Ah yes, of course judgeships are decided by politic and not logic. Of course, Cotton, Cruz and Hawlet bleated Islamophobia—they’ve got their audience. Of course Manchin cherished his outsider role. It’s no longer about law or justice … but about megaphones and spotlights.
You are the first Substack author I’ve seen to write about Adeel Mangi’s mistreatment. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. How bad does the racism have to get in this country before it’s too late to learn from our mistakes? So much for freedom and justice for all.
It's always been here, Eileen. Since the men of my pale race decided no one but they were intelligent enough to rule the people they've used their bigotry from day one of setting foot off the ships that brought them here. The indigenous were a perfect beginning for them to show off how brutally horrible they could be. Nonwhite men, women, and children have been their targets no matter where they came from or where they settled.
They've destroyed every thought of Democracy by pretending to make laws as God would have them do.
I always said that God only talks to serial killers. Boy was I right!
Such integrity from Judge Mangi, exposing the cynicism and cowardice of so many. I attended the IL ACLU annual luncheon this spring. Senator Durbin made a surprise appearance and spent most of his remarks bemoaning the treatment of Judge Mangi. Although he certainly made an effort, I wish he would have been as forthright and forceful in less safe spaces.
Sad commentary about the actual, unsung, state of America.
MSM is showing its stripes once again, the two white stripes running down their backs, that is. They are also demonstrating their athleticism by standing on their front feet, tail arched, and communicating with the foul stench developed through years of masticating conservative fodder and disgorging it as actual nourishment for the masses rather than calling it out as the self-serving racist and discriminatory offal that it is.
How long will The American People allow this condition to exist?
This story should be Front Page News, Chris?!! I haven't heard a thing on this Anywhere. The Senate select committee should be ashamed of itself. Discusting behavior, and I am applaud. Thank You, for your insight this evening, and will reStack ASAP 🙏💯👍
This matter both angers and depresses me. I applaud his letter, including his bringing the receipts with multiple links. Someone elsewhere (an educated person I assume is a lawyer from their other comments) answered my complaint with invective. The letter is a good answer.
It is aggravating that the two Democratic senators (Manchin is a lost cause) who publicly opposed him (unless others cowardly are using them as cover, which is not impossible) cannot admit they were wrong. Trump and the Republicans won. One of them won an election. Can't you see it is important to vote for him for a key court of appeals vote? To answer Trumpism?
The joint confirmation hearing of Jewish (confirmed) and Muslim judicial nominations was a nice moment. This is a shameful one. Manchin and Sinema handing over control of the NLRB to Trump is an asshole move. But we know who they are. The two senators who helped do this are supposedly better than that. They are overall but this is a low moment of their tenure.
(I want to add that EVERY SINGLE Republican opposed him. The blame is largely with them.)
Here's the best thing you - anyone - could do right now. And I speak with the life experience of a trans woman and lawyer - advocating for our rights and especially those of the poorest and moost disadvantaged. Google me if u want ;)
Change the nonprofit world that led to this. Yes the nonprofit world. It became increasingly dysfunctional over the past few years, warped into hypocrisy and lies. And it led us here, to Americans preferring traitors.
I am so ashamed at how far we have fallen from the principles that are supposed to guide our country. I have very little faith in the rule of law at present and fear it will only worsen over the next 4 years
Since I began writing comments on issues I wish to comment on I haven't minced any words and have always written using my real name.
Even here on Law Dork issues I've left myself wide open for approval or disagreement. But here and everywhere else I write I get plenty of "Likes" and very few comments even on my own SubStack posts.
I want the whole damned world to know just how much American politicians who pretend to have Christian morals just to get votes have destroyed the American Dream for millions of born in America folks because the White male lawmakers write laws based on the horrible misinterpreting of the Word of Jesus when they're not supposed to use religion in their lawmaking at all!
I'm one of those who suffered because of them even though I'm a white male, natural born citizen of the United States who had to live in the closet to protect myself from the bigotry of our lying, hypocritical goddamned politicians just to protect my future.
When President Obama worked in the proper manner as this country's leader, he set my people free, only to be threatened brutally by the upcoming illegal presidency of one Fascist Authoritarian bastard who thinks soldiers who died fighting for the Democracy of our allies were "losers" and "suckers".
And what do the now brainwashed Americans do about this criminal of numerous crimes? They support him, some to the point of believing he's the second coming of Christ!
I can't even afford to leave this damaged beyond repair nation and it doesn't matter because that freak is out to rule the world and President Biden's administration refuses to use the 14th Amendment re: Treason against everyone on his team nationwide.
Meanwhile, people are still trying to figure out where the Democratic Party went wrong. NOWHERE, goddamit! Donald Trump screwed with everyone's brains with his stupid facemaking and telling his MAGAs all the things he's guilty of is really what the Dems are guilty of. You know, a Hitler trick. And boy howdy, Donald Trump's desire is to outperform Hitler in every way and he has the backing to do so.
Enjoy the Fourth Reich, people. When you ignore the Truth you pay the price. My whole life was paying the price for truths I was too publicly insignificant to be listened to.
I think that turn about is fair play next congress. It is time for democrats to call out every single appointment for these judges that they want to appoint. Question them as harshly as Josh Hawley, Tom Cotton, John Kennedy and all of those other a**holes did to Biden’s nominees. Go after their character, it seems like there is A lot of sexual abuse and alcohol abuse among the republicans and so much corruption. Stop letting them get off with very little vetting like Bret Cavanaugh,
We lost out on the chance to have a brilliant and capable man on the Third Circuit. The religious bigotry on display was shameful, but so was the cowardice of the senators from Nevada, and the bullshit from a third. I particularly love what Mangi wrote about the three Dems:
'But to me that leaves two possibilities: that these Senators lack the wisdom to discern the truth, which exposes a catastrophic lack of judgment; or they used my nomination to court conservative voters in an election year, which exposes a catastrophic lack of principle.'
Lack of principle is spot on. We've seen this, also with tossing the trans community under the bus.
And then
'Meanwhile, a third Senator
literally handed control of his vote to Republicans. To fetishize bipartisanship amidst an
outrageous attack campaign is not a virtue—it is a preening abandonment of morality. '
Perfect. What a loss to our country, because even if a future President nominates Mangi, he'll likely say no.
Did you read what Chris wrote? Mangi was NOT bemoaning his not getting confirmed. He was arguing that the entire process was NOT being used to ascertain if he would be a fair, knowledgeable, impartial & wise judge for the American people; but rather a performative attack on Muslims by Senators who were preening for the camera. This wasn’t a day or a week. The nomination faux inquiry lasted weeks. Then not only did he have to suffer the ignorant attacks, but Schumer sacrificed actually holding a vote for some possible gain. Simplification is what RT Wing grifters do to attack & win points. This post is the opposite of that style of discourse.
In addition to the other reasons you're wrong, he DID get the nomination. His nomination dragged out for a year without being voted on, so he was not CONFIRMED. Please, try to keep up.
He’s whining publicly about not being CONFIRMED alright? He’s a judge and should have more dignity. You don’t see Christians crying about not getting judges CONFIRMED in Turkey, for example. Quit being such a lachrymose little simp. Grow up already, this is politics we’re talking about.
He was not rejected because of his lack of experience or qualifications, nor for a lack of ability, but simply because of his religion. That is shameful as is your post.
This is moving, important, brave and heartbreaking. How far we have fallen.
Ah yes, of course judgeships are decided by politic and not logic. Of course, Cotton, Cruz and Hawlet bleated Islamophobia—they’ve got their audience. Of course Manchin cherished his outsider role. It’s no longer about law or justice … but about megaphones and spotlights.
You are the first Substack author I’ve seen to write about Adeel Mangi’s mistreatment. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. How bad does the racism have to get in this country before it’s too late to learn from our mistakes? So much for freedom and justice for all.
It's always been here, Eileen. Since the men of my pale race decided no one but they were intelligent enough to rule the people they've used their bigotry from day one of setting foot off the ships that brought them here. The indigenous were a perfect beginning for them to show off how brutally horrible they could be. Nonwhite men, women, and children have been their targets no matter where they came from or where they settled.
They've destroyed every thought of Democracy by pretending to make laws as God would have them do.
I always said that God only talks to serial killers. Boy was I right!
Such integrity from Judge Mangi, exposing the cynicism and cowardice of so many. I attended the IL ACLU annual luncheon this spring. Senator Durbin made a surprise appearance and spent most of his remarks bemoaning the treatment of Judge Mangi. Although he certainly made an effort, I wish he would have been as forthright and forceful in less safe spaces.
He is not a judge.
Sad commentary about the actual, unsung, state of America.
MSM is showing its stripes once again, the two white stripes running down their backs, that is. They are also demonstrating their athleticism by standing on their front feet, tail arched, and communicating with the foul stench developed through years of masticating conservative fodder and disgorging it as actual nourishment for the masses rather than calling it out as the self-serving racist and discriminatory offal that it is.
How long will The American People allow this condition to exist?
This story should be Front Page News, Chris?!! I haven't heard a thing on this Anywhere. The Senate select committee should be ashamed of itself. Discusting behavior, and I am applaud. Thank You, for your insight this evening, and will reStack ASAP 🙏💯👍
This matter both angers and depresses me. I applaud his letter, including his bringing the receipts with multiple links. Someone elsewhere (an educated person I assume is a lawyer from their other comments) answered my complaint with invective. The letter is a good answer.
It is aggravating that the two Democratic senators (Manchin is a lost cause) who publicly opposed him (unless others cowardly are using them as cover, which is not impossible) cannot admit they were wrong. Trump and the Republicans won. One of them won an election. Can't you see it is important to vote for him for a key court of appeals vote? To answer Trumpism?
The joint confirmation hearing of Jewish (confirmed) and Muslim judicial nominations was a nice moment. This is a shameful one. Manchin and Sinema handing over control of the NLRB to Trump is an asshole move. But we know who they are. The two senators who helped do this are supposedly better than that. They are overall but this is a low moment of their tenure.
(I want to add that EVERY SINGLE Republican opposed him. The blame is largely with them.)
Here's the best thing you - anyone - could do right now. And I speak with the life experience of a trans woman and lawyer - advocating for our rights and especially those of the poorest and moost disadvantaged. Google me if u want ;)
Change the nonprofit world that led to this. Yes the nonprofit world. It became increasingly dysfunctional over the past few years, warped into hypocrisy and lies. And it led us here, to Americans preferring traitors.
Be brave. Change the system.
Heartbreaking to the nth degree, for Mangi and us as a nation. But what a brave soul. 💔💔💔💔💔
Good on Mangi for blowing up in this situation.
I am so ashamed at how far we have fallen from the principles that are supposed to guide our country. I have very little faith in the rule of law at present and fear it will only worsen over the next 4 years
Since I began writing comments on issues I wish to comment on I haven't minced any words and have always written using my real name.
Even here on Law Dork issues I've left myself wide open for approval or disagreement. But here and everywhere else I write I get plenty of "Likes" and very few comments even on my own SubStack posts.
I want the whole damned world to know just how much American politicians who pretend to have Christian morals just to get votes have destroyed the American Dream for millions of born in America folks because the White male lawmakers write laws based on the horrible misinterpreting of the Word of Jesus when they're not supposed to use religion in their lawmaking at all!
I'm one of those who suffered because of them even though I'm a white male, natural born citizen of the United States who had to live in the closet to protect myself from the bigotry of our lying, hypocritical goddamned politicians just to protect my future.
When President Obama worked in the proper manner as this country's leader, he set my people free, only to be threatened brutally by the upcoming illegal presidency of one Fascist Authoritarian bastard who thinks soldiers who died fighting for the Democracy of our allies were "losers" and "suckers".
And what do the now brainwashed Americans do about this criminal of numerous crimes? They support him, some to the point of believing he's the second coming of Christ!
I can't even afford to leave this damaged beyond repair nation and it doesn't matter because that freak is out to rule the world and President Biden's administration refuses to use the 14th Amendment re: Treason against everyone on his team nationwide.
Meanwhile, people are still trying to figure out where the Democratic Party went wrong. NOWHERE, goddamit! Donald Trump screwed with everyone's brains with his stupid facemaking and telling his MAGAs all the things he's guilty of is really what the Dems are guilty of. You know, a Hitler trick. And boy howdy, Donald Trump's desire is to outperform Hitler in every way and he has the backing to do so.
Enjoy the Fourth Reich, people. When you ignore the Truth you pay the price. My whole life was paying the price for truths I was too publicly insignificant to be listened to.
Thank you for reading, I guess.
Richard La France
I think that turn about is fair play next congress. It is time for democrats to call out every single appointment for these judges that they want to appoint. Question them as harshly as Josh Hawley, Tom Cotton, John Kennedy and all of those other a**holes did to Biden’s nominees. Go after their character, it seems like there is A lot of sexual abuse and alcohol abuse among the republicans and so much corruption. Stop letting them get off with very little vetting like Bret Cavanaugh,
Time to fight fire with fire.
We lost out on the chance to have a brilliant and capable man on the Third Circuit. The religious bigotry on display was shameful, but so was the cowardice of the senators from Nevada, and the bullshit from a third. I particularly love what Mangi wrote about the three Dems:
'But to me that leaves two possibilities: that these Senators lack the wisdom to discern the truth, which exposes a catastrophic lack of judgment; or they used my nomination to court conservative voters in an election year, which exposes a catastrophic lack of principle.'
Lack of principle is spot on. We've seen this, also with tossing the trans community under the bus.
And then
'Meanwhile, a third Senator
literally handed control of his vote to Republicans. To fetishize bipartisanship amidst an
outrageous attack campaign is not a virtue—it is a preening abandonment of morality. '
Perfect. What a loss to our country, because even if a future President nominates Mangi, he'll likely say no.
Tl;dr Muslim is nominated for a judge, does not get the nomination, whines about it publicly. He should be embarrassed.
Nope
Did you read what Chris wrote? Mangi was NOT bemoaning his not getting confirmed. He was arguing that the entire process was NOT being used to ascertain if he would be a fair, knowledgeable, impartial & wise judge for the American people; but rather a performative attack on Muslims by Senators who were preening for the camera. This wasn’t a day or a week. The nomination faux inquiry lasted weeks. Then not only did he have to suffer the ignorant attacks, but Schumer sacrificed actually holding a vote for some possible gain. Simplification is what RT Wing grifters do to attack & win points. This post is the opposite of that style of discourse.
In addition to the other reasons you're wrong, he DID get the nomination. His nomination dragged out for a year without being voted on, so he was not CONFIRMED. Please, try to keep up.
He’s whining publicly about not being CONFIRMED alright? He’s a judge and should have more dignity. You don’t see Christians crying about not getting judges CONFIRMED in Turkey, for example. Quit being such a lachrymose little simp. Grow up already, this is politics we’re talking about.
He was not rejected because of his lack of experience or qualifications, nor for a lack of ability, but simply because of his religion. That is shameful as is your post.
I checked out his Notes. Blocked.