There's a case up before the dockets that they want Kavanaugh to be able to have a SCOTUS decision about; I'm sorry I don't recall the case name ATM, but it involves allowing a broad expansion of POTUS powers of pardoning to include state felonies, which has always been impossible under the constitution and in legal precedent. That, combined with Kavanaugh's current stance that the POTUS can't be charged/face trial in criminal or civil courts while in office, and can not be impeached - even though he was on Ken Starr's Special Prosecutor team and had some very intense and extreme questions regarding Clinton's sexuality/practices he wanted asked, and was quite proud that he helped Clinton's senate impeachment -IMO, these are the only reasons they insist on pushing Kavanaugh through the nomination process as quickly as possible, before the midterms.
Clinton faced civil charges during his office tenure, so again, legal precedent contradicts all of Kavanaugh's current stances.
All of this,
@JackBurton !
If Kavanaugh had been a woman, and testified in the same manner, he'd have been called "hysterical".
He behaved in a manner unfit for any jurist on the bench, let alone as a federal Judge in a SCOTUS nomination hearing.
His responses to the female senate judiciary members were appalling, he tried and succeeded at least once to completely filibuster senator Leahy without answering the question, but managed to give direct "yes or no" answers to the GOP senate judiciary members who actually asked any questions - most did nothing more than give rally style speeches of nothing but praise and lauding with few if any questions.
NB: All of the female senators on the senate judiciary committee are democrats; there has *never* been a single female GOP to sit on the senate judiciary committee in the history of congress.
Jack's final sentence sums up my own feelings perfectly, IMO at this point it's irrelevant if he was or was not Dr. Ford's attacker, his behavior negates
any ability to be impartial, nonpartisan or represent equal justice for all in the eyes and ears of the law.
We saw him raging and dodging simple questioning (many of the questions were asked kindly) while sober; "I still like beers." - I'd hate to see how explosive he may be when drinking.
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