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Polybius

(20,714 posts)
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 01:10 PM Jul 24

Sen. Angus King Admits His Vote For Anti-Abortion Judge Was 'A Mistake'

Source: Huffington Post

WASHINGTON — Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) admitted Thursday that he made “a mistake” by voting to confirm Josh Divine, a 35-year-old archconservative with a long record of litigation against abortion rights, to a lifetime federal judgeship.

King told HuffPost that he voted Tuesday to confirm Divine after talking to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who gave Divine “a strong reference.” Divine, who will now serve on a U.S. district court in Missouri, used to be Hawley’s chief counsel.

“I took Josh Hawley’s advice,” said the Maine senator. “In retrospect, I think it was a mistake, from what I’ve learned about Mr. Divine since. But sometimes, you rely on your colleagues.”

Asked if he was aware of Divine’s record on abortion rights, King said, “Not fully.”

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/angus-king-mistake-josh-divine-abortion_n_688257c1e4b036c6e7022a68?be

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Sen. Angus King Admits His Vote For Anti-Abortion Judge Was 'A Mistake' (Original Post) Polybius Jul 24 OP
Fuck you, asshole. "Sorry" doesn't make up for the fact that you didn't do your job. -nt CrispyQ Jul 24 #1
Get off the fucking phone grubbing for money gab13by13 Jul 24 #2
OMG!!Angus King relied on Repug Josh Hawleys advice. This dangerously STUPID!! riversedge Jul 24 #3
Maybe he could ask Hawley's advice about the ACA enhanced subsidies that will end this year... Bengus81 Jul 24 #17
Yeh. I too always take advice from morons NoRethugFriends Jul 24 #4
'Josh Divine, now confirmed to a lifetime federal judgeship in Missouri, has a long record of litigation against women's riversedge Jul 24 #5
JFC... is it asking too much for a Senator to know who he/she is putting on the Federal Court FOR LIFE? bsiebs Jul 24 #6
the 'for life' is so horrible--especially in this case--the new judge is very young and now we will have riversedge Jul 24 #15
and taking advice from fucking HAWLEY??? Skittles Jul 24 #20
What have we learned? DO NOT ask for Josh Hawley's advice about judges. Remember this when Emil Bove's name jls4561 Jul 24 #7
"I took Josh Hawley's advice," Ray Bruns Jul 24 #8
I fukked your daughter mister, but I'm sorry. quaint Jul 24 #9
Angus King is an "independent." What an independent! Intractable Jul 24 #10
I didn't think he was that big of a fool. Well, fooled me all these years I guess. Evolve Dammit Jul 24 #11
Screw you, Angus King, do your job. republianmushroom Jul 24 #12
I like King but... Grins Jul 24 #13
Good point, he's not a bad guy fujiyamasan Jul 25 #21
Yeah, you don't see any of them doing it Polybius Jul 25 #22
He's full of shit. No way he didn't know what he was voting for. 50 Shades Of Blue Jul 24 #14
AGREE! bluestarone Jul 24 #16
Useless old fart. Deserves to be voted out of office. Hope he's coming up for reelection soon... CTyankee Jul 24 #18
Nope Polybius Jul 24 #19

Bengus81

(9,193 posts)
17. Maybe he could ask Hawley's advice about the ACA enhanced subsidies that will end this year...
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 06:37 PM
Jul 24

I'm sure Josh will give him great advice on how it's will be soooo much better for everyone if they end.

riversedge

(77,256 posts)
5. 'Josh Divine, now confirmed to a lifetime federal judgeship in Missouri, has a long record of litigation against women's
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 01:37 PM
Jul 24

for gods sake--HOW DOES ANGUS KING MAKE A MISTAKE LIKE THIS?????


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/angus-king-mistake-josh-divine-abortion_n_688257c1e4b036c6e7022a68?be


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Josh Divine, now confirmed to a lifetime federal judgeship in Missouri, has a long record of litigation against women’s reproductive rights.Kansas City Star via Getty Images


Divine’s record of attacking women’s reproductive rights is well-established.

As solicitor general of Missouri, he led a major challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s decades-long approval of mifepristone, aka the abortion pill. He also defended his state’s efforts to block Planned Parenthood from getting Medicaid reimbursements, and defended his state’s extreme requirements for accessing abortion care, including making women endure mandatory waiting periods, ultrasounds and pelvic exams.

Divine has gone after LGBTQ+ rights, too, when he defended Missouri’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors and represented the state in a case trying to challenge conversion therapy bans.



bsiebs

(868 posts)
6. JFC... is it asking too much for a Senator to know who he/she is putting on the Federal Court FOR LIFE?
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 02:05 PM
Jul 24

riversedge

(77,256 posts)
15. the 'for life' is so horrible--especially in this case--the new judge is very young and now we will have
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 05:37 PM
Jul 24

decades of conservative decisions from him!!

jls4561

(2,626 posts)
7. What have we learned? DO NOT ask for Josh Hawley's advice about judges. Remember this when Emil Bove's name
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 02:22 PM
Jul 24

comes up.

But if you need advice about running away in the afternoon after trying to look tough in the morning, definitely ask Josh Hawley.

Grins

(8,751 posts)
13. I like King but...
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 04:06 PM
Jul 24

…he’s age 81.

And Maine just re-elected him to a 3rd term - to 2030 when he will be 86.
Like Biden, he should have stepped down after his 2nd term and not added to the aging of the Congress.

He needs to step down.

fujiyamasan

(573 posts)
21. Good point, he's not a bad guy
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 02:48 AM
Jul 25

And as idiotic as his comment sounds, that probably was the way it was done in the past, where you listened to those on the other side of the isle believing they were acting on good faith, and you may even rely on them for advice.

But Hawley?!!! C’mon man, that’s J6 supporting turd? Seriously you gotta know better than to trust that guy of all people!

Polybius

(20,714 posts)
22. Yeah, you don't see any of them doing it
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 01:36 PM
Jul 25

Imagine Ted Cruz saying "I'm sorry for the conformation vote. I took Adam Schiff's word that she would be a good judge. I didn't know that she was pro-choice." MAGA would primary him.

CTyankee

(66,883 posts)
18. Useless old fart. Deserves to be voted out of office. Hope he's coming up for reelection soon...
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 08:52 PM
Jul 24
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