Posted on 07/13/2018 8:39:05 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) on Friday offered up a line of questioning for Democrats to use on President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Franken, who resigned in December after multiple allegations of groping women, said that if he were still in the Senate he would want to drill down details on a statement that Kavanaugh made this week when he was nominated.
After being introduced by Trump during an event at the White House on Monday night, Kavanaugh thanked the president, saying, "Throughout this process, I’ve witnessed firsthand your appreciation for the vital role of the American judiciary."
Kavanaugh then declared: "No president has ever consulted more widely, or talked with more people from more backgrounds, to seek input about a Supreme Court nomination."
Franken, a former member of the Senate Judiciary Committee that interviews Supreme Court nominees, wrote in a Facebook post Friday that he wanted to learn more about Kavanaugh’s claim, referring to it as a “weirdly specific bit of bullshit.”
Franked listed 25 questions he would pose to the nominee, including asking him if it was his belief that judges must “obtain a full and fair understanding of the facts before making a determination” and that the statement “did not reflect a full and fair understanding of the facts—isn’t that right?”
Franken said it was important to press Kavanaugh on the statement because “it’s critical to recognize that the very first thing he did as a Supreme Court nominee was to parrot a false, partisan talking point.”
“We ought to be having a real conversation about what conservatives have done to the principle of judicial independence—and what progressives can do to correct it,” the former senator said. “I can think of no better example of the problem than Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination and the bizarre lie he uttered moments after it was made official.”
“And I can think of no better opportunity to start turning the tide than Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing—even if it means going down a rabbit hole for a few uncomfortable minutes,” he added.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) hasn't said when the panel will hold confirmation hearings for Kavanaugh, but he told CNN this week that it would likely happen by September.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Friday he expects the full Senate to vote on Kavanaugh's nomination before October.
His first crime was what actually got him elected in the first place, voter fraud. By the democRATic machine allowing convicted felons to vote and then counting the votes five times until he had enough to win.
He didn't win that election. He stole it from Norm Coleman through voter fraud.
An investigation after the election found that almost 400 illegal felons voted in the states two largest counties, more than the slim 312 margin of victory for Franken.
Franken deserved a "raw deal" as you call it. Just desserts as far as I am concerned.
I dont see anything wrong with the statement.
Ask away.
Looking at it from the angle, I agree with you. It is just deserts.
Bitter Gropes
Is he camping out on the Senate floor or something?
Whatever it was that he did before, both in movies and on SNL, it certainly wasn't comedy ...
The vulgar Franken is defined by his viewing our Constitution as 'a weird collection of bulls***'
The more things change...
By sheer coincidence, I am just beginning to read a book, which is probably considered boring in the extreme by the Gimmecrats, which threw this zinger at me...
In the preamble...
To Establish Justice...
"...This indeed is the first object of all good and rational forms of government...
"... if there are no tribunals of justice established to administer the laws with firmness and independence, and placed above the reach of the influence of rulers, or the denunciation of mobs, what security can any citizen have for his personal safety or for his public or private rights?"
The Book?
A familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States, Containing a Brief Commentary of every clause, explaining the true nature... ...for the use of School and General Readers, with Appendix."
Not to be confused with his Three Volume DETAILED Commentaries.
The author?
Joseph Story, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, published in 1833.
I winced when I was reminded of the nationwide (on TV) spectacle in nearby Sacramento, the Capital of California when the ball-less mayor had his meeting of the City Council brought to a halt by a young black thug jumping and sitting on the council's podium/desks, grabbing the microphone and bringing the public meeting to a halt for the night.
The BLACK thug was celebrated as a hero for weeks.
And the subject of the meeting?
JUSTICE!
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