Quote (Beowulf @ Sep 14 2018 06:37am)

to act like locking a girl in a room at 17 at a party couldn't be a crime depending on all the details is nonsense

probably wasting my time engaging a Brock Turner defender though

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The allegation dates back to the early nineteen-eighties, when Kavanaugh was a high-school student at Georgetown Preparatory School, in Bethesda, Maryland, and the woman attended a nearby high school. In the letter, the woman alleged that, during an encounter at a party, Kavanaugh held her down, and that he attempted to force himself on her. She claimed in the letter that Kavanaugh and a classmate of his, both of whom had been drinking, turned up music that was playing in the room to conceal the sound of her protests, and that Kavanaugh covered her mouth with his hand. She was able to free herself. Although the alleged incident took place decades ago and the three individuals involved were minors, the woman said that the memory had been a source of ongoing distress for her, and that she had sought psychological treatment as a result.

In a statement, Kavanaugh said, “I categorically and unequivocally deny this allegation. I did not do this back in high school or at any time.”

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Susan Collins must be freaking out.

The Republican senator from Maine, who positions herself as a pro-abortion rights moderate, signaled early support of Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. According to a HuffPost source, Collins allegedly green lit Trump’s nominee before the president even chose Kavanaugh, though she strenuously denies this. The senator now faces activists who have so far raised $1.3 million and counting via crowdfunding for any opponent to run against her in 2020.

A rattled Collins has resorted to calling this “bribery” in an “exclusive statement” to right-wing website Newsmax, which tells us exactly which audience she’s attempting to shore up and gain sympathy from.

This claim is just plain silly since no one is planning on actually paying her the money. She should look up Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission for a definition of bribery, a ruling handed down by several justices for whom she voted, and a ruling which she’s benefited from in the form of corporate donations.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Friday denied an allegation of sexual misconduct dating back to when he was a high school student, and a senior Republican senator said there was no reason to delay his confirmation to the court.

Senator Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on Thursday she received information about Kavanaugh from a person she declined to identify, and that she had referred the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The New Yorker magazine reported on Friday that in July, shortly after President Donald Trump nominated Kavanaugh, Feinstein’s office received a letter detailing a woman’s alleged encounter with Kavanaugh while they were high school students.

It said the woman had accused Kavanaugh of trying to force himself on her at a party, holding her down and covering her mouth with his hand, but that she was able to free herself. Neither Feinstein nor the magazine identified the woman.

“I categorically and unequivocally deny this allegation,” Kavanaugh, 53, said in a statement put out by the White House on Friday. “I did not do this back in high school or at any time.”

Democrats have fought Kavanaugh’s nomination and are seeking to delay his confirmation.

A spokesman for the committee’s Republican chairman, Senator Chuck Grassley, on Friday said the planned committee vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation would proceed next Thursday as scheduled.

“Judge Kavanaugh has undergone six FBI full-field investigations from 1993 to 2018,” he said in a statement. “No such allegation resembling the anonymous claims ever surfaced in any of those 6 FBI reports.”

Feinstein’s office did not immediately respond to a request on Friday for comment.

A conservative federal appeals court judge nominated by Trump to the lifetime position on the nine-member high court, Kavanaugh made no major missteps in questioning by senators during his confirmation hearing last week.

Trump’s fellow Republicans control the Senate by a narrow margin. With no sign yet of any Republicans planning to vote against Kavanaugh, he seems poised to win confirmation despite Democratic opposition.

In party-line votes, the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday rejected motions by Democratic senators seeking access to more documents relating to Kavanaugh’s service in the White House under Republican President George W. Bush more than a decade ago.

A final Senate confirmation vote is likely by the end of the month.

Quote (excellence @ Sep 13 2018 07:21pm)

because orange man bad

As for the outgoing justice: Fuck you Barnie Sanders! Fuck you for running as a democrat. you are an Independent, run as that and stay out of my primary. Fuck you for not stepping aside when it was clear you were not going to get the nomination. I don't fucking want hear anything about the DNC, I don't fucking care anymore. Fuck you for splitting the vote and handing the presidency to a know nothing, thin skinned, racist, homophobic, sexist, demagogue, autocratic, fascist whiny little bitch. Fuck you and your Barnie or bust crowd. You sold out this country. Now that little bitch in the White House gets to appoint a second Justice to the Supreme Court. Quick aside, Fuck you Mitch McConnell. So goodbye gay rights, safe abortions, universal suffrage, civil rights. Fuck you Justice Kennedy, you don't get to just quit. You are a Supreme Court Justice and as such are the last check we have against runaway authoritarianism, and you want to retire? NO! You don't get to watch the rise of American fascism and concentration camps for kids and think too yourself " I should spend more time with the family". Fuck you, you irresponsible traitor.

Quote (Ghot @ Sep 14 2018 02:22pm)

Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh denies sexual misconduct allegation

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-kavanaugh/supreme-court-nominee-kavanaugh-denies-sexual-misconduct-allegation-idUSKCN1LU2L8





As I said before, if I was Kavanaugh, I'd sure the crap out of Feinstein and whoever the fake news metoo bitch is/was.

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McConnell reportedly told Trump that Kavanaugh, a former assistant and staff secretary to former President George W. Bush, has an extensive paper trail that could help Democrats prolong the nomination process. Kavanaugh, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, is also a former Kennedy clerk. He was said to be the leading contender in the days after Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced his retirement.