[News] Trump's Supreme Court pick founded club called 'Fascism Forever'
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Trump's Supreme Court pick founded club called 'Fascism Forever'
February 2, 2017
* *President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court vacancy left by
Antonin Scalia is Neil Gorsuch *
* *DailyMail.com reveals how Gorsuch set up club called 'Fascism
Forever' at his prep school outside D.C. in protest at staff's
left-wing tendencies *
* *Gorsuch's club was revealed in high school yearbook which also
featured him reading classic conservative text *
* *Father of two, 49, prayed with president and Scalia's son, a
Catholic priest, before being named as nominee on Tuesday night *
Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch founded and led a student
group called the ‘Fascism Forever Club’ at his elite high school,
DailyMail.com can reveal.
The club was set up to rally against the ‘left-wing tendencies’ of his
professors while attending a Jesuit all-boys preparatory high school
near Washington D.C.
The name may be inconvenient for a Supreme Court nominee facing a tough
confirmation battle. However it also shows the depth of Gorscuch’s
right-wing credentials – and his penchant for mischief while attending
his exclusive prep school in the 1980s.
President Donald Trump
<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/donald_trump/index.html>nominated
Gorsuch, a 49-year-old U.S. appellate judge, to replace the late Supreme
Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Tuesday.
Gorsuch founded the ‘Fascism Forever Club’ during his freshman year at
Georgetown Preparatory, a now-$30,000-a-year private Jesuit school that
is one of the most selective in the United States.
He served as president until he graduated in 1985, according to his
senior yearbook.
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch founded and led a student
group called the ‘Fascism Forever Club’ at his elite high school,
DailyMail.com can reveal
One yearbook photo showed the high school senior kicking back in a chair
in a button-down shirt and tie while reading William F. Buckley’s 1959
book ‘Up from Liberalism', a key text of the conservative movement
President Donald Trump nominated Gorsuch, a 49-year-old U.S. appellate
judge, to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Tuesday
Gorsuch founded the ‘Fascism Forever Club’ during his freshman year at
Georgetown Preparatory, a now-$30,000-a-year private Jesuit school that
is one of the most selective in the United States
The yearbook described the ‘Fascism Forever Club’ as an anti-faculty
student group that battled against the 'liberal' views of the school
administration.
‘In political circles, our tireless President Gorsuch’s “Fascism Forever
Club” happily jerked its knees against the increasingly “left-wing”
tendencies of the faculty,’ said the yearbook.
It is not the only example of Gorsuch’s early conservative political
views. One yearbook photo showed the high school senior kicking back in
a chair in a button-down shirt and tie while reading William F.
Buckley’s 1959 book ‘Up from Liberalism', a key text of the conservative
movement.
Another photo shows Gorsuch leaning over a railing with his tie undone
while sticking his tongue out at the camera.
The new Supreme Court pick (seen with Trump after his nomination was
announced on Monday) served as president until he graduated in 1985,
according to his senior yearbook
The club was set up to rally against the ‘left-wing tendencies’ of his
professors while attending a Jesuit all-boys preparatory high school
near Washington D.C.
Georgetown Preparatory is one of the top all-boys prep schools in the
United States. This archive shot shows Gorsuch (bottom row on the right)
as part of a six-boy pyramid
Justice in the making: Another photo shows Gorsuch leaning over a
railing with his tie undone while sticking his tongue out at the camera
At 49 years old, Gorsuch (pictured left in an archive shot) would be the
youngest nominee to the Supreme Court in 25 years. He currently lives in
Boulder, Colorado with his wife
Gorsuch was listed as the editor and founder of The Federalist Paper at
Columbia University, where he chose a quote from Henry Kissinger to go
next to his photo
He listed his other student activities as ‘President of the Yard,
Student Government’ and ‘Lousy Spanish Student.’ He said he was also
president of a group called the ‘Committee to reform The Beast.’
His senior quote was: ‘I am not an alkie; I never wrote a debate case!’
Gorsuch is shown in another senior photo waving his hand mid-speech
outside one of the campus buildings while wearing a blue and black tie.
In another, he is pictured at the bottom of a six-boy pyramid while
balancing another student on his shoulders.
Georgetown Preparatory is one of the top all-boys prep schools in the
United States. Former students include Sen. Chris Dodd, a handful of
U.S. congressmen, and multiple members of the Kennedy family. Current
tuition is $30,000 a year for day students and $50,000 a year for
boarding students.
At 49 years old, Gorsuch would be the youngest nominee to the Supreme
Court in 25 years. He currently lives in Boulder, Colorado with his
wife, Marie Louise.
The nominee listed his other student activities as ‘President of the
Yard, Student Government’ and ‘Lousy Spanish Student.’ He said he was
also president of a group called the ‘Committee to reform The Beast'
Gorsuch’s conservative credentials are well-established and he was
included on a list of potential Supreme Court picks approved by the
Heritage Foundation
But the Supreme Court nominee (pictured front, left as a little boy) has
also drawn criticism from top Democrats who vowed to oppose his nomination
Gorsuch (pictured) is not the first Republican presidential appointment
in his family
His mother, Anne Gorsuch, was appointed as Environmental Protection
Agency administrators by President Ronald Reagan in 1981. Gorsuch is
pictured in an archive photo
Gorsuch’s conservative credentials are well-established and he was
included on a list of potential Supreme Court picks approved by the
Heritage Foundation. His nomination to the Supreme Court by President
Donald Trump has been praised by prominent right-leaning groups, from
the Faith and Freedom Coalition to the National Rifle Association. Ralph
Reed, founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition
But it has also drawn criticism from top Democrats who vowed to oppose
his nomination.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has already said she will object to Gorsuch’s
appointment, saying he was chosen ‘by far right activist groups that
were financed by big business interests.’
Rep. Nancy Pelosi called Gorsuch ‘well outside the mainstream of
American legal thought’ and Sen. Bernie Sanders said the nominee will
have to ‘explain his hostility to women's rights, support of
corporations over workers and opposition to campaign finance reform.’
Gorsuch is not the first Republican presidential appointment in his
family. His mother, Anne Gorsuch, was appointed as Environmental
Protection Agency administrators by President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
While at the agency, Anne Gorsuch oversaw massive budget cuts at the EPA
and attempted rollbacks of the Clean Air Act.
She was also reportedly quite glamorous – the Washington Post
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/02/01/neil-gorsuchs-mother-once-ran-the-epa-it-was-a-disaster/?utm_term=.5d2110488b3e>described
her as a woman with ‘television-star looks and perfect manicures’ who
‘wore fur coats and smoked two packs of Marlboros a day.’
Anne Gorsuch came under fire for her conservative policies, and served
for just two years before resigning after clashing with congress over
subpoenaed records.
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