2 Of Brett Kavanaugh's Classmates Withdraw Support For Him

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Source: Huff Post

By Jennifer Bendery, 6:44 PM ET.

“We fear that partisanship has injected itself into Judge Kavanaugh’s candidacy,” write Michael J. Proctor and Mark Osler.

WASHINGTON ― Two former law school classmates of Brett Kavanaugh’s who previously vouched for him wrote to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to say they are withdrawing their support for him because of “the nature” of his recent testimony.

“Under the current circumstances, we fear that partisanship has injected itself into Judge Kavanaugh’s candidacy,” Michael J. Proctor and Mark Osler say in a letter to Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the committee’s chairman and ranking member, respectively. “That, and the lack of judicial temperament displayed on September 27 hearing, cause us to withdraw our support.”

Proctor and Osler were among 23 classmates of Kavanaugh’s at Yale Law School who signed a letter in August pledging their support for his confirmation. At the time, they cited his “exemplary judicial temperament” as a reason for their support. But after watching Kavanaugh’s explosive behavior in his confirmation hearing as he addressed the sexual assault allegation against him by Christine Blasey Ford, the two former classmates say they can’t stand by him in his Supreme Court bid.

The reason for our withdrawal is not the truth or falsity of Dr. Ford’s allegations, which are still being investigated, but rather was the nature of Judge Kavanaugh’s testimony,” they write. “In our view that testimony was partisan, and not judicious, and inconsistent with what we expect from a Justice of the Supreme Court, particularly when dealing with a co-equal branch of government.” Here’s a copy of their letter:...More...

Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/brett-kavanaugh-classmates-withdraw-support_us_5bb3e824e4b0876eda994495

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Oct. 2. Kavanaugh Schoolmate Urges GEOTN PREP GRADS To Break Silence On Sexual Assault, Party Culture.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016216951

[pangaia]

1. "Course, he's also a serial liar, a drunk and an all around sick fucker.

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3. Yeah, there's that. 3 of his law clerks who supported him also just

wrote a letter of concern yesterday to the Senate Judiciary Committee, noted in the article.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Only 2???? n/t

[appalachiablue]

5. Plus 3 of his law clerks who sent a letter yesterday to the

Senate Judiciary Committee, noted in the article. There are more legal people:

'Hundreds of law professors sign letters rejecting Kavanaugh nomination,' The Guardian, Oct. 2, 2018.

Two letters, one from the women of the Association of American Law Schools, say Kavanaugh is ‘unable to adhere to judicial professionalism’. Hundreds of US law professors are urging the Senate to reject Brett Kavanaugh’s supreme court nomination because of his conduct at last week’s hearing on sexual misconduct allegations...https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142170756

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4. Instead of carefully measured words, I wish someone would just say that a person with

the temperament of Bill OReilly, a fear of clinton conspiracies a la Sean Hannity, and the level of truthfulness of Donald Trump does not belong on the supreme court. Or anywhere near any court at any level.

[FakeNoose]

6. Amen! He flunked the job interview

[Bayard]

9. Excellent visual

I would love to hear what the women judges on the Court have to say about this asshole. How they feel about working with him, and whether they will trust him.

[dchill]

7. They should know.

[riversedge]

8. Kavanaugh is a #FAIL. Simple as that!