3540

You also forgot about his roles in torture and the original, unconstitutional, patriot act and warrantless wiretapping.

3541

Well unless he’s a total hypocrite (Narrator: He probably is.) then he’ll vote for Good, no matter if someone’s giving him credit or not. He seems pretty heavily involved in Christianity so shouldn’t that be reason enough to vote as Jesus would want him to? Again, IF he’s not a total hypocrite, he should avoid putting this creep on the Supreme Court based solely on his religious beliefs. His nominee would be more left-leaning, looking out for the poor, ruling against the immensely wealthy, etc. IF he’s not a total hypocrite, that is.

From his Wiki page:

Sasse was raised a Lutheran and baptized in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.[54] As an undergraduate in the early 1990s, he encountered the teachings of W. Robert Godfrey at the Bolton Conference. Sasse identifies this as the time when he and his wife first began to embrace the “reformed faith”.[56] He later became an elder in the United Reformed Churches in North America and served on the board of trustees for Westminster Seminary California.[57] He is a member of Grace Church, a Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) congregation, in Fremont.[58]

3542

Nuns trying to get people to vote no.

3543

https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-finds-no-corroboration-of-sexual-misconduct-allegations-against-kavanaugh-in-fbi-report-1538625927

“White House finds no corroboration of sexual misconduct…”

Heh. I’m stunned. ;)

3544

Don’t be confused by the name, this is PCA, the “women should submit to their husbands in all things, so stay barefoot and pregnant in your kitchen” denomination, not the other one.

3545

I will take “How to recognize a poor choice for a S.C.Justice.” for 1000, Alec.

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3546

The GOP and their minions are pure scum

This guy didn’t “imply” it. He flat out said it. An interesting note I found as I researched him. Who has given him the most grants over his lifetime? Koch.

3547

Hey everyone, on the bright side, maybe he still drinks too much and will “only” be on the Court for 20 years because of his alcoholism. /s

(I mean, the guy’s younger than me and looks like crap.)

3548
3549

Reminder of one of the most URGENT reasons they need K. or really any Trumpist seated on the SC, so he can expand Trumps pardon powers to immunize people against pesky state prosecution. NEXT MONTH.

State investigations of Manafort, Cohen, Trump himself and his family, Trump Organizations, Trump Campaign, “Transition team” funds, Inaugural committee, all the tax violations, Casino hijinx, all of it can be made to go away. And the only ones who can object are the nations stalwart defenders in congress.

3550

One would expect law professors to understand the context and limits of judicial temperament. A judge is required to be impartial on the bench and temperate in public affairs. But if you put a judge in the dock, expecting him to testify about himself, it obviously becomes a very different matter. A defendant can’t be impartial. He can be temperate, but he doesn’t have to be if it doesn’t benefit his defense.

3551

“What comes around goes around.” “Revenge for the Clintons.” “Anger over losing the election to trump.” “Have you ever blacked out Senator?”

In other words, one can understand his anger if he’s wrongly accused.* See: Clarence Thomas
That does not excuse a descent into partisan lunacy.

“Judge Kavanaugh exhibited extreme partisan bias and disrespect towards certain members of the committee and thereby demonstrated that he possesses neither the temperament nor the character essential for a member of the highest court in our nation,” the statement read.

3552

First off, this is a bullshit distinction. Temperament is temperament. Sure we have different expectations based on context, but the intensity of Kavanaugh’s intemperance last week was such that it blasted past all lines.

Second, even if your distinction is valid, Kavanugh was is “in the dock” as part of an inquiry into whether he is fit for the office of Justice. In that context, then Fuck Yes, his temperament matters.

Third, it’s not just temperament that’s at issue here, but also partisanship - blaming the Democrats and harshly lashing back at Democratic Senators, and it’s also believing in nonsensical unsubstantiated conspiracy theories without a single thread of evidence such as alleging the “Clintons” are somehow orchestrating this.

Kavanaugh’s display on Thursday was disqualifying on multiple levels.

3553

Entirely agree, but just to pick a nit:

I think BK meant that the Senate Democrats are orchestrating this “character assassination” to exact revenge for the Clintons because of his role in the Ken Starr investigation, not that the Clintons themselves are behind it.

3554

That makes sense, actually, but the rest of my argument stands.

3555

At this point, I’m surprised that Trump isn’t packing the court himself. He could have the biggest, most beautiful court, with the most Justices.

3556

The white house doesn’t think sexual assault is sexual misconduct, so this isn’t surprising at all.

3557

That would make sense if Democrats currently in power gave a shit about Bill Clinton or his impeachment.

Which of course, they don’t at all. HRC had a window and it has closed.

3558

Agreed, it’s a ridiculous assertion but it plays to the Fox News/trump crowd, and as we’ve seen, that strategy appears to have worked.

3559

It wasn’t the dock, because it wasn’t a trial. It was a job interview. Shouting at the hiring managers and mocking their questions and more or less vowing revenge if you get hired bespeaks a bad temperament.