I will not agree that he is a good judge - I will stipulate that he is well educated and learned in the law, a pre-requisite for being a judge in this day and age (not always a requirement in the past). He meets the technical bar. I have no problem with his technical qualifications. Being a judge on the supreme court I think requires much more. That is the point of the Senate hearings. I would very much disagree that there were no issues with his testimony. The democrats raised 3 significant issues, well documented in his record, all pointing to his questionable relationship with the truth, his testimony in previous and the current hearing. His answers were not answers in my opinion. In an earlier time, the majority of his own party would not have voted for confirmation just given that testimony. The behavior of a teenager 30+ years is not what he is being judged on. He is being judged on his overall moral qualities as they appear today, there are now significant questions. He is being judged on his relationship with the truth which was already suspect and is now significantly more suspect. Sure kids do stupid things, adults shouldn't. His behavior in the crucible shows he doesn't think well on is feet, he has trapped himself. So no, I would not vote for him and I haven't even considered his positions on the questions of the day.youthathletics wrote:Serious question...and I will be as succinct as possible. Why does the behavior of a teenager in HS 30+ years ago, discourage the seating for a SCOTUS judge, when there are clearly no issues with his body of work to date? If they guy is a good judge, he's a good judge, no?jhu72 wrote:seacoaster wrote:On Kav's star turn:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyl ... b11c745511
"That night, the White House team huddled to figure out what to do next. They consulted with Kavanaugh about whether he would agree to the unprecedented move, and yet one that fit the media-driven moment of the era of President Trump: an on-camera interview to broadcast his version of the story, in his own words. He had already discussed the possibility with his wife, Ashley, and they both quickly agreed. He didn’t need much persuading, according to a person who spoke with him at the time.
It was a pretty easy decision, according to one person with knowledge of the process, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk about internal deliberations. Their goal was for Kavanaugh to get his story out in his own words.
The White House discussed several options that night and the following morning. For the interview they considered broadcast outlets as well as the Trump administration’s standby: Fox News."
The only people who consider this meaningful are the Trumpnista. There is no surprise that Kavanaugh would be all in. He is more a political operative than a judge. The conflict of interest that a judge would feel, he doesn't.
I would love to know what all the existing SCOTUS judges think of this. I suspect all but Thomas are firmly in favor of an FBI investigation. If Kavanaugh is confirmed, they inherit all of this. Roberts is no doubt, really looking forward to the turmoil.
There are plenty of other conservative judges.