New SCOTUS Judge II: The Wrath of Kavanaugh

Stacyhs said:
Yeah...they just 'happened' to come up with the name 'Devil's Triangle' for a drinking game. The same name used for a threesome. What a cowinky-dink.

I wonder if the FBI interviewed these guys? No?

Writing "Have you boofed yet?" meaning "Have you farted yet?" is something a guy would write in a year book. Not. It doesn't even make sense when you add the word 'yet' as if they've never farted before. Come on.
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If it was 10 year old boys maybe. 17 and 18 year old boys? No ******* way.
 
BTW, looks like Flake and Collins are going to hide behind the FBI report. No surprise there.

And the letter from law professors against Kavanaugh has now been signed by more than 2,000 according to NPR.

And speaking of lying, I'd bet Renate Alumni means Brett bragged about having sex with her that he never had. It most certainly did not mean she was one of the gang, another Kav lie.
 
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Minoosh said:
I'd just as soon see Kavanaugh confirmed at this point. If someone with his exact ideology is going to be confirmed, I'd just as soon have the most embarrassing one in the public eye. IMO that will help the Democrats more in November. Kavanaugh will be associated forever with obvious partisanship, anger issues and doubts about his truthfulness. So why not have the more problematic candidate seated? It's better PR for Democrats.
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I'm beginning to think that would be the best thing all around at the moment. Kavanaugh is only one vote out of nine, and if there are so many ex-judges and highly regarded members of the legal profession expressing serious doubt about his suitability, you can be sure those doubts extend to at least some of the other eight incumbents. They all get to review each other's judgements, and the others will be aware of his rabid partisanship. Kavanaugh made a fool of himself with his angry, belligerent ranting in the hearing; that will not have gone unnoticed among the other eight.

Kavanaugh's appointment could be of no use to Trump and his sycophants because its possible that the other eight judges will sideline him on partisan issues by coercing him to recuse* himself for a conflict of interest. He could end up being a millstone around the necks of the angry Old White Men on the red side of the Senate for many years to come.

*ETA: I am aware that no-one can force a judge to recuse himself, but judges can, and do make the judge they want to do so aware that if he does not, they will themselves withdraw, leaving him without the support he needs in the conflicted sitting.
 
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Stacyhs said:
Yeah...they just 'happened' to come up with the name 'Devil's Triangle' for a drinking game. The same name used for a threesome. What a cowinky-dink.

I wonder if the FBI interviewed these guys? No?

Writing "Have you boofed yet?" meaning "Have you farted yet?" is something a guy would write in a year book. Not. It doesn't even make sense when you add the word 'yet' as if they've never farted before. Come on.
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yeah, they wrote it in a yearbook in 1983 to contradict an internet website in 2018.

FBI INTERVIEW THEM! Viva la resistance! :D
 
Ziggurat said:
Because it's not a serious one and it doesn't actually merit an answer.
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It is absolutely a serious question which goes to the heart of the discussion.

Whom to you think is better placed to judge if a doctor should get a certain posting? Doctors, of course, since they know the trade. Same thing for any other professional field. But the law professors that signed this thing disagree with you. This is the only reason why you discount their professional opinion.

Again, just once, show that you can side against Republicans.

The letter in question is a political statement.
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Evidence?
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
BTW, looks like Flake and Collins are going to hide behind the FBI report. No surprise there.

And the letter from law professors against Kavanaugh has now been signed by more than 2,000 according to NPR.

And speaking of lying, I'd bet Renate Alumni means Brett bragged about having sex with her that he never had. It most certainly did not mean she was one of the gang, another Kav lie.
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The FBI report.

That showed the stories are uncorroborated

That the Dems demanded.

lolz!
 
smartcooky said:
I'm beginning to think that would be the best thing all around at the moment. Kavanaugh is only one vote out of nine, and if there are so many ex-judges and highly regarded members of the legal profession expressing serious doubt about his suitability, you can be sure those doubts extend to at least some of the other eight incumbents. They all get to review each other's judgements, and the others will be aware of his rabid partisanship. Kavanaugh made a fool of himself with his angry, belligerent ranting in the hearing; that will not have gone unnoticed among the other eight.

Kavanaugh's appointment could be of no use to Trump and his sycophants because its possible that the other eight judges will sideline him on partisan issues by forcing him to recuse himself. He could end up being a millstone around the necks of the angry Old White Men on the red side of the Senate for many years to come.
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When a Republican ex-SC justice says a Republican nominee should not be on the SC, then there are really serious issues with that nominee.

I would like to think the other judges would sideline him on partisan issues by having him recuse himself, but I don't think they would. And I doubt he'll ever recuse himself on anything.
 
They should rescind the nomination and nominate someone who does not have all the baggage that Kav now has. He will never be seen by at least half the country as an impartial, honest, and respectable SC Justice. His seating will damage the respect for and trust in we, as a country, need to have for the SC.

I think the Repubs know this, but they have decided this 'win' is worth more than the good of the country.
 
johnny karate said:
But those aren't actual numbers. The numbers are a lie. The numbers are not the reason the "3,000 architects and engineers" claim is to be disregarded.

And when you present those numbers as factual, it makes you look foolish and gullible.

Numbers don't make an argument legitimate. Actual qualified experts offering actual expert opinions make an argument legitimate.

How many doctors do you need to give you the same diagnosis before you believe it? Is it less than 1,700?
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If 3,000 electricians said 50 amps of 220 volts of electricity could easily kill me and 3,000,000 people off the street said it couldn't, I'm going with the electricians.

The law professors may be liberal but what they are really concerned with the ability for the public to trust judges and the rule of law. It wasn't Ford's accusations that made them say 'whoa, back the truck up' on Kavanaugh. No it was Kavanaugh's unhinged partisan conspiracy laden rant. It was his dissembling, obfuscation and spin. Nothing about his responses were believable in content or presentation.

We expect Supreme Court Justices to be circumspect, calm, thoughtful and fair not a watered down versions of Donald Trump.
 
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Bogative said:
You are sadly mistaken. I have never believed Richard Gage's numbers. I followed the 9/11 conspiracies on this forum for years and I am well aware that Gage inflated his numbers artificially. The point being numbers don't mean jack squat
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No.

Inflated numbers does not imply numbers don't mean jack squat; it just means inaccurate data leads to unreliable conclusions.

Check your logic, bro.
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
BTW, looks like Flake and Collins are going to hide behind the FBI report. No surprise there.

And the letter from law professors against Kavanaugh has now been signed by more than 2,000 according to NPR.
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The letter of the law professors is statistically meaningless. As one who thinks Kavanaugh is a bad choice, I think it's not even worth mentioning.
 
acbytesla said:
If 3,000 electricians said 50 amps of 220 volts of electricity could easily kill me and 3,000,000 people off the street said it couldn't, I'm going with the electricians.

The law professors may be liberal but what they are really concerned with the ability for the public to trust judges and the rule of law. It wasn't Ford's accusations that made them say 'whoa, back the truck up' on Kavanaugh. No it was Kavanaugh's unhinged partisan conspiracy laden rant. It was his dissembling, obfuscation and spin. Nothing about his responses were believable in content or presentation.

We expect Supreme Court Justices to be circumspect, calm, thoughtful and fair not a watered down version of Donald Trump.
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It's not 3000 law professors vs. 3,000,000 people off the street, it's vs.16,800 law professors. Now that I looked it up, it is more significant than I thought, at roughly 20%.
 
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