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Judiciary Committee Republicans, a note. I’m sure it must be very sad to sit in the minority on such an important committee, with nominees coming at you left and right, and nothing to do but grumble and delay. I get it. I think we all sit on non-functional committees at some point, or occupy roles on other committees that simply cannot move an agenda forward. And yes, we all get run over by the opposition from time to time. So I know where you’re coming from.

That said, a piece of advice. I have no doubt that legitimate differences on legal philosophy may exist between you and the late Thurgood Marshall. I have no doubt that legitimate debate could be had with his adherents and admirers about the role of the Federal judiciary, and the conduct of sitting judges, and the criteria for ruling on cases. Have at it, for reals. However, if your intent on any given day is to call Justice Marshall’s judicial conduct into question, it’d probably be a good idea not to place Jeff Sessions (or as Joan Walsh calls him, hilariously, “Jefferson Beauregard Sessions”) at the tip of the spear for that attack. When you’re roughing up the cat that argued Brown v. Board of Ed, you probably don’t want to put the good Senator from Alabama – who looks for all the world like he’s just stepped out of a lodge meeting featuring Bull Conner as the guest speaker – in the lead position. Two cents, people.

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