Posted on 09/20/2018 8:25:45 PM PDT by ransomnote
At impasse over testimony by accuser, GOP sets Monday panel vote on Kavanaugh
Jamie Dupree
Ending several days of increasingly political battles over a woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee declared Friday night that they were unable to reach an agreement for the testimony of Kavanaughs accuser, and set a committee vote for Monday over the heated objections of Democrats.
Its Friday night and nothings been agreed to despite our extensive efforts to make testimony possible, said Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee.
Democrats sternly disputed those assertions, charging that Republicans were doing all they could to avoid hearing from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who claimed that Kavanaugh assaulted her at a party during their high school years in the early 1980s.
Its clear that Republicans have learned nothing over the last 27 years, said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), referring to the confirmation hearings for Justice Clarence Thomas, which featured accusations of sexual harassment leveled against him by law professor Anita Hill.
Just before the deadline, Fords lawyers asked for extra time.
Ford lawyer: The 10:00 p.m. deadline is arbitrary. Its sole purpose is to bully Dr. Ford and deprive her of the ability to make a considered decision that has life-altering implications for her and her family. She has already been forced out of her home
Nancy Cordes (@nancycordes) September 22, 2018
But Republicans said enough was enough.
Chairman Grassley has made every effort all week to find a comfortable way for the Senate to hear Dr. Fords story, including sending staff to her, said Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT).
Delay, delay, delay, said Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), as the Senate Judiciary Committee website listed a 10 am Monday Executive Business Meeting, where Judge Kavanaughs nomination was the first on the list.
Democrats said like with Anita Hill, Fords charges merited a review by the FBI, and then hearings by the Judiciary Committee; but the White House and Senate Republicans resisted those calls.
This strikes us as simply a check-the-box exercise in a rush to confirm Judge Kavanaugh, a group of Democratic Senators wrote in a joint letter.
The 11 Republican men on the committee are treating this like a hostage situation, said Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI). They just dont get it.
Democrats also expressed outrage about President Trumps first real comments directed at Kavanaughs accuser, as the President took to Twitter on Friday morning to say that Ford should have gone to the police 36 years ago if something bad happened.
When women speak up about sexual assault they should be listened to and supported, not bullied, rushed, or given artificial deadlines, said Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), who was elected partly in 1992 because of the political backlash to how Republicans dealt with Anita Hills allegations against Justice Thomas.
To every survivor of sexual assault:
WE BELIEVE YOU.
WE HAVE YOUR BACK. https://t.co/Zx23ePG1ez
Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) September 22, 2018
If Republicans move ahead with a vote in committee on Monday, they could push the Kavanaugh nomination through the full Senate even with Democrats using every delaying tactic in the book by the end of next week, just in time to get the judge confirmed before the Supreme Courts term begins on the First Monday in October.
Q
I saw that and was greatly heartened by it.
She was the wife of the prez-to-be. The groomed fraudster.
Geez, I would love to keep up with infinity chan, voat, but I have a hard enough time keeping up here. sad.
At impasse over testimony by accuser, GOP sets Monday panel vote on Kavanaugh
I rather like what I’ve seen of it ( a lot of you are probably thinking “Oh, SHE would like that mess/1). Only trouble I’m having is where do i go? Is there one thread for Q stuff? I’ve browsed around a bit.
YOu may watch the video here: https://twitter.com/EdPiotrowski/status/1043295974385442817
I dont want to expose myself to bad things at Voat. Am I really missing something or is staying here on FR (where it is safe) gonna be fine?
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Fine to stay here!
If interested, roam.... but to me, this is home!
Prayers for all in harm’s way.
ROFL!
From 8Chan:
Shawn Christy, accused of threatening President Trump, caught in Ohio
https://6abc.com/amp/manhunt-over-pa-man-wanted-for-threats-against-trump-arrested/4305363/
They always were! There is nothing and no one sacred to those lost in the lust of their insatiable appetites.
God loves each and every one so much He sent His only Begotten Son to die in our place that we might be saved and NOT be sacrificed to the god of lusts!
This is why we will win! This is why we fight! We are each one worth the fight and worth sacrificing our all on behalf of those that might be saved.
I stand in awe of God’s saving grace and my soul is at rest with whatever the future on this earth holds!
Because of this peace i will stand firm in the breach before man to also defend our nation in its hour of need that our Constitutional Republic be saved, preserved, and treasured for untold generations to come against that final day of The Lord. Amen.
WWG1WGA!
AWESOME!
Get him in there in time for the next SC session to begin!
go to the qrv board and posts are there - but right now they have it setup as anonymous and can’t / don’t / aren’t banning anybody which they’ll need to do to get things cleaned up.
All they needed to do was get Dog the Bounty Hunter on the case - which he did yesterday; not much details but post does say that a US Marshall arrested the perp.
Does each post have its own title?
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