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‘No’ is the only choice on Kavanaugh
Where does one begin to express their disgust over Brett Kavanaugh and
the Republican-led Senate’s blatant eff ort to “plow through” his Supreme
Court nomination, no matter what?
Last week, Dr. Christine Ford testifi ed under oath before the Senate
Judiciary Committee that Kavanaugh allegedly sexually assaulted her more
than 30 years ago. Kavanaugh responded with an unsettling blend of rage
and bewilderment that suggested he’s truly unqualifi ed for a job that requires
the best legal minds to use temperament and mature judgement to decide on
cases that impact the lives of the entire nation.
All the while, only Democrats seemed to care about what Dr. Ford had to say.
Republicans on the committee expressed more sympathy for Kavanaugh than
to Dr. Ford for having to endure further questioning on troubling accusations.
Both Kavanaugh and Republicans seem to think this is all one vast, left -
wing conspiracy against them.
For those who want to claim that Democrats are obstructing the eff ort to
confi rm Kavanaugh, let’s remind them of one name: Merrick Garland.
Senate Republicans, under the leadership of the disgraceful Mitch
McConnell, punted on considering Garland’s nomination to the Supreme
Court in 2016, using the lame excuse of an election year as the reason to abdicate
their constitutional duties.
But because Kavanaugh’s a Republican, they can’t confi rm him fast enough
— regardless of how many accusers have stepped forward against him.
It took the eff orts of two Queens women who angrily confronted Arizona
Senator Jeff Flake, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in a viral
video to put something of a bump in the road. Flake voted for Kavanaugh’s
confi rmation to be moved to the Senate fl oor, but he was able to delay the
vote by no less than a week to allow for an investigation into the accusations
against the nominee.
But even that investigation’s being stymied by the White House, which has
directed the FBI to limit the scope and scale of the inquiry.
Th is should lead every reasonable person to wonder just what the hell are
Kavanaugh and the Republicans trying to hide. If Kavanaugh’s as innocent
as he proclaims himself to be, if he truly has nothing to hide, he should have
no problem allowing the investigation to proceed unfettered.
Democrats should have no illusions about keeping the seat vacant
until 2020, nor should they follow the dirty example that McConnell set
with Garland. However, they must insist that someone other than Brett
Kavanaugh fi ll it. Th ey must do this with the same fury which Kavanaugh
and Senate Republicans have defended themselves.
Th e fate of the Supreme Court hangs in the balance. Hyperpartisan politics
is killing our country, and a hyperpartisan, unstable character like
Kavanaugh will only bring chaos out of the order upon which this court has
held for more than 240 years.
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