Kavanaugh Kabuki.
The prospective SCOTUS stooge believes he is auditioning for a banana republicâŚ
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh played coy
Thatâs charitable.
Senator Leahy gutted Kavanaugh. He basically accused Kavanaugh, with evidence, of lying to Congress in his 2006 testimony regarding his participation in the Bush WH reviews of the legality of torture, and also knowingly using stolen Democratic emails (from Leahy and Senate Dem staff) to prepare potential Bush nominees for confirmation hearings. The person who stole those emails was a Kavanaugh colleague at the office of WH Counsel and emailed the stolen info to Kavanaugh.
Kavanaugh had no response except to say that, â911 made me do itâ.
âHypotheticalsâ: when you donât want to show your partisan hand to the opposition
Why isnât an article being made about Leahy gutting Kavanaugh over the stolen emails?
Thatâs how many? At least two? things heâs called âhypotheticalsâ that might well happen in the current circumstances. The president has talked about pardoning himself, and thereâs a real question about subpoenaing him. Itâs not some law-school essay question. Theyâre not abstract things that donât matter. Iâm actually getting a little tired of this hypothetical dodge, especially when you simply label every question as a hypothetical and make it a get out of jail free card.
The president pardoning himself shouldnât be a hard question. Do you believe the president is above the law or not, its a pretty fundamental question.
No shit = everything is hypothetical until it happens.
The fact that is a hypothetical question, and not a currently pending question in a case before the Court, is precisely why this asshole SHOULD be forced to answer it.
Exactly.
The only questions he can really answer are all hypothetical.
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Iâm actually getting a little tired of this hypothetical dodge, especially when you simply label every question as a hypothetical and make it a get out of jail free card.
[/quote]âJudge Kavanaugh, do you think the rotation of the Earth on its axis will make it appear that the sun will rise in the East tomorrow morning?â
âThatâs a hypothetical question that I simply canât begin to answer. I will not answer hypothetical questions of that sort.â
Fuck you, Kavanaugh.
This is not about abortion, Kavanaugh was nominated based on his willingness to protect tRump. tRump is doing everything possible to make like King Leonidas of the 300 Spartans and surround himself with those who can protect him.
It will only delay justice as the day will come when heâs out of office and a Democrat is President. There will be no commutation or pardon.
Iâm following the hearing but I canât figure out where to post this because there are several threads. Lindsey Graham just (by implication) gave rationale that would justify torture (He didnât use that word but laid out conditions about what is allowed during âtimes of warâ or when someone is cooperating with an enemy.) Thatâs how far Graham is willing to take his partisanship - wouldnât John McCain be proud? I will remember Grahamâs argument when Trump is proven to have collaborated with Russia.
âCan a President pardon themself? Well, duh â why do you think Iâm here?,â continued Kavanaugh, âLike, duh.â
This is bizarre. The trigger for turning these hypotheticals into reality could be Kavanaughâs confirmation to the court and the possible 5-4 majorities that would give Trump. But theyâre too hypothetical for he who would be the trigger to comment on.
âHypotheticalâ now means âany question I have not already published an answer toâ? Why even bother to ask him anything then?
Iâm sure he doesnât buy toilet paper at home because that shit heâs going to take later is just hypothetical.
Except heâs already publicly stated how he feels about this subject. He just isnât willing to say it under oath.