Reading Time: < 1 minute On Wednesday, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York delivered a scathing speech on the Senate floor, criticizing her Republican colleagues for their “disappointing” response to the sexual-assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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In a Hauntingly Predictable Move Trump Does the Most Cowardly Thing to Date and Nominates Brett Kavanaugh
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 3 minutes In his speech after the announcement of his nomination, Kavanaugh did say he feels the role of a judge is to adjudicate based on current law, not to make law. Based on the fact that his 2009 paper called on Congress to pass a law protecting a sitting President from prosecution, he acknowledged no such law exists. Maybe by that measure, Kavanaugh may not be the safe bet Trump believes he will be.
However, in a political climate where the Congressional Dems and about half the country are willing to lay down the gauntlet to prevent this nomination, that 2009 paper will either be the keys to the kingdom or the sword this man’s career will die on.
No one should be above the law – and there is no law that suggests otherwise. On that point, Kavanaugh got it right more than a decade ago. We can pray he remembers that should he take a seat on the Supreme Court.