RE: Kavanaugh Can Join Thomas.
September 23, 2018 at 9:13 am
(This post was last modified: September 23, 2018 at 9:16 am by John V.)
(September 22, 2018 at 7:24 pm)Jehanne Wrote:(September 22, 2018 at 4:25 pm)alpha male Wrote: Yep, it's a Senate thing only. Yet, you guys are acting as if the Senate should do whatever you say.
That's part of representative government, at least to an extent. We are not asking for any Senate rules and/or laws to be broken here.
Actually, yes, you're asking for investigation into a matter that should properly have been put forth before the scheduled hearings so that it could be considered in due course.
(September 22, 2018 at 9:39 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: "Requesting an investigation into the incident isn’t a big ask. Unless they just want her to go away. Which is, by the way, one reason that women are scared to speak up."
— Patti Davis, in an article about her sexual assault and how it took decades for her to talk about it.
They're willing to investigate it. She, however, said she's not showing up.
(September 22, 2018 at 9:37 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:(September 22, 2018 at 9:33 am)Jehanne Wrote: Then, answer my question -- If he admitted to Ford's accusations, would you continue to support him as a SCOTUS nominee?
Yes. Because he would have been a minor. IMO it is unethical to hold adults accountable for their entire lives because of juvenile crimes. Do you agree or not? Do you feel crimes committed when someone was a minor should punish them for the rest of their lives and prevent them from achieving as much as they possibly could as adults?
Note that the question isn't phrased as whether he admitted such initially. At this point, an admission would mean his earlier denial was a lie.