Posted on 04/11/2019 1:13:59 PM PDT by jazusamo
More than two dozen progressive groups are asking House Democrats to investigate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh ’s confirmation process.
“Senate Republicans made a mockery of their constitutional responsibility to provide ‘advice and consent’ on the president’s nomination of Justice Kavanaugh, and the American people deserve to know how and why the process was such a sham,” the groups wrote in a letter to the House Judiciary and Oversight committees.
“The public is just as entitled to a thorough review of Justice Kavanaugh’s record now as it was before he was elevated to the Supreme Court and to know whether allegations against him of sexual assault and perjury have any factual basis,” they added.
Kavanaugh nomination came under renewed scrutiny after he was accused of sexual assault from when he was a high school student, as well as sexual misconduct from his time in college. He has denied all allegations against him.
Progressive groups argue that the Senate confirmation process was tainted.
An FBI investigation cleared Kavanaugh of any wrongdoing connected to the sexual assault claims. Republicans seized on the conclusions as evidence that Kavanaugh should be confirmed, while Democrats noted the FBI failed to interview key witnesses, including Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, one of his accusers who also testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
“The Republican majority in the Senate initially resisted opening any sort of investigation into the allegations, but eventually relented to calls for an additional hearing and a supplemental FBI background check," the groups wrote in their letter to the House panels. "However, the hearing raised more questions than it answered, and the supplemental FBI investigation was so limited as to be virtually meaningless.”
The letter was first reported by BuzzFeed News.
The letter calls on the House committees to review documents from Kavanaugh’s time in the White House. Senate Republicans released those files after a vetting process run by an outside lawyer, but Democrats said the process was bungled and delayed.
The groups also asked for a review of Kavanaugh's personal financial debts that the White House attributed to purchasing baseball tickets and home improvements.
Since they apparently don't know the House cannot investigate the Senate and that it is utterly embarrassing and nonsensical to suggest such a thing, that would indicate they have little to no knowledge of the Senate confirmation process, yet have an opinion about it anyway.
Amul Thapar would probably be a good successor to Thomas.
This massive ignorance of the Constitution speaks volumes about these so-called ‘Progressive groups’.
This is really just more evidence that if they actually get total control of the government again, they will do everything possible to eviscerate the Constitution and or freedom....................................
This is really just more evidence that if they actually get total control of the government again, they will do everything possible to eviscerate the Constitution and or freedom.................................…
As bad as Obama was, you ain’t seen nothing yet.
The House cannot investigate the Senate
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There you go again. With facts.
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”........John Adams.......
THAT is exactly their objective. Tie the
President’s hands with constant investigations, subpoenas, and lawsuits. Make it impossible for him to get anything done because he spends so much time fending off spurious and frivolous lawsuits.
Executive orders? Find a corrupt lib judge to declare it unconstitutional.
Change of policy? Sue the administration in the name of ‘The Children, Women or Minorities’.
Change the laws? Bury it and Kill it in committee.
Alinsky’s rules for radicals in your face....................
If the dims win the WH in 2020, I think that will be top on their agenda, to pass a law that openly outlaws the use of facts in an argument.
The RATs have become, as a last resort, our nation’s $hit Disturbers. It’s all they have left in their”bag of tricks.” Let us hope that in next year’s election, that their challengers ask pointed questions relating to their “legislative accomplishments.” I think that this is Pelosi’s “last ride” and that when the House returns to GOP leadership next year, she will not. be minority leader, and will likely resign her seat.
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