Comments on: Kavanaugh: Will He Or Won’t He Tilt The Court?

By: Truthiz1

Truthiz1 — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 01:10:58 +0000

In reply to Mr.BD.

I agree BD. I don’t think he’s the “crazy type” either. But he worked in the G.W. Bush/Dick Cheney White House and considered the unjust and illegal invasion of Iraq as just and legal. That alone speaks volumes about the man for me.

Let’s hope he regrets THAT catastrophic error in judgement. And that he will demonstrate better judgement when it comes to the *Rights* so many people have sacrificed so much for ALL Americans to have.

By: Mr.BD

Mr.BD — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 15:38:56 +0000

I get the feeling Kavanaugh is not the crazy type conservative. It is possible he could turn out to be almost like Kennedy but I am just not sure. There is not a lot of information about him I have seen yet. There are some judges who we know would turn back Roe v Wade in the blink of a eye but I am unsure if he is one of them. He might surprise us who knows. But it looks like Dems are ready to block him as payback for what Repubs did to Obama’s pick.

By: Mr.BD

Mr.BD — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 15:35:35 +0000

In reply to Truthiz1. Truth this is real interesting. I never thought of this before. If Trump only picked him because he thinks presidents shouldn't get investigated this is a problem. I hope karma blows the whole thing up in Trumps face.

By: Truthiz1

Truthiz1 — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 15:08:39 +0000

Dems are right to worry though………..

Notwithstanding the fact that Kavanaugh isn’t a right-wing “flame-thrower” and he’s reportedly very good friends with Justice Elena Kagan- the truth is, Kavanaugh IS a conservative Repub and his elevation to the U.S. Supreme Court undoubtedly tilts that Court decisively to the right. What does that mean?

It’s means NO progressively-led legislation signed into law since the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (and certainly including Roe v. Wade of 1973 and the Marriage Equality Act of 2015) should be considered “Safe” from the *roll-back* chopping block.

“Elections have consequences” Pres.-elect Barack Obama, 2008

By: Truthiz1

Truthiz1 — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 13:48:32 +0000

“Supreme Court nominee has argued presidents should not be distracted by investigations and lawsuits”

Excerpts:
U.S. Circuit Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, a former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy who was nominated replace him, has argued that presidents should not be distracted by civil lawsuits, criminal investigations or even questions from a prosecutor or defense attorney while in office.

Kavanaugh had direct personal experience that informed his 2009 article for the Minnesota Law Review: He helped investigate President Bill Clinton as part of independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr’s team and then served for five years as a close aide to President George W. Bush.

Having observed the weighty issues that can consume a president, Kavanaugh wrote, the nation’s chief executive should be exempt from “time-consuming and distracting” lawsuits and investigations, which “would ill serve the public interest, especially in times of financial or national security crisis.”

If a president were truly malevolent, Kavanaugh wrote, he could always be impeached.

Kavanaugh’s position that presidents should be free of such legal inquiries until after they leave office puts him on the record regarding a topic of intense interest to Trump — and could be a central focus of his confirmation hearing to succeed Kennedy, legal experts said. [….] WashPost, July 9, 2018