Posted on 09/21/2018 2:43:53 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Senate Democrats on the Judiciary Committee said on Friday Republicans on the committee are treating the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault worse than senators treated Anita Hill in the 90s.
"Up to this point, the Committee majority’s treatment of Dr. Ford has unquestionably been worse than the disgraceful treatment that Anita Hill received 27 years ago," the ten Democrats on the panel—led by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)—wrote in a letter sent to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who oversees the committee.
Democrats have seized on the 1991 hearings, where Hill testified publicly during a televised hearing about Clarence Thomas allegedly sexually harassing her.
The handling of the hearing, including the optics of the all male committee questioning Hill, helped spark the 1992 "Year of the Woman" movement that swept several female lawmakers, including Feinstein, into office.
They added that "we fear that rather than learning from the past, Senate Republicans and the Trump Administration are repeating this Committee’s previous mistakes and making new ones."
Democrats pointed to comments from Republicans on the committee, including Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) who told reporters that Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh's accuser, was "mistaken."
"We are disheartened to see many of our colleagues in the majority have already made up their minds and begun to dismiss and diminish Dr. Ford’s experience," Democrats wrote, adding "we are better than this."
The letter comes as Judiciary Committee staffers and lawyers for Ford are negotiating a potential hearing next week. Ford's lawyers want Kavanaugh testify first, that the hearing be held on Thursday and that they not be in the same room.
Judiciary Committee staff countered on Friday offering a Wednesday hearing, that Kavanaugh go second and that outside counsel question Ford.
Democrats wrote that if the hearing will go forward, then the committee should hear from the FBI, the individual who gave Ford a polygraph test and other witnesses including Mark Judge. Judge told senators in a letter that he did not wish to testify.
Democrats are also asking for any notes and transcripts from interviews GOP committee staffers have conducted in relation to Ford, including any materials or sources used to identify the individuals. They also want to know if any White House or DOJ officials were on the calls.
Republicans say they invited Democratic staff to take part in the background calls but Democrats refused.
We need to treat each of these lying bitches worse than the last.
They don’t want her to testify and intend to make it look like the Republicans stopped her. That gives maximum propaganda value without revealing how weak her claim is.
..... Democrats are trying to create a crisis where there is none. If you want to know how the Kavenaugh Testimony will go on Monday .... Just look at a video of the first day of the Kavenaugh Confirmation Hearings .... That will give you a bit of an idea ....
Anita Hill was a politically motivated liar, who followed her supposed harasser from one job to the next as long as it advanced her career.
On the other hand:
* Anita Hill’s false allegations were ‘only’ 10 years old at the time. Ford’s false allegations are 36 years.
* Anita Hill had actually worked with Clarence Thomas for a few years. There is no proof that Ford has even ever met Kavanaugh.
Although I expected the vehicle to be a Subaru Forester, it wasn't. I digress.
The sticker that caught my eye was the one that said, "I still believe Antia Hill."
I'm sure the driver was headed back to Berkeley.
My post #25.
The loons are driving around California.
And the young sheeple who don’t even remember or weren’t born yet are so gullible to believe the drivel coming out of a democrat’s mouth.
President Trump: "Of course. Republicans have always looked out for nice black folks in this country."
Christine Buzzy Ford hasn't even done THAT.
A lie straight from Hell.
Well they are both liars who tried to assasinate the reputations of good men (and with the complicity of the enemy Media, they certainly were successful in tarnishing it) - so they both deserve to be treated poorly.
No.
I doubt that Anita Hill could understand Clarence Thomas’ writings.
She’s even less credible than Hill and that is saying something.
ROTFL. The far lefty, “Doctor” supporters have gone full retard. Your accuser is a lying b*tch.
At least Hill’s phony claims were not 36 years old
Yes because Jim Robinson didn’t have Free Republic up, so we couldn’t comment on Liar Anita Hill is...Now we do, that KS to Jim and the donations...
The Repubs have been bending over backwards to get her to testify. The dems can f**k off.
No - justices have started in the middle of a term before.
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