Leonard Grasz, nominated for the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, received a “not qualified” rating from the ABA after the grilling. He said that during the questioning it became clear the ABA evaluators didn’t like his pro-life stance.
“I was asked repeatedly for my personal opinion on social issues including abortion — it seemed to be a great topic of interest to the reviewer,” Mr. Grasz, an Omaha based lawyer, told the Senate Judiciary Committee.
“The interviewer repeatedly used in a negative connotation in the phrase, ‘you people,’ and at one point, I stopped him and I said, ‘sir, who do you mean by you people?’ And he said, ‘conservatives and Republicans.’”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...rvatives-you-/
Didn't the guy with the ears get blasted for referring to minorities as "you people", with all the negative connotations that choice of words entails? I guess the ABA's opinions should be similarly disqualified then? And I thought the abortion question wasn't supposed to be a "litmus test"? I guess it is for the ABA.