Why is Kavanaugh so special?
Couldn't Trump and the GOP just move on to the next conservative judge on their list?
Or did they kinda blow it choosing this numbskull first and now if they pivot away they won't get it done before midterms?
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Bingo! Republicans had no problem with James Comey's 11th hour surprise that helped sink Hillary Clinton two years ago. The fact they're whining about Feinstein using a tactic straight out of THEIR playbook is pathetic and hypocritical on more levels than I can possibly describe.
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The irony of supporting a judge accused of drunken sexual assault against a woman just so that you can overturn women's abortion rights.
Don't forget the fact that he also would likely rule that Trump doesn't have to answer any legal subpoenas or otherwise be held accountable for his crimes -- Trump is making sure to cover all of the bases in typical fashion by choosing "the best people" to serve in our government...
...which is why these allegations shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.
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I responded to them then, but when reporting came out that only 2 of them were willing to stand by that letter you were silent and remain so regardless. The misunderstanding here appears to be yours.
There are two arguments about why Kavanaugh was chosen.
The first is that he does have the most impressive credentials. He had been considered a potential selection for Mitt Romney.
https://www.cnn.com/2012/09/30/polit...ist/index.html
He had an impressive background as a former prosecutor, and had clerked for Kennedy. The main reason why Mitch McConnell didn't want to fight to confirm him was the extensive paper trail, which also speaks to his qualifications.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ugh/756956002/
On paper, Brett Michael Kavanaugh may be the most qualified Supreme Court nominee in generations.
Like Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Clarence Thomas, he has served on the second-most powerful court in the nation. Like Justices Anthony Kennedy, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch, he brings more than a decade's experience as a federal appeals court judge. And like Justice Elena Kagan, he has worked at the side of a two-term president.
But Kavanaugh's 12 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, combined with his Yale pedigree, Supreme Court clerkship under retiring Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy and top posts under President George W. Bush, give him a résumé the court's current justices can't match.
The other suggestion about why Trump likes Kavanaugh is his views on executive power. It is worth noting that these were articulated during the Obama presidency, so it was not part of an effort to impress Trump.More than anyone else in conservative legal circles today, Kavanaugh, 53, has been viewed as a Supreme Court justice-in-waiting. While waiting, he has written some 300 opinions and sent 41 of his law clerks to similar posts at the high court — far more than any of his competitors for the nomination.
As for why the Republicans don't immediately just replace him with someone else, there would be legitimate concerns about the precedent if a single uncorroborated accusation about someone's actions as a teenager is enough to establish that a nomination is morally wrong. If this is the new standard, it should be discussed and articulated.
One question that hasn't been addressed is what his normal obligation is about how to handle this if he's innocent?
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