Renzatic on 3/10/2018 at 05:03
Quote Posted by Vae
It looks like Ruth Bader Ginsburg doesn't like the "highly partisan show"...
Ignoring the who's and what's of it all, the whole thing is really quite pathetic. The Republicans are determined to stock the courts with conservative judges, have been since Obama's administration, and are willing to go to great lengths to make it happen, come hell or high water. The Democrats are doing everything in their power to stop them, which right now isn't much.
The Republicans aren't interested in moderates anymore. The Democrats sure as hell won't be after this. The idea of SCOTUS being a nonpartisan entity, separate from the bickering and politics of the other two branches, is now a distant memory.
This will get uglier before it gets better. Previously, only Republicans really cared about judges and the courts. When Kavanaugh takes the seat, it'll very quickly become a Democrat talking point as well.
Starker on 3/10/2018 at 06:04
Oh look, Vae, it's the same woman who you said "was starting to lose it", because you thought she had misspoken a sentence that actually made perfect sense in context.
Vae on 3/10/2018 at 06:41
Well, given her noticeable decline in this latest video, I'm sure she'll be next in line before Trump leaves office.
Starker on 3/10/2018 at 09:22
She seems plenty coherent to me. She's just old, nothing more.
jkcerda on 3/10/2018 at 13:40
Show me your legs I might change my mind then
Quote Posted by Renzatic
It doesn't matter. JK made up his mind the moment it hit the news. Nothing will convince him otherwise.
Kavanaugh will be our new Supreme Court Justice by this time next week.
Quote Posted by Renzatic
Ignoring the who's and what's of it all, the whole thing is really quite pathetic. The Republicans are determined to stock the courts with conservative judges, have been since Obama's administration, and are willing to go to great lengths to make it happen, come hell or high water. The Democrats are doing everything in their power to stop them, which right now isn't much.
The Republicans aren't interested in moderates anymore. The Democrats sure as hell won't be after this. The idea of SCOTUS being a nonpartisan entity, separate from the bickering and politics of the other two branches, is now a distant memory.
This will get uglier before it gets better. Previously, only Republicans really cared about judges and the courts. When Kavanaugh takes the seat, it'll very quickly become a Democrat talking point as well.
did you even watch the video?
wtf is moderate about Ginsburg OR Scalia for that matter? she was 96-3 and Scalia was 100% .........
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https://www.lifenews.com/2016/02/16/8-times-justice-scalia-affirmed-there-is-no-right-to-abortion-in-the-constitution/)
Starker, I agree she is coherent but she does appear exhausted in the video, she is coherent enough to see through the current shit show.
Phatose on 3/10/2018 at 17:36
Why would someone ask for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate something relevant to the Federal government? Must be political, not the purpose of the F.B.I. so much it's in their name.
nbohr1more on 3/10/2018 at 19:27
Quote Posted by Phatose
Why would someone ask for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate something relevant to the Federal government? Must be political, not the purpose of the F.B.I. so much it's in their name.
Rape investigation is available to "All Jurisdictions" from Local, State, Federal, and Military.
Since the FBI has shown animus towards the Administration, it would normally be proper order to "recuse" themselves from this matter
and leave it to another Jurisdiction.
Starker on 3/10/2018 at 19:46
A number of law professors assesses Kavanaugh's performance at the hearings as unsatisfactory:
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https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kavanaugh-judicial-temperament-law-professors_us_5bb40200e4b028e1fe38cf9d)
More than 500 law professors from nearly 100 law schools around the nation have signed a letter to the U.S. Senate to say that the volatile temperament Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh displayed on Thursday as he testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee disqualifies him from sitting on the nation’s highest court.
“We regret that we feel compelled to write to you to provide our views that at the Senate hearings on Thursday, September 27, 2018, the Honorable Brett Kavanaugh displayed a lack of judicial temperament that would be disqualifying for any court, and certainly for elevation to the highest court of this land,” the letter says.
The letter is signed by many high-profile law professors, including eight from Yale Law School, where Kavanaugh obtained his law degree. The letter remains open for additional signatures through Thursday, when it will be presented to the Senate.
The legal experts fault Kavanaugh for failing to remain open to the necessary search for truth after being accused of sexually assaulting a girl when he was a teen and instead becoming “repeatedly aggressive with questioners.” The signees also criticize the judge for indicating that he believes allegations made by professor Christine Blasey Ford and other women are “a calculated and orchestrated political hit” by members of the Democratic Party rather than acknowledging that the Senate must try to understand and investigate the facts surrounding the allegations.
“Instead of trying to sort out with reason and care the allegations that were raised, Judge Kavanaugh responded in an intemperate, inflammatory, and partial manner, as he interrupted and, at times, was discourteous to questioners,” the letter reads. The law professors cite two statutes, governing bias and recusal, that require a judge to step aside if he or she is at risk of being perceived as being unfair.
