Lisa Murkowski Delivers Message: Take Kavanaugh Accusations Seriously.
'Republican Party leaders may be insisting that they will install Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, but Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is offering a blunt warning of her own: Do not prejudge sexual assault allegations against the nominee that will be aired at an extraordinary public hearing on Thursday.
We are now in a place where its not about whether or not Judge Kavanaugh is qualified, Ms. Murkowski, a key swing Republican vote, said in an extended interview in the Capitol Monday night. It is about whether or not a woman who has been a victim at some point in her life is to be believed.
One of two Republican woman in the Senate who supports abortion rights Susan Collins of Maine is the other Ms. Murkowski was always expected to be a critical vote in Judge Kavanaughs confirmation process. But she is making clear that, beyond matters of reproductive rights, she is deeply troubled by Christine Blasey Fords story of a sexual assault by Judge Kavanaugh when she was 15 and he was 17.
In the interview, Ms. Murkowski emphasized how invested she is in assessing Dr. Blaseys story. She said she worked behind the scenes last weekend to ensure negotiations between Republicans and the accusers lawyers did not fall apart because of an arbitrary timeline. She canceled a meeting of the Senate committee she chairs on Thursday to ensure her schedule was clear. And although she is not on the Senate Judiciary Committee, she will be watching.'>>>
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/us/politics/lisa-murkowski-brett-kavanaugh.html?
Timewas
(2,195 posts)She is setting up her yes vote
Nitram
(22,822 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)Murkowski also has the added challenge of BKs horrendous attitude toward indigenous peoples and their rights. A Big Deal in Alaska. Edit: The Governor has already come out against it, giving her cover.