I think Gorsuch–or anyone else–can’t be a legitimate SC justice without Garland even having had a hearing. I hate to act the concern troll here but I don’t think it’s at all helpful to go after red herrings like this when the real issue is not Gorsuch’s capability but the fact that he’s not Garland.
If true, a total of 0 Republican votes are at risk! Judging by the worst-case, he could lose a total of 0 Republican votes!!
Too little, too late. And not very compelling. This does not look like substantial dishonesty.
I was interested in this: “Robert George, a law professor at Princeton University…” Last time I looked, Princeton did not have a law school (It may be that the professor teaches about the law. When I was an undergraduate, I took a course in the history of American constitutional law from a great historian.)