barmar, on 2018-September-12, 17:29, said:
No. I'm just not aware of what he actually lied about.
I didn't watch most of the hearings, I just saw some highlights. From what I could tell, he mostly sidestepped questions by saying he can't answer hypotheticals. And from what I've heard, this is SOP in such hearings. It's infuriating, but it's also expected.
Could you be specific about when he committed perjury?
I am
not making the claim that he committed perjury. Some people do, some people dispute it; "perjury" is a legal term, and I don't fully understand what would be sufficient to legally establish that Kavanaugh committed perjury.
But I do find the claim that he
lied in his previous confirmation hearings convincing. "Lie" is not a legal term and I usually believe I know what it means. But at the very least, he consciously mislead the Senate in his testimony.
Someone who materially misleads Congress in order to advance his career should not be able to use that same career advancement as a stepping stool for the most powerful role in the country. This should be beyond discussions in polite society.
Of course, if you care about Kavanaugh's character, you need not look further than his press conference where Trump introduced him as his nominee. This was his chance to introduce himself to the nation - most listeners/viewers would not have heard of him previously. What does he do? He starts with a Sean-Spicer style bold-faced lie
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JUDGE BRETT M. KAVANAUGH: Mr. President, thank you. Throughout this process, I have witnessed firsthand your appreciation for the vital role of the American judiciary. No president has ever consulted more widely or talked with more people from more backgrounds to seek input about a Supreme Court nomination. Mr. President, I am grateful to you and I am humbled by your confidence in me. Thank you.
signalling to everyone, including the president, that he knows which team he is on. Don't believe me? This are
literally the first words Kavanaugh said to the nation in his role as nominee.
Kavanaugh started his career as a partisan hack in the Starr investigation. From all I can see, he has not yet grown up, just become more polished and eloquent about it. I hope Susan Collins will appreciate it when Kavanaugh will render
Roe ineffectual, but do so with polish and eloquence.
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