Law The Search For The 114th Supreme Court Justice: The Witch-Hunt Against Judge Brett Kavanaugh

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He accused Romney of not paying his taxes for ten years and then laughed when he said he made the whole thing up.

Yes, and snarled, "He didn't win, did he?" and yet there was a whole thread about how mean Mitch is, or something.

 

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That doesn't change the fact that because Obama actually did want to pick a supreme Court judge, that he picked a absolute centrist that Repuicans should have loved. Pointing out that the Democrats didn't fight in lock step to oppose this absurdity from Republicans, isn't exactly an excuse for how absurd it is to block a corporatist centrist(someone I don't even like) that might have been the least controversial supreme Court nominee ever.

He never tried to do anything, even if they had the hearings they didn’t have the votes

 

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Trump calls new Kavanaugh accusations ‘totally political,’ stands by nominee

President Trump stood foursquare behind Brett Kavanaugh on Monday in the wake of new sexual misconduct allegations against his Supreme Court nominee, calling the uncorroborated claims “totally political” and “unfair.”

The president addressed the latest twist to jolt the most chaotic Supreme Court confirmation process in modern times on the sidelines of the United Nations meeting in New York.

“I am with Judge Kavanaugh,” Trump declared. “For people to come out of the woodwork from thirty-six years ago, and thirty years ago, and never mentioned it, all of a sudden it happened … totally political.”

The president, signaling the White House would dig in and defend Kavanaugh amid the onslaught of allegations, called the situation “one of the single most unfair, unjust things to happen to a candidate.”

The allegations at this stage have gone well beyond the sexual harassment claims leveled by Anita Hill against now-Justice Clarence Thomas in 1991. The latest allegation was made by Debbie Ramirez, who in a New Yorker, article alleged Kavanaugh exposed himself to her during a Yale University party.

Ramirez claimed Kavanaugh committed the act while she was intoxicated during a drinking game in the 1983-84 academic year, when Kavanaugh was a freshman. She also claimed she inadvertently touched Kavanaugh's penis when she pushed him away and said the incident left her "embarrassed and ashamed and humiliated."

The report stated that the magazine had not corroborated that Kavanaugh was at the party in question. An anonymous male classmate said he was told that Kavanaugh had exposed himself to Ramirez within the following days.

Ramirez admitted to the magazine that she does not fully remember the alleged incident because she had been drinking at the time. The magazine also reported that Ramirez spent six days "carefully assessing her memories and consulting with her attorney" before telling the full version of her story.

Kavanaugh responded that the event “did not happen” and that the allegation is “a smear, plain and simple.”

The White House, meanwhile, pushed back hard, pointing in part to a New York Times report that said the newspaper could not back up the accuser’s claims.

“The Times had interviewed several dozen people over the past week in an attempt to corroborate her story, and could find no one with firsthand knowledge," the Times wrote in a story that followed the New Yorker report. "Ms. Ramirez herself contacted former Yale classmates asking if they recalled the incident and told some of them that she could not be certain Mr. Kavanaugh was the one who exposed himself.”

The claim followed that of a California woman, Christine Blasey Ford, who alleges Kavanaugh held her down and tried to force himself on her while both were in high school.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, late Sunday slammed Senate Democrats for withholding information from the committee regarding the new sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh.

The Iowa Republican said the committee will attempt to evaluate the new claims, but said in a statement “it appears that they [Democrats] are more interested in a political takedown" than “pursing allegations through a bipartisan and professional investigative process.”

His office released the statement as a third potential allegation arose from Michael Avenatti, the attorney for porn star Stormy Daniels, who claims Kavanaugh and others targeted women with "alcohol/drugs" to allow men to gang rape them at high school parties. This accusation has lacked any corroboration to date.

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Just do the damn vote and get this over with. I'm tired of this.

I wish Donald Trump would stay out of it.

The man has no credibility on women.

If Brett is a Boy Scout, Trump is Troutmaster Pussy Fingers with six merit badges in grabbing carpet.

 

[VivaRevolution]

Well sure, but there is destroying them with standards and practices, or inventing a Kafkaesque nightmare.

I honestly think we're in the later, and I don't want to go there in American society, we've pushed enough boundaries that were best left unpushed, that we can agree on even if we disagree on who pushed first ECT.

Ehh, if it's good enough for James Gunn, it's good enough for Kavanaugh.

Hate to be the one to break it to you, but we are far past this point.

 

[glenwo2]

I hope so. I doubt anyone who previously supported him has been persuaded otherwise. These allegations are really targeted at influencing Collins and Murkowski.

This really is what it's coming down to. Good call.

If they can get those two to vote(and they need BOTH to vote "NO") against Kavanaugh, their mission will be accomplished.

But they'll need BOTH, not one of them 'cause Pence would be the tie-breaker vote should it end in a tie.

 

[InternetHero]

He never tried to do anything, even if they had the hearings they didn’t have the votes

I think Garland would have been confirmed.

To my knowledge the right is pretty respectful in comparison on Supreme Judges as of the last few decades.

No Bork'ings.

 

[glenwo2]

Of course this guy nominated a predator.

Don't see any little kids in the pic. Just grown LEGAL CONSENTING ADULT WOMEN.

 

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What happens to McCain’s vote

 

[glenwo2]

Sure, the leader of a gang rape group even, I mean, wonderful!

Avenatti has officially JUMPED THE SHARK here.

 

[InternetHero]

Ehh, if it's good enough for James Gunn, it's good enough for Kavanaugh.

Hate to be the one to break it to you, but we are far past this point.

Then if I am a good person, why should I be a part of politics at all? Why would any decent man or woman want to be a part of government if they can be sacrificed or smeared over any alleged/rumored/implied allegations?

Are you sure throwing innocents under the bus doesn't have other consequences...

 

[VivaRevolution]

He never tried to do anything, even if they had the hearings they didn’t have the votes

They did have the votes, they just didn't have veto proof votes, and since Republicans knew they would look like psycopaths opposing a moderate corporatist, they blocked the vote from happening.

 

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Well sure, but there is destroying them with standards and practices, or inventing a Kafkaesque nightmare.

I honestly think we're in the later, and I don't want to go there in American society, we've pushed enough boundaries that were best left unpushed, that we can agree on even if we disagree on who pushed first ECT.

I want to agree with you so bad. But I think weve crossed the point of no return. Weve got too many people that would rather watch the world burn rather than to have standards and civility. All over some fake team politicians that dont give a shit about us normal people. Its over bud

 

[glenwo2]

This is a shit post.

Well this post is designed to make a mockery of what the libs are pulling.

Of course you wouldn't appreciate it since it wasn't designed to be lib-friendly. lol

 

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I think Garland would have been confirmed.

To my knowledge the right is pretty respectful in comparison on Supreme Judges as of the last few decades.

No Bork'ings.

Not for Scalias seat that close to the midterms, same result

 

[InternetHero]

I want to agree with you so bad. But I think weve crossed the point of no return. Weve got too many people that would rather watch the world burn rather than to have standards and civility. All over some fake team politicians that dont give a shit about us normal people. Its over bud

Well, if we have, we might as just split American into Red and Blue zones and let people get back to their Social Justice and Cannabis, or Guns and Bibles.

 

[glenwo2]

In a letter to the Committee, Avenatti wrote:

Look at number 5 . That question seems awful specific and references communication between judge and Kavanaugh . As we know from previous Avenatti public comments he comes upon random pretty strong shit . E.g. the bank records regardingn Cohen

This isn't a CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. Someone should remind Porn Lawyer of that.

 

[InternetHero]

Not for Scalias seat that close to the midterms, same result

Possibly, we'll never know, and I am comfortable with that.

 

[glenwo2]

L

why do you want me banned? I admitted they were fake right away. I just think it’s disgusting how Twitter and social media drives these discussions. Literally anyone can claim anything in anyone’s name and people will believe it.

Exactly. And the fact that Twitter hadn't banned him says a LOT about where they stand.

 

[VivaRevolution]

Then if I am a good person, why should I be a part of politics at all? Why would any decent man or woman want to be a part of government if they can be sacrificed or smeared over any alleged/rumored/implied allegations?

Are you sure throwing innocents under the bus doesn't have other consequences...

Well, I can tell you if I was a politician, perhaps I would be thinking about making deals, and working for Americans, instead of being shit flinging monkeys, before the 1,000's of death threats, become millions of death threats, or it becomes so toxic that no sane person would participate. Since nothing else has seemed to motivate our political elites to act like Americans with a shared interest, perhaps if we light some fires they will realize they have a shared interest in survival.

 

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They did have the votes, they just didn't have veto proof votes, and since Republicans knew they would look like psycopaths opposing a moderate corporatist, they blocked the vote from happening.

Republicans controlled the senate, they couldn’t do anything a bunch of republican votes