Who would have a better perspective?
He can only keep his mouth shut for so long.
I believe Christine Blasey Ford.
update 9/21
I totally agree with this.
I think Kavanaugh will be confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice.
What happens if he isn’t? I don’t think it matters much. Trump doesn’t compromise – it’s not like he would pick a moderate instead. He’ll pick somebody else off the list of extreme conservatives that was prepared for him by the Federalist Society.
The Supreme Court was a major reason people voted for Trump. He won’t let them down since he has very little in his favor right now.
Trump would probably pick someone with an easier path to confirmation. McConnell suggested other choices than Kavanaugh.
From the 7/8/18 article: “Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, told President Trump this past week that Judges Raymond M. Kethledge and Thomas M. Hardiman presented the fewest obvious obstacles to being confirmed to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the Supreme Court, according to Republican officials briefed on the conversation.
While careful not to directly make the case for any would-be justice, Mr. McConnell made clear in multiple phone calls with Mr. Trump and the White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II, that the lengthy paper trail of another top contender, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, would pose difficulties for his confirmation.”
This is especially important with the Kavanaugh nomination. His approval will push the court further away from what the majority thinks.
from this article:
“Conservatives are willing to bend and break the rules, violate decorum and tradition, hide information and push Judge Kavanaugh through at breakneck speed. They want a Supreme Court that will achieve their policy objectives — on regulation, access to the ballot, social issues, the influence of money in politics and the role of corporations in our national life — no matter what citizens might prefer in the future.”
from this column:
“If confirmed, Kavanaugh will lock in a Supreme Court majority chosen by Republicans elected primarily by the groups that have long dominated American society but are now shrinking: whites and Christians. That court majority looms as a possible seawall against a rising tide of demands for inclusion among the minority groups growing in size. Even last week’s Judiciary Committee skirmishing may seem muted as those waves crash against the court for many years to come.”
from this column:
“what will happen if we eventually get a Democratic Congress and president, who try to move forward with a center-left agenda? What I mean by that, by the way, are things like expanding health coverage and raising taxes on high incomes — things that aren’t radical, and in fact have broad popular support.
There’s every reason to believe that a court including Kavanaugh would strike down everything elected officials tried to do. Policy substance aside, this would destroy the court’s legitimacy, making its naked partisanship — based, again, on two stolen seats — clear to all. But it would probably happen anyway.”
The Koch brothers plan to spend up to $400 million on the 2018 elections.
This is legal but it shouldn’t be – nobody should be able to buy that much influence.
The only way we can get big money out of the elections is to get the Supreme Court Citizens United decision overturned.
At least they lost on donor secrecy.
Sad! 