Neil Gorsuch Kathleen Parker Analysis

Kathleen Parker gives her judgment on newly appointed supreme court justice Neil Gorsuch. Her purpose is to denounce the ‘left wing’ slander of this new ‘right wing’ judge. Parker states facts and gives reasoning to show why we should feel secure about Trump’s appointee. In the article, Kathleen Parker using contradicting descriptions of Neil Gorsuch to display his true characteristics. When recalling the Democrats reaction to Neil Gorsuch, Parker says they painted Gorsuch as a ‘cruel and bloodless beast who shrinks from the light and plays havoc with history.’ However, contrasting this view are Gorsuch true characteristics; a man who is ‘courageous in protecting the people and the constitution by adhering to the text and original intent without
Parker, as a self-proclaimed conservative, has a bias to be pro-Neil Gorsuch because he too has very conservative beliefs. She argues that Neil Gorsuch is an intelligent man who abides strictly to the constitution and will allow no room for leniency. Even though Kathleen does have a bias, she also looks at the opposing democratic side to the argument. However, despite encompassing both sides of the argument, Kathleen Parker does fail to mention the fact that the new Trump presidency refused to even have a hearing on behalf of the democratic nominee (Judge Garland). This refusal to reason with the Democrats played a large part into the issue of Neil Gorsuch appointment and, therefore, shows some shortcomings in Parker’s argument as she left it out completely. In my opinion, Neil Gorsuch is a qualified judge and was the right pick for this country. Being a practicing justice who has a doctorate in law from the University of Oxford, he is certainly educated enough. Although he does have very conservative beliefs, he known to be an “originalist” who will strictly follow the constitution. I feel that the constitution was written with our best interests in mind and if Neil Gorsuch follows it, the United States will be in good