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malthaussen

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45. Ironically, Mr Kavanaugh has not been a major problem.

Reply to Celerity (Reply #25)

Thu Aug 3, 2023, 11:33 AM

Aug 2023

He has split with the conservatives before when the spirit moves him. Oh, he's one of them, to be sure, but he doesn't stand out.

The same cannot be said of Gorsuch or Barrett.

-- Mal

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