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global1

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7. This Process Is So Bogus And All For Show.....
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 02:13 PM
Sep 2018

Grassley made some comment earlier this a.m. about those protesters yelling out to disrupt the proceedings are just detracting from the American People getting to make their own decisions on Kavanaugh.

The American People have no voice in this decision. It's a done deed.

The Repugs have the votes to confirm this guy and will vote in mass to do just that. Somebody made the comment yesterday that the Dems have made up their mind and they will vote no on his confirmation. He eluded to obstruction by the Dems. Well if it's obstruction by the Dems to vote 'no' in mass. What is it when the Repugs vote in mass to confirm?

Kavanaugh is thrown softball questions by the Repugs - that he most likely had in advance to prepare a good response to. Any question that the Dems ask him that is pointed and would show us the real Kavanaugh - he responds with the weasel words that their question is a 'hypothetical'.

There has to be a better way of picking judges that is non-political and done by the people.

Right now anytime the Dems do anything related to nominations and confirmations of judges - it's political.

When the Repugs do it - they say they are doing the work of the American People.

All judges are political - from the ground on up to SCOTUS. Somehow that political aspect needs to be taken out of the equation.

We saw this coming SHRED Sep 2018 #1
This Process Is So Bogus And All For Show..... global1 Sep 2018 #7
Yeah, Roe is gone. Lots more. For a generation at least, but Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #2
Row, Griswold, Lawrence...Skinner v Oklahoma (modified Buck V Bell on forced sterilization) haele Sep 2018 #9
Seems bad, but just think how bad it would be if we had someone who gave ONE speech once. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #11
The real dirt on Kavanaugh is under lock and key. Vinca Sep 2018 #3
Yep, America is gone, for good. We might survive in some fashion, but the America our Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #12
Stolen emails? sarah FAILIN Sep 2018 #15
Welcome to the scotus nomination process FBaggins Sep 2018 #4
It's not the answer they "should" give, unblock Sep 2018 #6
Yet none of the existing SCOTUS justices agree with you FBaggins Sep 2018 #18
it would be improper for them to give a definitive "i would decide this way" unblock Sep 2018 #20
If nobody can ask any questions or get any information from SCOTUS nominees Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2018 #24
Also, it's not hypothetical. unblock Sep 2018 #5
One Could Answer A Hypothetical With A Discussion..... global1 Sep 2018 #8
exactly. if you remove hypotheticals, and also remove live cases, then unblock Sep 2018 #19
That makes it worse FBaggins Sep 2018 #21
no no no. i'm not saying he should opine on any actual case unblock Sep 2018 #22
Realistically unless somebody connects the dots to Russian oligarchs NotASurfer Sep 2018 #10
I can't stand Faux pas Sep 2018 #13
Not sure which "him" you're talking about............ MyOwnPeace Sep 2018 #14
All of them really Faux pas Sep 2018 #17
Eventually, if confirmed, Kavanaugh will be impeached and this is laying the groundwork Pachamama Sep 2018 #16
Curious.......Impeached on what grounds? WillowTree Sep 2018 #23
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