Goodbye Goodwin

Republicans successfully filibuster radical Obama U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Goodwin Liu. As proof of how radical Liu is thought to be, the vote wasn't even close.

(Politico) — Senate Republicans staged the first successful filibuster of a judicial nominee since 2005 on Thursday, dealing a blow to the Obama administration on the long-stalled nomination of Goodwin Liu to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The final vote was 52-43, eight votes shy of the 60 needed to overcome the filibuster. Only one Republican joined Democrats in supporting Liu, and only one Democrat voted no to opening debate on the 40-year-old University of California, Berkeley professor’s nomination.

The filibuster will be met with disappointment from both progressives and Asian-American groups that advocated for Liu and hoped to see him seated on the Western court that covers a region of the country with a significant Asian-American population. Liu even received support from some prominent conservative legal figures, including Ken Starr and John Yoo.

Meet Goodwin Liu: President Obama's nominee for a spot on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

No wonder Republicans oppose Goodwin Liu's appointment to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a radical leftist who believes the Constitution can be interpreted to mean anything he wants. Among his distorted views is the idea all Americans owe reparations to blacks for slavery; even if they or their ancestors came to America after slavery was ended. Here is is video of Liu explaining his twisted view on reparations for slavery.

Obama Appeals Court Nominee - Goodwin Liu - on Reparations for Slavery


Some of Goodwin Liu's other distortions of the Constitution are opposition to the death penalty and a belief in a Constitutional right for welfare.