One and only Kavenaugh Hearings Thread (part 1)

[Samm]

@NebraskaFootball

@DMK

I watched the video several times in slow motion. The expressions from Kavenaugh ranged from surprised (as he turned around) to processing what was said and then to annoyance. By all I have read and heard about Kavenaugh he seems to be very good man. I can only imagine what was said to him was inappropriate.

That is pretty much where I am here as well. Obviously knowing exactly what was said would make all of this easier to analyze. But like you mentioned, I have little reason to believe he is anything other than a proper gentleman. Regardless of what one may think of his political views or judicial beliefs.

It doesn’t matter a great deal what was said (we are all pretty certain it was not praise.) Anytime someone is ambushed in a crowd, particularly after being the object of so much hatred, they are most likely going to react with trepidation not cordiality.

[Samm]

@WuWei

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/commentary-is-it-time-for-term-limits-on-the-supreme-court/

Maybe it’s time.

Justices already have term limits … one.

[Samm]

@LucyLou

You are overly kind. Sometimes I’m a jerk.

I prefer the word misguided.

[party-free]

@WuWei

You are in denial. You are no different than any other member of any tribe. Your link is pure unadulterated confirmation bias. There is none so blind…

You have a nice day.

My facts are facts, and include full context. You don’t have to like them for them to be the facts.

Fact is, there is no precedent to what McConnell did in 2016.

[party-free]

@Ben_Natuf

made up excuses to deviate from precedent does not change the context.

There is no precedent.

The context is your ever changing parameters do not establish a precedent.

[party-free]

@Ben_Natuf

psst… you seem to be ignoring it did not just happen in 1828

imagine that!

under the same circumstances, the same thing was done EVERY time with the exception of the elevation of a sitting justice to chief justice.

the spin your liberal masters want to put on it with their made up bs study is just spin.

Dantes has taken care of this one pretty nicely in the other thread:

@dantes

What time did it happen after that?

So the precedent is now an associate justice seat that is vacated during the calendar year of a presidential election where the President and Senate are of different parties and the nomination occurs prior to the election.

It has happened exactly once.

[reflechissez]

@Samm

(we are all pretty certain it was not praise

It is hilarious to watch you people make up stuff out of whole cloth. You don’t know what was said yet you’re certain about what was said.

[WuWei]

@reflechissez

@Samm

(we are all pretty certain it was not praise

It is hilarious to watch you people make up stuff out of whole cloth. You don’t know what was said yet you’re certain about what was said.

There is precedent.

[WuWei]

I really enjoyed watching a lot of this hearing. Very educational once they got past the kabuki.

My favorite:

Akhil Reed Amar

Mike Lee was very good. As was Sasse.

[BigBear]

@WuWei

They got what they asked for. Ask Booker.

No, the minority members did not, and the subset of what was asked for was received way too late, not before the candidate questioning, but during and after. Why?

[Samm]

@reflechissez

@Samm

(we are all pretty certain it was not praise

It is hilarious to watch you people make up stuff out of whole cloth. You don’t know what was said yet you’re certain about what was said.

Silly girl. I did not say we are all certain what was said, I said we are all certain what was not said. Huge difference.

[WuWei]

@BigBear

@WuWei

They got what they asked for. Ask Booker.

No, the minority members did not, and the subset of what was asked for was received way too late, not before the candidate questioning, but during and after. Why?

Yeah, they did. And Booker knew it before "CHARRRRGE ME!!! "

[WuWei]

We know what he tweeted.

[reflechissez]

@Samm

@reflechissez

@Samm

(we are all pretty certain it was not praise

It is hilarious to watch you people make up stuff out of whole cloth. You don’t know what was said yet you’re certain about what was said.

Silly girl. I did not say we are all certain what was said, I said we are all certain what was not said. Huge difference.

Little boy, you are not certain of anything.

[BigBear]

@WuWei

Yeah, they did. And Booker knew it before "CHARRRRGE ME!!! "

No, they did not, and what they did receive was too late to be useful. And, I’m not defending Booker, don’t care about him.

[WuWei]

@BigBear

No, they did not, and what they did receive was too late to be useful. And, I’m not defending Booker, don’t care about him.

Yes they did.
The vote isn’t for two weeks, useful for what?

[WuWei]

@reflechissez

Little boy, you are not certain of anything.

Resounding rejoinder. We are sure of his tweet before the hearing.

And we’re sure of who gave him access.

[BigBear]

@WuWei

Yes they did.
The vote isn’t for two weeks, useful for what?

No, they did not, and what they did receive was not in time to be useful, useful for the testimony phase. To question the candidate about anything in those docs. The vote date is largely irrelevant, once the opportunity to question the candidate is past.

[WuWei]

@BigBear

No, they did not, and what they did receive was not in time to be useful, useful for the testimony phase. To question the candidate about anything in those docs. The vote date is largely irrelevant, once the opportunity to question the candidate is past.

Yes they did. Booker questioned him about it. You didn’t watch it.

They can question him any time they want. Could it be you mean too late for a gotcha moment on C-Span?

[Samm]

@reflechissez

@Samm

@reflechissez

@Samm

(we are all pretty certain it was not praise

It is hilarious to watch you people make up stuff out of whole cloth. You don’t know what was said yet you’re certain about what was said.

Silly girl. I did not say we are all certain what was said, I said we are all certain what was not said. Huge difference.

Little boy, you are not certain of anything.

I am certain that you are a troll.