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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKavanaugh's confirmation isn't democracy. It's a judicial coup by Richard Wolffe
Mitch McConnell and his ilk must be delighted: theyve waged a decades-long campaign to stack the courts with conservative ideologues
Guardian Oct 6, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh is the symptom, not the cause, of our sickness. He is the nasal congestion snorted out by the politics that have plagued us for the best part of three decades...
Of course, the curious case of Brett Kavanaugh is the perfect emblem for the politics of Trump, where the real victims of racism and sexism are old white men with a predilection for sexual harassment, assault and infidelity. It has been literally awesome to hear all about the presumption of innocence from the party that still chants lock her up at presidential rallies.
The supreme court must never be viewed as a partisan institution, wrote the man who claimed he was the victim of a vast leftwing conspiracy. The justices do not sit on opposite sides of an aisle. They do not caucus in separate rooms. I would be part of a team of nine, committed to deciding cases according to the constitution and laws of the United States. I would always strive to be a team player.
Yes, we know, Justice Kavanaugh. You told Democrats last week what goes around comes around. Youre the best team player the conservative movement could wish for, and thats exactly why they fought so hard to get you on the court for the rest of your living days.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/06/brett-kavanaugh-confirmation-supreme-court-republicans?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
JudyM
(29,274 posts)Great post, we need more tight, pointed articulations like this one!
GoCubsGo
(32,088 posts)We'd be much better off that way.
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)Well needed humor today.
chimpymustgo
(12,774 posts)"He can blame his weak stomach if he likes; the rest of us are heaving at the sight of a generation-long confidence trick suckering an entire democracy."
Sigh. Probably on the court for the rest of my life.