The reason why I worry about Kavanaugh is ironically because of Susan Collin’s eloquent DEFENSE of him and her reasons for telling us why she is going to vote to confirm him.
She said this:
“There has also been considerable focus on the future of abortion rights based on the concern that Judge Kavanaugh would seek to overturn Roe v. Wade. Protecting this right is important to me. To my knowledge, Judge Kavanaugh is the first Supreme Court nominee to express the view that precedent is not merely a practice and tradition, but rooted in Article III of our Constitution itself.
He believes that precedent “is not just a judicial policy … it is constitutionally dictated to pay attention and pay heed to rules of precedent.” In other words, precedent isn’t a goal or an aspiration; it is a constitutional tenet that has to be followed except in the most extraordinary circumstances.”
[snip]
“Noting that Roe v. Wade was decided 45 years ago, and reaffirmed 19 years later in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, I asked Judge Kavanaugh whether the passage of time is relevant to following precedent. He said decisions become part of our legal framework with the passage of time and that honoring precedent is essential to maintaining public confidence.”
READ THE TRANSCRIPT OF HER SPEECH HERE:
Had we not been distracted from the false charges against Kavanaugh, his judicial philosophy would have come to light. His mentor was Justice Kennedy, I am worried that he will be a clone of his mentor.
Well its done!
and as I said before I hope he learned something.