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babylonsister

(171,070 posts)
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 11:14 AM Sep 2018

Every Woman in America Is Watching

http://prospect.org/article/every-woman-america-watching

Every Woman in America Is Watching
Nan Aron
September 18, 2018

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In other words, will the Senate carry out its constitutional duty? No one is entitled to a Supreme Court seat. Will the Senate actually investigate an allegation of sexual assault against someone who might be given enormous power over women’s freedoms and over all of our lives? These senators and the American people are facing a critical test. This is the moment when we must demonstrate that #MeToo is more than just a Twitter hashtag: It’s a serious pledge, long overdue, that women who have endured decades of harassment and assault will finally be taken seriously.

So call off this confirmation madness. Even without these fresh allegations, hundreds of thousands of pages of documents about Kavanaugh have been withheld or ignored, and this process was inappropriately begun with huge gaps in his known record.

At some point, partisan politics has to take a back seat to the Constitution—and if that’s not enough to persuade the politicians, maybe a dose of realism will do the trick. Senators tempted to treat Ford unfairly ought to remember how their treatment of Hill helped lead to 1992 becoming the “Year of the Woman.” Democratic senators like Alan Dixon of Illinois and Wyche Fowler of Georgia who stuck with Clarence Thomas lost their seats. Record numbers of women were swept into office. As the next chapter in this chaotic drama unfolds, every woman in America will be watching.
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Every Woman in America Is Watching (Original Post) babylonsister Sep 2018 OP
One correction to the story... Nevilledog Sep 2018 #1
You bet we are, cyclonefence Sep 2018 #2
Yes WE ARE! sheshe2 Sep 2018 #3
You know it. MontanaMama Sep 2018 #4
Absolutely; this man agrees 100%. k&r, nt appal_jack Sep 2018 #6
Agreed. geardaddy Sep 2018 #24
They Will Rue The Day Me. Sep 2018 #5
I would hope more than a few men are also watching this. gordianot Sep 2018 #7
And what about the perjury? Isn't that a crime? maddiemom Sep 2018 #8
Also, there's the $200,000 gambling debt and who paid it off. maddiemom Sep 2018 #12
+1 MontanaMama Sep 2018 #17
'cept the crazy trumpettes ailsagirl Sep 2018 #9
dont count the women watching fox fake news nt elmac Sep 2018 #10
Yep. Post from a former LibDemAlways Sep 2018 #21
that goes for men too elmac Sep 2018 #28
Nevertheless women will persist from now on lunatica Sep 2018 #11
Keep in mind True Blue American Sep 2018 #13
Frankly, any woman True Blue American Sep 2018 #14
Hillary was on Rachel last night and she said BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #15
I would say that the upcoming election is the most important election Stonepounder Sep 2018 #18
My ears perked up when she said he wouldn't accept a loss. BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #20
what she meant.... getagrip_already Sep 2018 #25
Truth, justice SCVDem Sep 2018 #16
Remember in November. live2011 Sep 2018 #19
What they'll see is 12 Angry (white) Men. 11 senators and one predator, rallying Hassler Sep 2018 #22
Last night bdamomma Sep 2018 #23
I disagree rtracey Sep 2018 #26
but they simply don't care....... getagrip_already Sep 2018 #27

MontanaMama

(23,322 posts)
4. You know it.
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 11:37 AM
Sep 2018

I will add that I am also watching the Dems from Red States who seemed to think they had no choice but to vote for this monster of a scotus nominee...who thought they should vote for this nominee because he was going to be confirmed regardless. Any Dem that votes for Kavanaugh is not a true Democrat IMO. I’m not talking about purity tests here. Kavananagh is a clear and present danger to every woman and girl in America.

gordianot

(15,240 posts)
7. I would hope more than a few men are also watching this.
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 12:11 PM
Sep 2018

It is not just because we have wives and daughters.

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
8. And what about the perjury? Isn't that a crime?
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 12:27 PM
Sep 2018

It seems to be acknowledged as FACT, but just shrugged off.

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
12. Also, there's the $200,000 gambling debt and who paid it off.
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 12:54 PM
Sep 2018

That alone.... Trump wants this guy for all the wrong reasons.

LibDemAlways

(15,139 posts)
21. Yep. Post from a former
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 01:28 PM
Sep 2018

female neighbor and Faux watcher on my FB wall:

"This is ridiculous. Typical teenage behavior. So what? Boys and girls have necked in cars forever. This is just Democrats playing politics to destroy a good man."

Trump has plenty of women supporters who don't care that he's an admitted pussy grabber. They also don't care what Kavanaugh did. Women can be their own worst enemies.

True Blue American

(17,986 posts)
13. Keep in mind
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 12:57 PM
Sep 2018

We have 4 women in that Committee that has already put those old men to shame.

Booker standing up to Cornyn was praise worthy. He backed that loud mouth righ down.

BigmanPigman

(51,611 posts)
15. Hillary was on Rachel last night and she said
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 01:01 PM
Sep 2018

that our country is set up so that the only option we have to stop the destruction of our country is to vote. This upcoming election is the most important election of our lives. Young women better realize how serious this is and will finally WAKE UP and vote!

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
18. I would say that the upcoming election is the most important election
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 01:20 PM
Sep 2018

in the history of our Republic. If the Dems can't manage to at least take back the House there will never be another free and fair election. We'll end up like the old Soviet Russia where the had elections to elect the only person on the ballot.

I think it was Hillary last night who said if we can't take back at least the House she wouldn't be surprised if Trump loses in 2020 he'll claim the election was rigged and he and the (R) Congress will agree with him.

The GOP doesn't give a damn about what the voters want, the just want to be Oligarchs.

BigmanPigman

(51,611 posts)
20. My ears perked up when she said he wouldn't accept a loss.
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 01:27 PM
Sep 2018

He is only leaving the W House kicking and screaming. They might have to use an elephant tranquilizer to load him up and roll him out in a padded truck.

getagrip_already

(14,764 posts)
25. what she meant....
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 02:00 PM
Sep 2018

and what many fear... Is that trump has layed the groundwork to simply not recognize the results of the election in contests where dems win in districts he took, or really any district anywhere.

Count on the republican state houses, ag's, and governors to back him up and with hold certification of the vote.

Expect claims that the russians or chinese (most recently as monday) interfered on behalf of the dems.

He will seize power through electoral invalidation.

Now that my friends, is the death of our democracy and a very real threat.

 

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)
16. Truth, justice
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 01:04 PM
Sep 2018

And the American way!

That's the criteria!

Every Kgop'r is attempting to subvert these.

Fug 'em all!

Elect women!

live2011

(101 posts)
19. Remember in November.
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 01:24 PM
Sep 2018

I want to give a shout-out and hearty thank-you to the Republican lead Judiciary Committee for revealing once again how tone-deaf and out-of-touch Republicans are when it comes to the daily life and concerns of the majority of women in America. Let’s hope they remember to vote in November.

Hassler

(3,379 posts)
22. What they'll see is 12 Angry (white) Men. 11 senators and one predator, rallying
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 01:30 PM
Sep 2018

To get Kava-nut into the Supremes.

 

rtracey

(2,062 posts)
26. I disagree
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 02:05 PM
Sep 2018

Not every woman in the country is watching.... Every woman who cares about their health, freedom, livelihood, sexual and personal safety is watching. The Stepford wifes of the right wing idiots are not watching, they don't care, they only follow along behind the old right wing dicks...... so please do not lump ALL women into this category.

getagrip_already

(14,764 posts)
27. but they simply don't care.......
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 02:07 PM
Sep 2018

They will have their majority. They will have the means to turn back 100 years of progress.

Give them time, and they will find a way to eat away at the voting rights of women and minorities. Don't think they can?
You haven't been paying attention. All the court has to do is uphold one state law that says any woman who has had an abortion or used birth control can't vote. There are a thousand laws they can pass to start to disenfranchise voters, and they can all end up at the supreme court.

There is a very real danger trump will move to invalidate elections where we win this fall and keep newly elected house and senate members from being certiffied.

He will claim the chinese interfered to help dems. gop state houses, governors, and ag's will back him up.

Again, if you don't think they will, then you haven't been paying attention.

2016 could well be the last semblence of a national election this country sees.

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