Neil Gorsuch

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(03-21-2017, 11:43 PM)GMDino Wrote: http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/03/21/al-franken-grills-judge-neil-gorsuch-supreme-court-hearing-frozen-trucker-case

Here's one.

Gorsuch is sticking with "I only look at the law".

I don't even know if he got the law right.  His argument (while I was listening today, not in the linked article) was that the driver had an option to not drive the vehicle as it was dangerous.  Since he chose to drive it he gave up his safety rights and the firing was justified. (Paraphrasing a bit.)

I believe they said he was the only one out of 9 to dissent.

I'm sure there are a few sites that took Gorsuch's side in the question and answer.  I saw the right loved that he rolled his eyes. 

Ol' Neil really pwned Franken in that exchange. The truck driver chose to not operate a trailer without brakes and to not sit outside in subzero temperature in a truck with no heat and potentially freeze to death, and to not walk and potentially freeze to death. Instead he unhooked the cab from the trailer and drove to shelter/safety and warmth. He returned with a tow truck driver (I believe it was less than an hour later) and for this he was fired. Franken argued that defending firing this man was absurd, and Gorsuch defended how he looked at the law. The man was fired because when he couldn't feel his extremities he went to seek shelter. Concern for the safety of other motorists and the instinct for self preservation are terminable offenses in America. You may die at your post, but you damn sure won't leave it, especially if there are company goods there. Yep, it was a pwning all right.