Thing is, unless the accusations are really serious, it'll probably roll off him. High School was so long ago for him that unless it's something like rape, the general public and Republican senators won't care.

Unless there were criminal charges, it's stupid stuff. But thank you Sen. Feinstein; this POS needs to be NOT confirmed.

Very interesting read:

link:https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/9/13/1795520/-A-theory-about-the-FBI-investigation-of-Kavanaugh-that-Feinstein-has-prompted|

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Very well written and credible. Thanks for sharing this!

However don't bother reading the idiotic comments below it. Kudos to "Victor Klemperer Respawned."

Most of us do not have to answer federal questionnaires or background checks regarding past events. If he lied about any of this, he is in trouble.

There's a host of media available, many of which are concurrently reporting the same story.

It’s the NY Post that is the Murdoch “paper” that you’re thinking of.

....has set up trap for the Dems written all over it.

Seems to me that in high school, especially back in Kavanaugh's day---they'd have both been minors, or virtually so.

This seems counter-helpful. At least as so far reported.

beyond the SOL anyway. Rumors better be wrong and it better involve perjury or this will blow up in our face.

From what I can tell, there isn't even an accuser who wants to come forward?

Which is helpful. At least as so far reported.

Depending on the age of the purported "victim", if he or she were a minor, he would have committed statutory rape or molestation. This was the allegation that DiFi turned over to the FBI, no? He must have been an adult at the time of the incident's commission.

All that said, the rethugs generally don't give a flying fuck about sexual crimes and misdemeanors of any of their members, provided the victim wasn't the same sex as the offender.

I think only 12 states have an age of consent of 18. Most states also have laws as well that shield teenage relationships, like in some states it is perfectly legal for an 18 year old to have sex with a 16 year old even if the age of consent is 18 because their ages are less than three years apart and stuff like that.

I would imagine most things would be well past most of the statute of limitations in existence as well.

17 year olds can be tried and convicted as adults.

Is there a questionnaire where he answered a question that would cover this, and he didn't put it down? But if there were no charges, that's a longshot.

It wouldn't matter, anyway. Clarence Thomas was confirmed, after all. I think the head of the Committee at that time, Biden, even voted to confirm him.

No one believed women back then.

And he’s still on the bench

and still became PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES....

This won’t matter to pubs.

And 60 something million people thought he should be president.

I agree. This won't matter to the GOP.

Who can forget "Long Dong Silver"?...

God, I’ll never forget that mess.

Although this report doesn’t say they went to school together, so I suppose it’s still possible.

I'm not ready to call it a nothingburger. Getting the FBI involved is something.

It should matter. But if it's decades old, repubs will just poo poo it.

In fact, if both were minors, this would have actually been considered act by the parents rather than they kids, as they didn't have legal standing to make such a decision due their underage status.

Roe v Wade has made abortion legal since Kavanaugh was 8 years old.

It sounds like the accusation is date rape, groping or something similar.

If it was consensual and she was just underage why come forward about it now?

Everything that a person does throughout his or her life matters insofar as it has a shaping effect on their character as a whole. Obviously, things that happened when someone was an adolescent or young adult should be examined in that light. But please don't couch this in a shrug as if what someone does in high school isn't relevant. What if he had burned the damn school down? What if he stole cars and cracked them up or stripped them down? What if he set neighborhood pets ablaze? Sodomized a two year-old?

Who doesn’t regret something they did while in highschool? Sure it depends on the gravity, but most of us were awkward in our adolescent and teen years and did some really stupid shit.

I much more often regret not doing more of it. But I get your point.

I did break a guy's finger once for grabbing me... guess I regret kicking his hand and not his nuts but suspect that's not what you're getting at.

it could just be a "youthful indiscretion"?

Let's let the FBI do its due diligence in investigating whatever the allegation is, before we dismiss it.

and so should anyone who thinks people shouldn't be raped or molested.

meaningless document which would then put Kavanaugh at an advantage for confirmation.

I'll never recover from the take-down of Dan Rather with the whole Dubya false document that mimicked a real document fiasco.

the repukes are in charge and they want him. Blah.

or threaten her? only way it rises to fbi consideration that i can think of.

That’s why it was referred to the FBI. He paid her off.

because repubs aren't going to believe anything unless she has proof and Kavanaugh gets scared and withdraws.

Dr. Drew TV and Radio doctor and his side kick were talking about it. Their story is basically that the democrats are desparate and are really grasping at straws now .

state ballot measure outside of a store today. I was so happy when the woman gave me this news since I hadn't read it on DU before I went out. I was so thrilled I gave her one of my Russian nesting doll/crazy eyed tRump pins that I make (I give them to nice Dems...I gave three away today). The guys at my medical weed store hate him too so they got pins.

I called Senator King to thank him for committing to vote NO Kananaugh and Senator Leahy for his work on the committee. I called some of them before but need to thank all the Dems on the committee for working so hard to show Kavavaugh's true lack of character.

Feinstein has had this letter since July, I guess the tactic was to hold it as long as possible.

If the accuser doesn't give anymore details or come forward this isn't really going anywhere. "Something happened 40 years ago but I won't tell you what it was or identify myself" isn't going to gain much traction.

Sexual misconduct? A republican? Clarence Thomas won't be alone anymore.

We’ll see. Also, the FBI has contacted the WH and told them if their findings.