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As usual, completely baffling downvoting on HN. I found this remark very appropriate. I didn't expect this from Gorsuch at all. If anything I would like this c

As usual, completely baffling downvoting on HN. I found this remark very appropriate. I didn't expect this from Gorsuch at all. If anything I would like this comment to be expanded (e.g. by adding context about the Federalist Society which I've never heard of)

afterburner 6y ago
> Federalist Society They basically vet judges to serve as movement conservative activists on the Supreme Court. Looking for the "right" (and right-wing) stances, and complete absence of left-leaning progressive talk. Also kow-towing to corporate interests and displays of extreme loyalty to right-wing, corporate, "old boys", or evangelical thought are bonuses.
duxup 6y ago
I didn't vote but I'll venture to guess the comment's sort of cheer leading a cause / for / against various groups was the reason for the votes. HN users tend to like things "distilled" a bit more, although maybe that's not the case and I just feel that way.
- doublesCs 6y ago
  > I didn't vote but I'll venture to guess the comment's sort of cheer leading a cause / for / against various groups was the reason for the votes. The way I read it, he's just saying that conservatives didn't expect Gorsuch's decision. That is not cheering anything.
  - saxonww 6y ago
    I read it the opposite way. It looked like a comment celebrating the conservatives' loss more than one celebrating the progress made today. The edit confirmed it. A lot people here - regardless of political orientation - don't appreciate those types of comments, because they're not really about furthering discussion at all, but rather 'rubbing it in' to the side of the argument you don't like.
    - doublesCs 6y ago
      > It looked like a comment celebrating the conservatives' loss more than one celebrating the progress made today. The edit confirmed it. A lot people here - regardless of political orientation - don't appreciate those types of comments, because they're not really about furthering discussion at all, but rather 'rubbing it in' to the side of the argument you don't like. Ah, I see what you mean. Thank you for explaining.
  - duxup 6y ago
    The comment is gone now but I think it cited some specific groups that to me weren't obviously part of the case / didn't note their opinion, and outside that I'm not sure they really said much about expectations... more so cheer leading that disappointment those groups might feel. Granted the more we parse a comment the less nonsensical this all gets ;)
s9w 6y ago
No critical comments of these topics is allowed on this site. It's the only tool that is left.
KorfmannArno 6y ago
And now it's even flagged.
davidw 6y ago
If you mention 'him' in a negative light, lots of downvotes.

afterburner 6y ago

> Federalist Society They basically vet judges to serve as movement conservative activists on the Supreme Court. Looking for the "right" (and right-wing) stances, and complete absence of left-leaning progressive talk. Also kow-towing to corporate interests and displays of extreme loyalty to right-wing, corporate, "old boys", or evangelical thought are bonuses.

duxup 6y ago

I didn't vote but I'll venture to guess the comment's sort of cheer leading a cause / for / against various groups was the reason for the votes. HN users tend to like things "distilled" a bit more, although maybe that's not the case and I just feel that way.

doublesCs 6y ago
> I didn't vote but I'll venture to guess the comment's sort of cheer leading a cause / for / against various groups was the reason for the votes. The way I read it, he's just saying that conservatives didn't expect Gorsuch's decision. That is not cheering anything.
- saxonww 6y ago
  I read it the opposite way. It looked like a comment celebrating the conservatives' loss more than one celebrating the progress made today. The edit confirmed it. A lot people here - regardless of political orientation - don't appreciate those types of comments, because they're not really about furthering discussion at all, but rather 'rubbing it in' to the side of the argument you don't like.
  - doublesCs 6y ago
    > It looked like a comment celebrating the conservatives' loss more than one celebrating the progress made today. The edit confirmed it. A lot people here - regardless of political orientation - don't appreciate those types of comments, because they're not really about furthering discussion at all, but rather 'rubbing it in' to the side of the argument you don't like. Ah, I see what you mean. Thank you for explaining.
- duxup 6y ago
  The comment is gone now but I think it cited some specific groups that to me weren't obviously part of the case / didn't note their opinion, and outside that I'm not sure they really said much about expectations... more so cheer leading that disappointment those groups might feel. Granted the more we parse a comment the less nonsensical this all gets ;)

s9w 6y ago

No critical comments of these topics is allowed on this site. It's the only tool that is left.

KorfmannArno 6y ago

And now it's even flagged.

davidw 6y ago

If you mention 'him' in a negative light, lots of downvotes.