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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Yes, and even though the Republicans only allowed a fraction of Kavanaugh's documents to be released to the Democrats for assessment, even that small amount was enough to highlight some obvious areas where his claims during his Senate hearing were definitely contradicting his past behaviour and professional decisions.
The media found a fair few in their own right, so did the Democrats. There's definitely enough information from both individuals and documents to open both investigations. And, as the ABA pointed out, Kavanaugh's own behaviour is the reason why they're opening their investigation.
Edited by Wyldchyld on Oct 7th 2018 at 7:06:52 PM
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.Well damn, I didn't know this.
In that case, I hope they investigate him post-haste
Probably just attack the reputation of the organization via propaganda.
Considering that a majority
of the public believes Ford I don't think that it's a very credible risk. All they'll accomplish is to convince people who already believe them.
Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Oct 7th 2018 at 6:09:38 AM
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangI get the impression no-one's really sure because it would be unprecedented? What I think will happen is that, by itself, it won't mean much beyond paperwork (and perhaps affect Kavanaugh on a personal level in terms of reputation, but not have any practical impact beyond that). However, given the other investigations the Democrats want carried out, it would probably become very important when added to any damning results that might occur from perjury and sexual assault investigations.
The ABA rating is factored in to appointments of federal judges because it's an assessment of temperament for the job. That's why the ABA said their rating would not change for this confirmation just because they've opened an investigation. It will only change if the results of their investigation conclude the original rating was erroneous/outdated. As a result, the rating will likely be factored into an impeachment case the way it's factored into the confirmation hearings, but it won't be useful for any other purpose.
Edited by Wyldchyld on Oct 7th 2018 at 11:20:08 AM
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.Yes but that strengthens an argument for court packing, ignoring his decisions, or impeaching him.
So it's still rather important.
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangFor all those, "The Supreme Court has been a bastion of the American government and it's legitimacy is all important." It should be noted that it's gone through multiple periods where its power was considered wholly compromised by politics.
Slavery being one.
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.Slavery being one.
I'm probably just being dumb but I'm having difficulty parsing this, are you arguing for or against the quoted argument?
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangAh, thought as much but I didn't want to make assumptions.
In that case, I completely agree, it's thoroughly compromised and it has been for decades. Once we take power we're likely to have no choice in acknowledging that fact and that's when we'll have to make a decision on what to do.
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang

Yes, and it being top of the agenda is not a guarantee.
The Democrats have stated that, if they win the midterms, they're going to focus on investigating him for perjury (for which some evidence already exists). They will also open a proper investigation into the sexual harassment accusations.
The Democratic leadership has made it clear that talking about impeachment at the moment is an own goal. So, what they're going to do is get proper investigations done first, and then discuss impeachment only if there's good-quality evidence they can use.
Also, the American Bar Association has great concerns about Kavanaugh's behaviour during the Senate hearings regarding Ford's accusation. As a result, they have re-opened their existing assessment of Kavanaugh (which is that he's well-qualified to be on the SC) and are investigating whether or not they need to de-qualify Kavanaugh on temperament grounds.
The Democratic leadership is therefore likely to want to wait for the ABA's own investigation results on top of their own investigations, before putting together an impeachment case.
Edited by Wyldchyld on Oct 7th 2018 at 7:01:44 PM
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.