Dr. Ford should not answer any questions from the GOP lawyer.

[Cattledog]

She should decline and then turn to the 11 cowards and say: "I will answer questions from any Senator on the panel".

[arthritisR_US]

1. That's exactly what I think she should do too!

[miss-nasty]

2. Yes indeed

Resist their damn bullying!!!

[erronis]

3. Did I understand that Dr. Ford won't even appear in front of the Senators? Just a one-on-one

with their appointed representative, lawyer?

If so, there is no semblance of true testimony and no validity to the results that said lawyer might bring back.

Perhaps I misunderstood (I'm really good at that!)

[pecosbob]

4. If she's willing to go through the pain of recalling the incident to others

then I would like to see it done on national television where she would have a chance to lay her story out for everyone without interference from GOP members of the committee. I predict the actual hearing will be a shameful spectacle.

[pnwmom]

5. Could they hold her in contempt? n/t

[procon]

6. She has a Constitutional right to petition the Government for redress.

"The right to petition is protected by the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights.
In the United States the right to petition is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which specifically prohibits Congress from abridging "the right of the people...to petition the Government for a redress of grievances".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_petition_in_the_United_States

Ford has a right to ask the actual governmental body of elected officials to solve a problem, and they agreed. The Senate cannot shirk their Constitutional obligations and deny her petition by farming out their duties to a non-governmental facsimile to avoid making a decision that might make them looks like the idiots and fools that that really are.

[grantcart]

7. She should ask her what state she represents as a Senator.

[MoonRiver]

8. It would probably be her lawyer that would say that.

But I think she'll answer the Puke's inquisitor. She's a very smart woman and knows how to present the facts without panicking.

[LiberalFighter]

9. I think she should say something along the line

Were you hired to victim shame me? Do you think it is okay to sexually assault without their consent?

[abbeyco]

10. Absolutely agree

If the nasty old rapepologists can’t do the questioning of Dr Ford then they are abdicating their responsibilities and no vote should be taken if they can’t do their job, no matter how bad it looks.