| | Six of the 21 candidates on Trump's list are being pushed by the media because they are not [[pro-life]]. Here's the list of the six candidates that [[conservatives]] need to speak out against and veto: | | Six of the 21 candidates on Trump's list are being pushed by the media because they are not [[pro-life]]. Here's the list of the six candidates that [[conservatives]] need to speak out against and veto: |
| | ::Many of his decisions, though coming to conservative conclusions, used emotionalistic reasoning rather than originalist and textualist reasoning.<ref>Mason, Ian (July 3, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/03/conservatives-concerned-judge-on-trumps-scotus-shortlist-could-be-next-anthony-kennedy/ Conservatives Concerned: Judge on Trump’s SCOTUS Shortlist Could Be Next Anthony Kennedy]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 4, 2018.</ref> | | ::Many of his decisions, though coming to conservative conclusions, used emotionalistic reasoning rather than originalist and textualist reasoning.<ref>Mason, Ian (July 3, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/03/conservatives-concerned-judge-on-trumps-scotus-shortlist-could-be-next-anthony-kennedy/ Conservatives Concerned: Judge on Trump’s SCOTUS Shortlist Could Be Next Anthony Kennedy]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 4, 2018.</ref> |
| | ::Judge Kethledge also ruled 2-1 against Immigration Services to allow an illegal alien, who had illegally overstayed his visa by 10 years, to challenge the denial of a new employment visa application. ''Patel v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Servs''., 732 F.3d 633 (6th Cir. 2013) (Kethledge holding that an illegal alien who had overstayed his prior visa by 10 years nevertheless has legal standing to challenge the denial of a petition for a new employment visa by a new prospective employer). That was too much for even a Clinton-appointed judge, who dissented. | | ::Judge Kethledge also ruled 2-1 against Immigration Services to allow an illegal alien, who had illegally overstayed his visa by 10 years, to challenge the denial of a new employment visa application. ''Patel v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Servs''., 732 F.3d 633 (6th Cir. 2013) (Kethledge holding that an illegal alien who had overstayed his prior visa by 10 years nevertheless has legal standing to challenge the denial of a petition for a new employment visa by a new prospective employer). That was too much for even a Clinton-appointed judge, who dissented. |
| − | ::Kethledge also reversed a deportation order of a CRIMINAL ALIEN who had lied about a drug conviction and been convicted of grand theft auto, which Kethledge argued was not an aggravated felony. ''See Van Don Nguyen v. Holder'', 571 F.3d 524 (2009). He has made other pro-migration decisions,<ref>Mason, Ian (July 4, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/04/ann-coulter-slams-open-borders-zealots-on-trumps-scotus-shortlist-backs-kavanaugh/ Ann Coulter Slams ‘Open Borders Zealots’ on Trump’s SCOTUS Shortlist, Backs Kavanaugh]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 4, 2018.</ref> and even in cases where he ruled against criminal aliens and other immigrants, he frequently urged the executive branch to grant them amnesty.<ref>Mason, Ian (July 6, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/06/scotus-frontrunner-raymond-kethledge-immigration-rulings/ SCOTUS Frontrunner Raymond Kethledge’s Record Reveals Immigration Weakness]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 6, 2018.</ref> | + | ::Kethledge also reversed a deportation order of a criminal alien who had lied about a drug conviction and been convicted of grand theft auto, which Kethledge argued was not an aggravated felony. ''See Van Don Nguyen v. Holder'', 571 F.3d 524 (2009). He has made other pro-migration decisions,<ref>Mason, Ian (July 4, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/04/ann-coulter-slams-open-borders-zealots-on-trumps-scotus-shortlist-backs-kavanaugh/ Ann Coulter Slams ‘Open Borders Zealots’ on Trump’s SCOTUS Shortlist, Backs Kavanaugh]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 4, 2018.</ref> and even in cases where he ruled against criminal aliens and other immigrants, he frequently urged the executive branch to grant them amnesty.<ref>Mason, Ian (July 6, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/06/scotus-frontrunner-raymond-kethledge-immigration-rulings/ SCOTUS Frontrunner Raymond Kethledge’s Record Reveals Immigration Weakness]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 6, 2018.</ref> |