Brett Kavanaugh Senate Confirmation Hearing

Started by Solar, September 04, 2018, 06:58:47 AM

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Quote from: The Boo Man... on September 24, 2018, 08:19:47 PM
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's legal team has sent a letter (which can be seen below via NBC's Frank Thorp) to the Senate Judiciary Committee amid continuous negotiations ahead of Thursday's scheduled hearing.

In the letter addressed to Sen. Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ford's legal team cited Sen. Majority Leader's Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) speech on the Senate floor on Monday afternoon as "flatly inconsistent" to Grassley's promise of a "fair and credible process."

"In our view, the hiring of an unnamed 'experienced sex crimes prosecutor' as Mr. Davis described in his email, is contrary to the Majority's repeated emphasis on the need for the Senate and this Committee's members to fulfill their constitutional obligations," attorney Michael Bromwich wrote. "It is also inconsistent with your stated wish to avoid a 'circus,' as well as Dr. Blasey Ford's repeated requests through counsel that senators conduct the questioning. This is not a criminal trial for which the involvement of an experienced sex crimes prosecutor would be appropriate."

Ford's team requested the identity of the sex crimes prosecutors the Committee would invite to the hearing along with their resume.

The letter also blasts the the White House's refusal to order an FBI investigation into Ford's allegation.

"The hearing plan that Mr. Davis described does not appear designed to provide Dr. Blasey Ford with fair and respectful treatment," Bromwich said.

https://www.mediaite.com/online/hearing-in-doubt-christine-fords-lawyer-rips-senate-plan-to-have-prosecutor-ask-questions-not-fair-and-respectful/

So, Ford accuses Kavanaugh of a sex crime and  yet thinks being interview by an expert on sex crimes is unfair.

I kind of like this. It shows a little "hard ball" from the GOP. I say there is a 50/50 chance she does not show. This gives her a good excuse - for her. VOTE!!!
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Solar

Senate Majority Leader Vows Kavanaugh Will Be Confirmed Soon

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell clearly doesn't think the sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh will be anything more than a stumbling block on his path to confirmation to the Supreme Court.

"President Trump has nominated a stunningly successful individual. You've watched the fight. You've watched the tactics, but here's what I want to tell you: in the very near future Judge Kavanaugh will be on the United States Supreme Court," the Kentucky Republican said.

When McConnell made the comment during a speech at the Value Voters Summit in Washington, the Senate Judiciary Committee was still talking with attorneys about possible testimony from college professor Christine Blasey Ford about her claim that Kavanaugh attempted to rape her while in high school.

And the majority leader's speech came just after President Donald Trump fired off a tweet suggesting that the allegations should have been reported to police in Montgomery County, Maryland, at the time.

"If you want to have longtime impact on what kind of country we're going to have for the next generation, the single most consequential thing we can do is these lifetime appointments of these men and women to the court that believe the job of a judge is to follow the law," he said.

https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/senate-majority-leader-vows-kavanaugh-will-confirmed-soon
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supsalemgr

Quote from: Solar on September 25, 2018, 12:09:31 PM
Senate Majority Leader Vows Kavanaugh Will Be Confirmed Soon

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell clearly doesn't think the sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh will be anything more than a stumbling block on his path to confirmation to the Supreme Court.

"President Trump has nominated a stunningly successful individual. You've watched the fight. You've watched the tactics, but here's what I want to tell you: in the very near future Judge Kavanaugh will be on the United States Supreme Court," the Kentucky Republican said.

When McConnell made the comment during a speech at the Value Voters Summit in Washington, the Senate Judiciary Committee was still talking with attorneys about possible testimony from college professor Christine Blasey Ford about her claim that Kavanaugh attempted to rape her while in high school.

And the majority leader's speech came just after President Donald Trump fired off a tweet suggesting that the allegations should have been reported to police in Montgomery County, Maryland, at the time.

"If you want to have longtime impact on what kind of country we're going to have for the next generation, the single most consequential thing we can do is these lifetime appointments of these men and women to the court that believe the job of a judge is to follow the law," he said.

https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/senate-majority-leader-vows-kavanaugh-will-confirmed-soon

Disclosure on my post: McConnell was talking to a conservative group and we know how politicians "preach to the choir".

McConnell has a reputation of being a good vote counter. I think Paul and Murkowski are on board. The legitimate question mark is Collins. Also Corker and Flake are assholes who hate Trump and retiring.
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Solar

Quote from: supsalemgr on September 25, 2018, 12:50:39 PM
Disclosure on my post: McConnell was talking to a conservative group and we know how politicians "preach to the choir".

McConnell has a reputation of being a good vote counter. I think Paul and Murkowski are on board. The legitimate question mark is Collins. Also Corker and Flake are assholes who hate Trump and retiring.
Yep, and Mitch has a connection to every leftist in politics, so I'm pretty certain he knows how they're all going to vote.
Even the aforementioned know it would be suicidal to back such a baseless claim.
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Quote from: Solar on September 25, 2018, 01:25:12 PM
Yep, and Mitch has a connection to every leftist in politics, so I'm pretty certain he knows how they're all going to vote.
Even the aforementioned know it would be suicidal to back such a baseless claim.
yeah, if he calls the vote and it fails, every talk about Mitch's legacy will begin with the vote.

Cryptic Bert

A vote has been scheduled for Friday. The GOP is holding firm.

tac

We'll see how firm they are when they tally the votes.  :popcorn:

walkstall

Quote from: tac on September 25, 2018, 06:14:41 PM
We'll see how firm they are when they tally the votes.  :popcorn:

We will see who the RINO's are.
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Fishman

Quote from: Solar on September 25, 2018, 01:25:12 PM
Yep, and Mitch has a connection to every leftist in politics, so I'm pretty certain he knows how they're all going to vote.
Even the aforementioned know it would be suicidal to back such a baseless claim.

What are the odds that the 3 dems in Trump winning states that are up for re-election will crossover if needed? Manchin, Heidcamp, and the guy from Indiana...
You make me wanna roll my windows down and Cruz!

Solar

Quote from: Fishman on September 25, 2018, 09:13:55 PM
What are the odds that the 3 dems in Trump winning states that are up for re-election will crossover if needed? Manchin, Heidcamp, and the guy from Indiana...
That's why I'm not worried about the likes of Flake, too many Dims have too much at stake.
Notice how he media never talked to any of them?
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supsalemgr

It seems we are getting down to the short rows. The GOP has recruited a 26 year experience female prosecutor to question the accuser. I would think the accuser is petrified. I would love to see her leave the democrats "standing at the altar" and not show.
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Solar

Quote from: supsalemgr on September 26, 2018, 04:10:54 AM
It seems we are getting down to the short rows. The GOP has recruited a 26 year experience female prosecutor to question the accuser. I would think the accuser is petrified. I would love to see her leave the democrats "standing at the altar" and not show.
I don't believe they ever planned on going all the way with this. Remember this?

"The nature of the evidence is irrelevant; it's the seriousness of the charge that matters."

It was all Kabuki theater, create an impression that Brett can't be trusted, and you've created a scenario where all his future decisions can be placed into question.
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Quote from: Solar on September 26, 2018, 04:31:05 AM
I don't believe they ever planned on going all the way with this. Remember this?

"The nature of the evidence is irrelevant; it's the seriousness of the charge that matters."

It was all Kabuki theater, create an impression that Brett can't be trusted, and you've created a scenario where all his future decisions can be placed into question.

I would say if she don't go.  She will lose he ass in a civil cases big time also.
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Quote from: Solar on September 26, 2018, 04:31:05 AM
I don't believe they ever planned on going all the way with this. Remember this?

"The nature of the evidence is irrelevant; it's the seriousness of the charge that matters."

It was all Kabuki theater, create an impression that Brett can't be trusted, and you've created a scenario where all his future decisions can be placed into question.

This is an interesting point. I agree with you that the Dems never planned on going all the way with it. I think what they hoped would happen was that these accusations would come out and the Republicans would fold in the wake of all the MeToo accusations as to avoid a controversy. Since then the Dems have been fighting to keep this thing alive and continue to build upon the lie as best they can in the hopes of putting forth enough evidence for reasonable doubt, which I worry they may get given the 'All men are guilty of sexual assault' mentality they push so ignorantly. I think they also realize that if this fails, the legitimacy of their movement will be destroyed.