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Originally posted by Il Cattivo:

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Originally posted by JALLEN:
The Price of Victory

Considering what it took to get this far, and considering what the Dems did to prevent the confirmation, I'm kinda confused. He wants to be able to throw away a hard-won bird in hand because the Dems will claim that the SCOTUS is biased, and he'd be willing to do so if {miraculus mirabilis} the Dems came out and abjectly apologized for their behavior. I think we ought to go ahead and go through the process of fighting it out - lance the boil rather than hoping it'll just go away or waiting until the Donkeys decide to take a road trip to Tarsus.

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Originally posted by sdy:
protesters gathering and shouting their zombie chants

This is where the DEMs have taken things - attempted power grab by threatening screaming mobs




Police are now clearing the steps of protesters
quite a few zip tied by police

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SEN. SUSAN COLLINS’ (R-MAINE) defense of KAVANAUGH was, perhaps, better than anything money can buy for Republicans. A woman defending the Supreme Court nominee, standing in front of three women aired live on cable television for almost an hour.

FROM INSIDE THE CHAMBER … COLLINS walked onto the floor at around 2:55 p.m., and sat down at her desk, which is in the middle of the chamber on the aisle. Behind her were Sens. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO (R-W.Va.), JONI ERNST (R-Iowa) and CINDY HYDE-SMITH (R-Miss.) -- all sitting in other senators’ seats, presumably as a sign of support for Collins. Collins shuffled through paper, made notes and drank from water before she started.

-- SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL walked in at 3:04 p.m. and immediately turned his chair around so it was facing Collins -- not the front of the chamber, where he is usually oriented toward. SENATE MAJORITY WHIP JOHN CORNYN did the same. It was like they were sitting in a living room, watching television, or in a theater watching a play.

-- COLLINS was briefly interrupted at the beginning of her speech by a group of protestors yelling “show up for Maine women, vote no.” They were promptly removed.

-- PEOPLE ON THE FLOOR included Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), the chairman of the NRSC; Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sitting with each other, frequently chatting; Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.); Democrats included: Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.).

-- COTTON AND GRAHAM looked at each other and vigorously nodded when Collins said this: “Christine Ford never sought the spotlight. She indicated that she was terrified to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and she has shunned attention since then. She seemed completely unaware of Chairman Grassley’s offer to allow her to testify confidentially in California. Watching her, Mr. President, I could not help but feel that some people who wanted to engineer the defeat of this nomination cared little, if at all, for her well-being.”

-- COLLINS FINISHED around 3:50 p.m., and McConnell went to shake her hand -- she said “Thank you Mitch.” She got a big hug from SENATE

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Originally posted by sdy:
protesters gathering and shouting their zombie chants

This is where the DEMs have taken things - attempted power grab by threatening screaming mobs...

Police are now clearing the steps of protesters
quite a few zip tied by police

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Remember the horrible protests that took place when Kagan and Sotomayor were confirmed for SCOTUS?

Right

Elena Kagan: ‘It’s Not So Clear Whether We’ll Have’ Swing-Vote On SCOTUS

Sorry, I can't seem to find anything in the Constitution about a SCOTUS "swing vote". Maybe you can borrow Ruthie's copy and point out this detail, huh?

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Originally posted by ChicagoSigMan:

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Remember the horrible protests that took place when Kagan and Sotomayor were confirmed for SCOTUS?

Right

Elena Kagan: ‘It’s Not So Clear Whether We’ll Have’ Swing-Vote On SCOTUS

Sorry, I can't seem to find anything in the Constitution about a SCOTUS "swing vote". Maybe you can borrow Ruthie's copy and point out this detail, huh?

Her interview was one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen from a SC justice. Basically an admission that she is a completely entrenched partisan.

What is preventing her from being a swing vote? Why is she locked into the left? She can venture into the middle any time she pleases. She instead wants a Republican president to appoint someone who will agree with her more often rather than someone who shares a conservative judicial philosophy.

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Originally posted by sdy:
for what it is worth,

CSPAN says Final Vote at 3:30 pm ET

Justice Elena Kagan's words are ridiculous

"In the last, really 30 years, starting with Justice O'Connor and continuing with Justice Kennedy, there has been a person who found the center or people couldn't predict in that sort of way. That enabled the court to look as though it was not owned by one side or another and was indeed impartial and neutral and fair," Kagan said.

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Why wouldn't it be the job of every justice to show that the court was impartial, neutral, and fair ?

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Originally posted by bigdeal:

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Originally posted by sdy:
for what it is worth,

CSPAN says Final Vote at 3:30 pm ET

Justice Elena Kagan's words are ridiculous

"In the last, really 30 years, starting with Justice O'Connor and continuing with Justice Kennedy, there has been a person who found the center or people couldn't predict in that sort of way. That enabled the court to look as though it was not owned by one side or another and was indeed impartial and neutral and fair," Kagan said.

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Why wouldn't it be the job of every justice to show that the court was impartial, neutral, and fair ?

Kagan is by far the most unqualified, woefully inadequate, individual ever to be confirmed to the high court. She's a national disgrace. Everything she utters should be completely ignored.

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Originally posted by bigdeal:
Kagan is by far the most unqualified, woefully inadequate, individual ever to be confirmed to the high court. She's a national disgrace. Everything she utters should be completely ignored.

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Originally posted by jljones:
idiot rocket surgeon husband Mark