Sunday, October 7, 2018

Is it over

  Judge Kavanaugh is finally confirmed but is  it over. Some Democrats are vowing to reopen investigations if they take control after the mid terms. Lets hope not, maybe sanity can return the Supreme Court is not supposed to be political although both parties are pushing it that way. With Democrats leading the charge, first there was Bork, then there was Clarence Thomas not perfect choices but Attacked by the left for speculated beliefs on how they would vote not there qualifications. Harry Reed having a hard time pushing through judicial nominees really sent things into overdrive eliminating the filibuster. Once you start changing senate rules you take away all reason to compromise. I believe this was pivotal leading to the non vote on Garland. Why vote when a simple majority is all that is necessary to get your way. Protesting Kavanaugh and the shameless smear job that motivated the protests is not the way to rectify the situation. We need to press both parties to reinstate the normal rules of order in the senate and put at least a little decorum back into the senate. I believe this to be one of the keys to pushing politics back to the center.

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  1. As you might imagine, I have a completely different take on this than you do, starting with your seeming assumption that Kavanaugh was chosen for his qualifications and not how he would vote. I do believe it's over, God help us.

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    1. Not any less qualified than Kagin or Sotomayer. As for knowing how someone will vote I wonder when was the last time someone from the Ginburg camp surprised anyone.

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    2. I hear you, and yet you said, "Attacked by the left for speculated beliefs on how they would vote not there qualifications" as if 1) he hadn't been selected for that list because of how the Federalist Society and Heritage Foundation thought he'd vote and selected from the list because of how Trump insiders thought he'd affect the court on specific subjects; and 2) as if concerns about his temperament and truthfulness during the recent proceedings and concerns about his past rulings hadn't been front and center. I mean it's not like "the left" expected Trump to choose a non-conservative, and being conservative wasn't what anybody I heard objected to.

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  2. I hope all is well with you and that your Christmas season is filled with joy and that your new year will bring you many blessings :)

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