GOP congressman: Sexual assault shouldn't keep you off Supreme Court

[turbinetree]

By Oliver Willis - September 25, 2018

Rep. Kevin Cramer said a charge of sexual assault should not disqualify a nominee for the Supreme Court.

Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) said that if a Supreme Court nominee like Brett Kavanaugh was guilty of the sexual assault he is accused of, it should not disqualify him from a seat on the highest federal court in the U.S.

Cramer’s comments reflect the dominant drive among his fellow Republicans — to seat Kavanaugh no matter what he’s done in the past.

Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual assault by two of his former classmates, Deborah Ramirez and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.

In a television interview, Cramer argued that, even if the allegations were decisively proven, Kavanaugh should still be seated and given the power to affect millions of lives for generations.

https://shareblue.com/kevin-cramer-sexual-assault-supreme-court-brett-kavanaugh/

Hey North Dakota........................is this your principles........................or your values....................because you elected this asshole.......................this libertarian right wing POS , who is just as narcissistic and lacking in empathy as that orange fucking traitor, and should be in straight jacket in the next cell...................unfucking believable....................

[hlthe2b]

1. I wish we could keep a pinned list of R Congressmen & Senators who speak like this

so that we can see what happens to them in the coming election (or for Senators not up currently, how much blowback they get locally).

[elleng]

2. I guess that's how they do it in North Dakota.

[Xipe Totec]

3. What's glossed over is that lying to Congress is a felony

And when he denied the assault, he lied to congress.

And oh, yea, sexual assault is also a disqualifier.

[turbinetree]

6. Five times........................Yepper spot on......................

[lagomorph777]

8. Felony schmelony. Anything goes if you're a Republican.

[Xipe Totec]

10. Please put the sarcasm emoticon in as a courtesy. Some here may be humor challenged. nt

[lagomorph777]

11. Done.

I forgot Sheldon might be reading this.

[Xipe Totec]

13. Indeed. We have lots of Sheldons in DU, and that's actually a compliment. nt

[lagomorph777]

14. I'm a Sheldon. But that particular thing is usually not an issue.

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

4. This Is Heidi Heitkamp's Competition?

I can't believe that some of these races are close. What a backwards state.

[Blue_true]

17. Yes. I think that he just re-elected her.

There are still a few decent republican men and women that have daughters. If their daughter is assaulted, they would want justice for her and to not see the perpetrator exhalted. They may be only ~15% of republicans, but if they refuse to vote for a vile repug, or pull a switch for the Dem, they turn elections toward the Dem, even in red states.

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

18. I Hope You're Right, But....

There was some repub woman on TV saying that a little mischief among boys in college is not a big deal. Sure, if it were their kid, it would be an issue, but Kavanaugh is just a potential SC Justice, so it's ok.

[honest.abe]

5. Is this The Onion?

[saidsimplesimon]

7. Words can't convey my disgust.

No matter how degenerate I expect Republicans elected to office to be, the reality is always much worse than my fears.

[0rganism]

9. ugh

[world wide wally]

12. That just sounds so Republican

[Freethinker65]

15. It is the lying about everything to get confirmed, not the fucking/pretending to fuck

Or even the treating women like shit.

It is the fact this asshole lied to the Senate willfully about shit he did not even need to lie about. He knew about hacked emails, he worked to elect a Pryor, etc.

He does not have the character to judge people nor determine what is and is not constitutional. He will just do whatever he is told to do....like he did with his friends. Hey Brett, go harass that girl and jump on her, I dare you. Hey Brett, whip out your dick it will be so funny. Hey Brett, find Roe v Wade unconstitutional and we will forget about paying your debts. Hey Brett, if you make it so the President does not have to answer subpoenas, you will get invited to the best DC parties...and what happens at DC parties, stays at DC parties if you know what we mean...

[Hermit-The-Prog]

16. shady finances? perjury? sexual assault?

What does it take for the Reputin Party to disqualify a nominee?

Ah! Vote Democratic -- it's the highest crime the Greedy Old Perverts can imagine.